NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Friday, October 16, 2026
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Longest word
upbringing
10 letters
Top scorer
upbringing
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
B
3
1
–
7
1
–
–
12
G
4
–
1
4
3
–
–
12
I
–
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
N
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
2
–
2
7
–
–
–
11
R
2
1
–
7
–
–
–
10
U
–
1
2
–
–
2
1
6
Σ
11
3
7
27
5
2
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2br 5bu 5
G
gi 3gr 7gu 2
I
in 3
N
ni 2
P
pi 6pr 2pu 3
R
ri 5ru 5
U
un 3up 2ur 1
All 56 answers
339 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★binging7
binning7
bribing7
brig1
bring5
bringing8
brining7
bugging7
bung1
burg1
burning7
★burpingpangram14
gibing6
gigging7
ginning7
grin1
grinning8
grip1
griping7
gripping8
grub1
grubbing8
gunning7
guru1
inning6
inuring7
inurning8
nigiri6
nipping7
pigging7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
piping6
prig1
pruning7
punning7
purging7
purring7
ribbing7
rigging7
ring1
ringing7
ripping7
rubbing7
ruing5
ruining7
rung1
running7
unpinning9
unrig5
unrigging9
★upbringingpangram17
upping6
urging6