NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 17, 2026
Longest word
prodigy
7 letters
Top scorer
prodigy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
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
Σ
D
5
5
1
–
11
G
6
3
1
–
10
O
2
–
1
–
3
P
6
2
1
1
10
R
2
1
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
11
4
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 7dr 4
G
go 6gr 3gy 1
O
od 1op 1or 1
P
po 4pr 5py 1
R
ri 1ro 2
Y
yo 1
All 38 answers
115 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dodgy5
dodo1
doggo5
doggy5
door1
dopy1
dory1
droid5
droop5
droopy6
drop1
good1
goody5
goop1
goopy5
gorp1
gory1
grody5
grog1
groggy6
gyro1
odor1
opioid6
orgy1
pogo1
poop1
poor1
poppy5
prior5
priory6
prod1
★prodigypangram14
prop1
pyro1
rigor5
rood1
ropy1
yogi1