NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
lapidary
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
2
1
–
–
–
7
D
2
5
1
1
–
–
1
10
I
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
L
7
2
–
–
1
–
–
10
P
5
2
5
2
1
1
–
16
R
3
2
2
1
1
–
–
9
Σ
22
14
10
5
3
1
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 2al 2ap 2ar 1
D
da 3di 5dr 2
I
id 3il 1
L
la 5li 5
P
pa 11pi 3pl 2
R
ra 5ri 4
All 56 answers
244 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airily6
airplay7
allay5
ally1
appall6
apply5
aril1
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
drill5
dryly5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
lady1
laid1
lair1
★lapidarypangram15
lard1
liar1
lily1
lipid5
lippy5
lira1
pail1
palapa6
pall1
pallid6
pallidly8
palp1
papal5
papally7
papilla7
papillary9
parlay6
piddly6
pill1
pillar6
plaid5
play1
radial6
radially8
rail1
rally5
★rapidlypangram14
rial1
rill1
ripply6
riyal5