NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Saturday, November 7, 2026
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Longest word
medieval
8 letters
Top scorer
medieval
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
3
5
1
1
–
10
D
7
2
5
6
–
20
E
1
2
2
1
–
6
I
3
3
–
–
–
6
L
5
2
3
1
–
11
M
8
2
5
–
1
16
V
4
3
1
–
–
8
Σ
31
19
17
9
1
77
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 4al 2am 1av 3
D
da 1de 3di 16
E
ed 1el 2em 2ev 1
I
id 4im 1iv 1
L
la 2le 1li 8
M
ma 5me 3mi 8
V
va 1ve 2vi 5
All 77 answers
306 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aide1
aided5
ailed5
aimed5
alive5
allied6
amid1
avail5
availed7
avid1
dallied7
deli1
devil5
deviled7
diadem6
dial1
dialed6
diddle6
diddled7
died1
dilemma7
dill1
dime1
dimmed6
diva1
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
divvied7
eddied6
elide5
elided6
email5
emailed7
evil1
idea1
ideal5
idle1
idled5
imam1
ivied5
laddie6
laid1
levied6
lidded6
lied1
lima1
lime1
limeade7
live1
lived5
livid5
maid1
mail1
mailed6
maim1
maimed6
media5
medial6
★medievalpangram15
middle6
midi1
mild1
mile1
mill1
milled6
mime1
mimed5
valid5
veil1
veiled6
vial1
vied1
vile1
villa5
vivid5