NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Friday, September 25, 2026
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Longest word
decadence
9 letters
Top scorer
deviance
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
4
–
4
2
1
–
11
C
4
6
6
3
–
–
19
D
1
3
5
3
2
1
15
E
–
–
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
V
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
12
10
19
11
4
3
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 8ad 3
C
ca 15ce 2ci 2
D
da 2de 11di 2
E
ev 4
I
ic 1in 3
N
ni 3
V
va 1vi 2
All 59 answers
319 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
accede6
acceded7
aced1
acid1
acidic6
acne1
advance7
advanced8
advice6
caddie6
caddied7
cadence7
cancan6
candid6
candied7
cane1
caned5
canid5
canine6
canna5
canned6
cava1
cave1
caved5
cede1
ceded5
cicada6
civic5
dance5
danced6
decade6
decadence9
deceive7
deceived8
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
★deviancepangram15
device6
dice1
diced5
evidence8
evidenced9
evince6
evinced7
iced1
incidence9
indica6
indicia7
niacin6
nice1
niece5
vaccine7
vice1
vivace6