NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, September 3, 2026
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Longest word
telekinetic
11 letters
Top scorer
telekinetic
18 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
10
11
Σ
C
2
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
4
E
–
2
2
3
1
–
–
–
8
I
–
2
2
1
–
1
–
–
6
K
3
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
8
L
4
1
4
1
–
–
1
–
11
N
1
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
5
T
10
3
4
–
–
–
–
1
18
Σ
20
10
16
8
2
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1cl 2
E
ec 1el 4en 3
I
il 1in 5
K
ke 2ki 4kn 2
L
le 3li 8
N
ne 3ni 2
T
te 5ti 13
All 60 answers
291 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
client6
clientele9
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
elite5
entente7
entice6
entitle7
illicit7
incite6
inlet5
intel5
intellect9
intent6
kente5
kettle6
kilt1
kinetic7
kite1
kitten6
knelt5
knit1
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
licit5
lilt1
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
★littleneckpangram17
necktie7
netlike7
nettle6
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
★telekineticpangram18
tell1
tenet5
tent1
tick1
ticket6
tickle6
tiki1
tile1
till1
tilt1
tinct5
tine1
tinkle6
tint1
title5
tittle6