NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Longest word
clinically
10 letters
Top scorer
inimically
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
2
1
–
–
–
6
C
2
4
4
2
1
2
1
16
I
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
L
2
1
2
2
–
–
–
7
M
4
5
4
4
1
3
1
22
N
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
12
15
13
9
3
5
3
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 5
C
ca 7cl 5cy 4
I
in 3
L
la 5li 2
M
ma 15mi 6my 1
N
na 4ni 2
All 60 answers
348 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★almanac7
anal1
anally6
anima5
animal6
annal5
caiman6
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannily7
canny5
cayman6
clan1
clinic6
clinical8
clinically10
clinician9
cyan1
cynic5
cynical7
cynically9
inimical8
★inimicallypangram17
inlay5
lain1
lamina6
laminal7
lanai5
layman6
liminal7
limn1
mailman7
main1
mainly6
mammalian9
mancala7
mania5
maniac6
maniacal8
★maniacallypangram17
manic5
★manicallypangram16
manila6
manly5
manna5
many1
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
minimal7
minimally9
myna1
naan1
nail1
nana1
nanny5
niacin6
ninny5