NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 21, 2026
Longest word
groundhog
9 letters
Top scorer
groundhog
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
D
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
G
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
H
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
N
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
R
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
U
2
–
2
–
1
–
5
Σ
10
6
4
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 2dr 1du 3
G
go 1gr 2gu 1
H
ho 2hu 1
N
no 1nu 1
R
ro 2ru 1
U
ud 1un 4
All 23 answers
95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dough5
dour1
drug1
dugong6
dung1
dunno5
gourd5
ground6
★groundhogpangram16
guru1
hound5
hour1
hung1
noun1
nunhood7
rough5
round5
rung1
udon1
undo1
unground8
unhood6
unhung6