NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Longest word
unhandled
9 letters
Top scorer
unhandled
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
2
1
1
–
5
D
5
–
5
2
–
–
12
E
–
2
2
–
–
–
4
H
4
–
3
1
–
–
8
L
6
–
3
1
–
–
10
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
U
1
2
2
1
5
1
12
Σ
18
5
17
6
6
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 3
D
de 4du 8
E
el 2en 2
H
ha 2hu 6
L
la 2lu 8
N
nu 2
U
ul 2un 10
All 53 answers
258 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allude6
alluded7
annual6
annul5
annulled8
delude6
deluded7
denude6
denuded7
dual1
dude1
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
dune1
dunned6
elude5
eluded6
endue5
endued6
haul1
hauled6
huddle6
huddled7
hued1
hula1
hull1
hulled6
laud1
lauded6
luau1
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
luna1
lune1
lunula6
lunulae7
nude1
null1
ulna1
ulnae5
undead6
undue5
unhand6
unhanded8
★unhandledpangram16
★unhealedpangram15
unheeded8
unladen7
unleaded8
unneeded8