NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Longest word
headbanged
10 letters
Top scorer
headbanged
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
Σ
A
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
B
10
3
11
5
3
–
–
32
D
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
G
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
–
–
–
2
2
–
1
5
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
4
14
7
5
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1
B
ba 19be 13
D
da 1
E
eb 1
G
ga 1
H
ha 1he 4
N
na 1
All 42 answers
228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abed1
baaed5
baba1
babe1
bade1
badge5
badged6
baggage7
bagged6
banana6
band1
bandage7
bandaged8
bandana7
bandanna8
banded6
bane1
bang1
banged6
banned6
bead1
beaded6
bean1
beanbag7
beaned6
bedded6
bedhead7
been1
began5
begged6
behead6
beheaded8
bend1
dabbed6
ebbed5
gabbed6
handbag7
headband8
★headbangpangram15
★headbangedpangram17
henbane7
nabbed6