NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 2, 2026
Longest word
cancelled
9 letters
Top scorer
channeled
16 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
Σ
A
2
1
2
1
1
–
7
C
2
4
6
6
2
2
22
D
1
1
3
1
1
2
9
E
1
2
2
2
1
–
8
H
1
2
2
2
2
–
9
L
4
2
4
–
–
–
10
N
5
–
2
2
–
–
9
Σ
16
12
21
14
7
4
74
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ad 2an 4
C
ca 12ch 5cl 5
D
da 5de 4
E
el 2en 6
H
ha 5he 4
L
la 6le 4
N
na 4ne 5
All 74 answers
406 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
addend6
addenda7
anal1
annal5
anneal6
annealed8
cadence7
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
canceled8
cancelled9
candela7
candle6
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
chance6
chanced7
chancel7
channel7
★channeledpangram16
clan1
clean5
cleaned7
clench6
clenched8
dance5
danced6
★dancehallpangram16
dandle6
dandled7
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
decadence9
elan1
eland5
ended5
enhance7
enhanced8
enlace6
enlaced7
ennead6
hand1
handed6
handheld8
handle6
handled7
headland8
hence5
henna5
hennaed7
laden5
lance5
lanced6
land1
landed6
lane1
leaden6
lean1
leaned6
lend1
naan1
nacelle7
nada1
nana1
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1