NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 16, 2026
Longest word
beclouded
9 letters
Top scorer
beclouded
16 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
B
1
1
1
1
–
1
5
C
12
9
7
7
1
–
36
D
1
1
2
2
–
–
6
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
Σ
15
12
11
11
2
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 2bl 1bo 2
C
ce 7cl 7co 15cu 7
D
de 6
E
ed 2
L
lo 1
O
oc 2
All 52 answers
257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★becloudpangram14
★becloudedpangram16
bloc1
bocce5
boucle6
cede1
ceded5
celeb5
cell1
celled6
cello5
cellule7
clod1
cloud5
clouded7
club1
clubbed7
clue1
clued5
cobble6
cobbled7
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
coed1
cold1
collude7
colluded8
cooed5
cool1
cooled6
could5
coulee6
cube1
cubed5
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cull1
culled6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
deduce6
deduced7
deuce5
educe5
educed6
loco1
occlude7
occluded8