NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
plowable
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
–
1
2
–
1
–
1
5
B
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
5
E
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
18
6
7
–
3
–
–
34
W
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
26
12
11
0
4
0
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 5
B
be 2bl 2bo 1
E
el 1ep 1
L
la 1le 1lo 3
O
op 1
P
pa 12pe 8pl 6po 8
W
wa 1we 1
All 54 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★appall6
appeal6
appealable10
appellee8
apple5
bebop5
beep1
bleep5
bloop5
boop1
elope5
epee1
lapel5
leap1
lollop6
loop1
lope1
opal1
paella6
palapa6
pale1
paleo5
pall1
palp1
palpable8
papa1
papal5
papaw5
pawl1
pawpaw6
peal1
pebble6
peel1
peelable8
peep1
peewee6
people6
pewee5
plea1
pleb1
plebe5
plop1
plow1
★plowablepangram15
pole1
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
powwow6
wallop6
weep1