NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
motorway
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
A
2
2
–
1
–
1
6
M
3
2
3
–
1
–
9
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
R
1
2
1
2
1
–
7
T
10
4
3
1
2
–
20
W
4
1
–
–
–
1
6
Σ
21
11
8
5
4
2
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1ao 1ar 2at 2
M
ma 3mo 6
O
oa 1or 2
R
ra 2ro 5
T
ta 7to 7tr 5ty 1
W
wa 3wo 3
All 51 answers
216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amatory7
aorta5
arrowroot9
arty1
atom1
attar5
marmot6
mart1
martyr6
moat1
moot1
mortar6
motor5
★motorwaypangram15
motto5
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
ratty5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
rotor5
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
tomato6
tommyrot8
tomorrow8
toot1
toro1
tort1
torta5
tram1
tramway7
tray1
trot1
troy1
tyro1
wart1
warty5
watt1
woot1
worrywart9
wort1