NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Longest word
honeymooned
11 letters
Top scorer
honeymooned
18 points
Starting letters
2 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
10
11
Σ
H
7
6
4
2
1
1
–
1
22
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
7
6
5
2
1
1
0
1
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
he 4ho 16hy 2
Y
yo 1
All 23 answers
116 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★heed1
heeded6
heme1
hemmed6
hoed1
home1
homed5
homey5
homonym7
homonymy8
hone1
honed5
honey5
honeyed7
honeymoon9
★honeymoonedpangram18
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hooey5
hymen5
hymn1
yoohoo6