NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 23, 2026
Longest word
minutemen
9 letters
Top scorer
bitumen
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
B
–
–
1
1
1
–
3
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
I
1
1
2
–
1
–
5
M
13
1
5
1
–
1
21
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
U
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
4
9
3
3
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bi 2
E
em 2
I
im 4it 1
M
me 5mi 13mu 3
N
ni 1nu 1
T
te 2ti 1
U
un 2
All 38 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★benumb6
biennium8
★bitumenpangram14
eminent7
emit1
imbibe6
imbue5
imminent8
immune6
item1
meet1
meme1
mentee6
menu1
mete1
mien1
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mint1
minuet6
minute6
minutemen9
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
mute1
mutt1
muumuu6
nimbi5
numb1
teem1
tenement8
time1
unmet5
unmute6