NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Monday, November 9, 2026
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Longest word
motorboat
9 letters
Top scorer
bathroom
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
9
Σ
A
1
5
1
–
–
–
7
B
6
2
1
1
1
–
11
H
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
M
5
2
2
2
–
1
12
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
R
1
2
–
2
–
–
5
T
9
8
4
–
–
–
21
Σ
26
20
9
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ao 1ar 1at 3
B
ba 4bo 5br 2
H
ha 3ho 1
M
ma 5mo 7
O
oa 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 4
T
ta 7th 3to 8tr 3
All 62 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abort5
aorta5
arhat5
athrob6
atom1
attar5
baht1
bath1
bathmat7
★bathroompangram15
boat1
boot1
booth5
both1
bottom6
brat1
broth5
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hoot1
mahatma7
mammoth7
marmot6
mart1
math1
moat1
moot1
mortar6
moth1
motor5
motorboat9
motto5
oath1
orator6
ratatat7
robot5
root1
rotator7
rotor5
taboo5
tabor5
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
that1
throat6
throb5
tomato6
tomb1
toot1
tooth5
torah5
toro1
tort1
torta5
tram1
trot1
troth5