NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Friday, October 30, 2026
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Longest word
colcannon
9 letters
Top scorer
covalence
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
C
12
16
9
5
3
2
47
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
L
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
N
–
1
1
1
1
–
4
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
V
–
1
–
3
–
–
4
Σ
16
21
13
10
4
2
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1al 1
C
ca 16ce 2cl 9co 20
E
en 2
L
la 2lo 3
N
na 1ne 1no 2
O
oc 1on 1
V
va 2vo 2
All 66 answers
333 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
alcove6
cacao5
call1
calla5
callaloo8
calve5
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canna5
cannon6
canoe5
canola6
canon5
cava1
cave1
cell1
cello5
clan1
clave5
clean5
cleave6
cloaca6
clonal6
clone5
clove5
cloven6
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
cocoon6
coevolve8
cola1
colcannon9
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
concave7
conceal7
★conclavepangram15
cone1
convene7
convo5
cool1
★covalencepangram16
cove1
coven5
enclave7
enlace6
lace1
lance5
local5
locale6
loco1
nacelle7
neocon6
nonce5
nonlocal8
ocean5
once1
valance7
valence7
vocal5
volcano7