NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 14, 2026
Longest word
intimidating
12 letters
Top scorer
intimidating
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
4
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
9
D
1
–
1
3
1
–
–
–
–
6
G
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
1
–
2
1
–
1
6
M
10
8
5
5
2
1
1
1
–
33
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
–
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
13
15
12
10
3
5
2
1
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 5ai 1am 1an 2
D
da 5di 1
G
ga 3
I
im 4in 2
M
ma 21mi 12
N
na 1
T
ta 2ti 2
All 62 answers
363 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adamant7
adman5
admin5
admit5
★admittingpangram16
aiming6
amid1
anima5
animating9
damaging8
damming7
dammit6
damn1
damning7
dimming7
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
imitating9
intimating10
★intimidatingpangram19
madam5
madman6
magi1
magma5
maid1
maim1
maiming7
main1
maintain8
maintaining11
mama1
mamma5
managing8
★mandatingpangram16
manga5
mania5
manna5
manning7
manta5
mating6
matting7
midi1
miming6
mind1
minding7
mini1
minim5
minima6
mining6
mint1
minting7
mitigating10
mitt1
naming6
taming6
tatami6
timid5
timing6