NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 3, 2026
Longest word
floridly
8 letters
Top scorer
floridly
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
D
6
10
3
–
–
19
F
3
1
2
–
1
7
I
3
1
–
–
–
4
L
1
1
1
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
R
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
14
6
0
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 4do 8dr 7
F
fi 1fl 3fo 3
I
id 4
L
lo 3
O
od 2
R
ro 1
All 36 answers
136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
dodo1
doff1
doily5
doll1
dolly5
dolor5
door1
dory1
drill5
droid5
droll5
drolly6
drool5
drooly6
dryly5
fiddly6
flood5
florid6
★floridlypangram15
fold1
food1
ford1
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
lord1
lordly6
lordy5
oddly5
odor1
rood1