NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 6, 2026
Longest word
abracadabra
11 letters
Top scorer
catbird
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
10
11
Σ
A
2
1
2
1
–
–
–
1
7
B
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
C
1
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
D
6
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
10
R
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
13
7
6
3
1
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ac 3ad 1ar 2
B
ba 1bi 1br 2
C
ca 3ci 1
D
da 2di 5dr 3
R
ra 4
T
ta 1ti 1tr 1
All 32 answers
140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abracadabra11
acid1
acidic6
acrid5
addict6
arcadia7
arid1
bard1
bird1
brad1
braid5
card1
cardiac7
★catbirdpangram14
cicada6
dart1
data1
diacritic9
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
dirt1
drab1
drat1
drib1
rabid5
radar5
radii5
raid1
tabard6
tidbit6
triad5