NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Longest word
honeydew
8 letters
Top scorer
honeydew
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
D
3
4
2
1
–
10
E
–
1
–
1
–
2
H
3
4
2
2
1
12
N
4
1
1
–
–
6
O
1
2
–
–
–
3
W
1
3
3
–
–
7
Y
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
13
15
9
4
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 10
E
en 2
H
ho 12
N
ne 1no 5
O
od 1ow 2
W
wo 7
Y
yo 2
All 42 answers
185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dodo1
done1
donee5
donned6
dowdy5
down1
downed6
downy5
doyen5
doyenne7
endow5
endowed7
hoed1
hoedown7
hone1
honed5
honey5
★honeydewpangram15
honeyed7
hood1
hooded6
hoodoo6
hooey5
howdy5
neon1
nodded6
node1
nohow5
none1
noon1
odeon5
owed1
owned5
wood1
wooded6
wooden6
woody5
wooed5
woohoo6
wowed5
yond1
yoohoo6