NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Longest word
elementally
11 letters
Top scorer
elementally
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
A
3
1
2
1
1
1
–
–
9
E
1
3
1
3
–
1
–
1
10
L
3
2
5
1
1
–
–
–
12
M
4
5
5
1
1
–
–
–
16
N
5
4
5
–
–
–
–
–
14
T
2
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
7
Y
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
19
20
6
4
2
0
1
70
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1an 8
E
ea 1el 4em 1en 4
L
la 8le 4
M
ma 8me 7my 1
N
na 8ne 6
T
ta 1te 6
Y
ye 2
All 70 answers
350 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amen1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anneal6
ante1
antenatal9
antenna7
antennae8
eaten5
elan1
element7
elemental9
★elementallypangram18
emanate7
enamel6
enema5
enemy5
entente7
lament6
lane1
lantana7
laten5
latent6
latently8
layman6
laymen6
lean1
leanly6
leant5
lent1
manatee7
mane1
manly5
manna5
manta5
mantel6
mantle6
many1
mean1
meanly6
meant5
meany5
mental6
★mentallypangram15
mentee6
myna1
naan1
name1
namely6
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natant6
natty5
neat1
neaten6
neatly6
nene1
nettle6
netty5
talent6
teen1
teeny5
tenant6
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
yenta5
yente5