NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
E
–
1
2
–
1
1
5
H
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
5
5
1
–
–
–
11
W
3
3
1
1
–
–
8
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
9
5
1
1
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ei 4ey 1
H
he 1
I
it 1
T
te 2th 3ti 2tw 4
W
we 2wh 3wi 3
Y
ye 1
All 27 answers
116 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
eighty6
eyeteeth8
height6
itty1
teeth5
teethe6
thee1
they1
thigh5
tight5
tithe5
twee1
tweet5
twig1
twit1
weight6
★weightypangram14
whet1
whit1
white5
wight5
with1
witty5
yeti1