NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 7, 2026
Longest word
deepening
9 letters
Top scorer
expending
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.4
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
Σ
D
1
1
2
5
1
2
12
E
1
2
4
–
–
1
8
G
1
2
2
2
–
–
7
I
–
–
1
–
2
–
3
N
–
–
1
2
–
–
3
P
1
–
8
8
–
–
17
Σ
4
5
18
17
3
3
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6di 6
E
ed 3eg 2en 2ex 1
G
ge 3gi 4
I
in 3
N
ne 1ni 2
P
pe 7pi 10
All 50 answers
314 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deeding7
deepening9
deign5
deigned7
deigning8
depending9
digging7
ding1
dinged6
dinging7
dining6
dipping7
edge1
edged5
edging6
egged5
egging6
ending6
engine6
★expendingpangram16
gene1
genie5
genii5
gigged6
gigging7
ginned6
ginning7
indexing8
indigene8
inning6
needing7
nipping7
nixing6
peeing6
peeping7
pegged6
pegging7
pending7
penning7
pepping7
pidgin6
pigged6
pigging7
pigpen6
ping1
pinged6
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
piping6