NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 20, 2026
Longest word
outgunning
10 letters
Top scorer
quoting
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
G
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
1
–
3
2
–
8
N
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
1
2
–
1
–
1
6
Q
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
4
T
6
1
3
10
1
–
–
21
U
2
–
–
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
12
4
8
13
7
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 1gu 1
I
ig 2in 6
N
no 2
O
on 1ou 5
Q
qu 4
T
ti 4to 11tu 6
U
un 4
All 47 answers
262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gout1
gutting7
igniting8
ignition8
ingot5
into1
intoning8
intuit6
intuiting9
intuition9
noting6
notion6
onto1
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
quint5
quit1
quitting8
★quotingpangram14
tinging7
tinning7
tint1
tinting7
togging7
tong1
tonging7
tonguing8
toning6
toon1
toot1
tooting7
toting6
tout1
touting7
tugging7
tuition7
tuning6
tutti5
tutting7
tutu1
unit1
uniting7
unto1
untuning8