NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 15, 2026
Longest word
radicchio
9 letters
Top scorer
radicchio
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
–
–
4
C
7
7
2
2
2
–
20
D
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
H
3
2
5
–
–
–
10
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
R
3
2
1
–
–
1
7
Σ
18
15
12
3
2
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 2
C
ca 3ch 3ci 1co 11cr 2
D
do 4dr 1
H
ha 1ho 9
I
ic 1
O
od 1or 3
R
ra 2ro 5
All 51 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accord6
achoo5
arco1
ardor5
cacao5
cardio6
cardioid8
chador6
choir5
chord5
ciao1
coach5
coca1
cocci5
cochair7
cocoa5
coda1
coho1
coir1
cord1
corrida7
corridor8
croc1
croci5
dodo1
doodad6
door1
dorado6
droid5
hairdo6
hoar1
hoard5
hooch5
hood1
hoodoo6
hoorah6
hora1
horrid6
horror6
ichor5
odor1
orca1
orchard7
orchid6
★radicchiopangram16
radio5
roach5
road1
roar1
rococo6
rood1