NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Longest word
initiating
10 letters
Top scorer
haunting
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
Σ
A
2
4
2
–
1
2
–
11
G
5
2
1
4
–
–
–
12
H
2
2
1
1
1
–
–
7
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
2
N
2
–
2
1
–
–
–
5
T
5
4
3
3
2
–
–
17
U
–
1
1
–
1
2
–
5
Σ
16
13
11
9
5
4
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 4an 2at 3au 2
G
ga 10gi 1gn 1
H
ha 7
I
ig 1in 1
N
na 5
T
ta 13th 2ti 1tu 1
U
un 5
All 59 answers
303 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★again5
aging5
agita5
agitating9
angina6
anti1
attain6
attaining9
attuning8
aught5
aunt1
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gait1
gang1
ganging7
gating6
gauging7
gaunt5
giant5
gnat1
hang1
hanging7
hath1
hatha5
hating6
haunt5
★hauntingpangram15
iguana6
initiating10
naan1
nagging7
nana1
natant6
naught6
tagging7
tahini6
taiga5
taint5
tainting8
tang1
tannin6
tanning7
tatting7
taught6
taunt5
taunting8
taut1
than1
that1
titan5
tuna1
unhang6
unhanging9
untag5
untagging9
untaught8