NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 19, 2026
Longest word
blobbing
8 letters
Top scorer
blotting
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
B
13
6
10
10
6
45
G
2
–
3
–
1
6
L
1
–
–
1
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
1
2
O
1
–
1
–
1
3
Σ
18
6
14
11
9
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 10bl 10bo 25
G
gi 2gl 2go 2
L
lo 2
N
ni 1no 1
O
ob 3
All 58 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bigot5
bill1
billing7
billion7
★biltongpangram14
binging7
bingo5
binning7
biotin6
biting6
blin1
bling5
blini5
blob1
blobbing8
blog1
blogging8
blot1
★blottingpangram15
blotto6
bobbin6
bobbing7
bobbling8
bogging7
boggling8
boil1
boiling7
boing5
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
★boltingpangram14
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
boot1
booting7
★bottlingpangram15
gibbon6
gibing6
glib1
glob1
gobbling8
goblin6
lobbing7
lobo1
nibbling8
noob1
obit1
obliging8
oblong6