NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 1, 2026
Longest word
backtrack
9 letters
Top scorer
brickbat
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
–
–
6
B
3
2
2
2
3
2
14
C
4
5
2
–
1
–
12
K
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
2
2
2
1
–
–
7
T
1
5
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
17
8
5
4
2
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 3at 3
B
ba 8bi 2br 4
C
ca 4ci 3cr 5
K
ka 2
R
ra 5ri 2
T
ta 2ti 1tr 4
All 48 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arabica7
arctic6
aria1
atria5
attar5
attract7
baccarat8
backtrack9
barb1
barback7
barbaric8
bariatric9
bark1
barrack7
bicarb6
birria6
brat1
briar5
brick5
★brickbatpangram15
carat5
carb1
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
crab1
crack5
crib1
crick5
critic6
karat5
kart1
rabbi5
rabbit6
rack1
raita5
ratatat7
ribbit6
rick1
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
track5
tract5
trait5
trick5