NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Longest word
illegible
9 letters
Top scorer
obliged
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
B
4
5
6
2
1
–
18
D
3
3
3
2
–
–
11
E
–
1
3
–
1
–
5
G
4
4
7
1
–
–
16
I
2
2
1
–
–
1
6
L
1
2
2
4
–
–
9
O
1
3
1
1
–
–
6
Σ
15
20
23
10
2
1
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bi 8bl 1bo 5
D
de 1di 6do 4
E
ed 2el 3
G
ge 2gi 10gl 3go 1
I
id 3ig 1il 1io 1
L
le 1li 7lo 1
O
ob 2oi 1ol 3
All 71 answers
355 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beige5
belie5
belied6
bellied7
bible5
bide1
bided5
biggie6
bile1
bilge5
bill1
billed6
bloodied8
bodied6
boil1
boiled6
boogie6
boogied7
deli1
diddle6
diddled7
died1
dildo5
dill1
diode5
doggie6
dogie5
dollied7
doobie6
eddied6
edible6
elide5
elided6
eligible8
gelid5
geoid5
gibe1
gibed5
gigged6
giggle6
giggled7
gigolo6
gild1
gilded6
gill1
gilled6
glib1
glide5
glided6
goodie6
idle1
idled5
idol1
igloo5
illegible9
iodide6
legible7
libel5
libeled7
libelee7
libido6
lidded6
lied1
liege5
lobbied7
oblige6
★obligedpangram14
oiled5
oldie5
olio1
ollie5