NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Friday, October 23, 2026
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Longest word
toxicologic
11 letters
Top scorer
toxicologic
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
C
5
1
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6
G
2
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2
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4
I
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1
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2
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3
L
6
3
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9
O
1
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1
T
5
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1
6
Σ
19
5
2
2
0
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2co 4
G
gi 3go 1
I
ig 1il 2
L
li 2lo 7
O
ol 1
T
ti 2to 4
All 29 answers
88 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clog1
clot1
coil1
colic5
colt1
cool1
gigolo6
gill1
gilt1
googol6
igloo5
illicit7
illogic7
licit5
lilt1
loci1
loco1
logic5
logo1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
olio1
till1
tilt1
toil1
toll1
tool1
★toxicologicpangram18