NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Longest word
provolone
9 letters
Top scorer
provolone
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
8
9
Σ
E
2
1
3
1
1
–
8
L
1
4
–
1
1
–
7
N
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
–
2
2
1
–
1
6
R
1
3
1
3
2
–
10
V
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
9
14
7
6
4
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 2en 2ev 4
L
le 4lo 3
N
ne 2no 1
O
ov 2
P
pe 1pl 1po 1pr 3
R
re 7ro 3
V
ve 4vo 1
All 41 answers
211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eleven6
elver5
envelop7
envelope8
even1
evener6
ever1
evolve6
levee5
level5
leveler7
lever5
love1
lovelorn8
lover5
nerve5
never5
novel5
oven1
over1
peeve5
plover6
popover7
prove5
proven6
★provolonepangram16
reeve5
reprove7
revel5
reveler7
revere6
revolve7
revolver8
rollover8
rove1
rover5
veep1
veer1
veneer6
verve5
vole1