NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Monday, October 19, 2026
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Longest word
whingeing
9 letters
Top scorer
wheeling
15 points
Starting letters
4 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
Σ
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
5
2
2
3
–
–
12
N
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
W
3
4
1
3
3
1
15
Σ
10
7
3
6
4
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gh 1
H
he 7hi 5
N
ne 2ni 1
W
we 2wh 13
All 31 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ghee1
heel1
heeling7
heinie6
hell1
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
high1
hill1
hilling7
hinge5
hinging7
neigh5
neighing8
nigh1
weigh5
weighing8
whee1
wheel5
wheelie7
★wheelingpangram15
when1
whew1
while5
whiling7
whine5
whinge6
whingeing9
whinging8
whining7