NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 8, 2026
Longest word
multilevel
10 letters
Top scorer
multilevel
17 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
9
10
Σ
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
M
13
1
5
–
–
–
1
20
T
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
V
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
5
7
0
0
0
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
em 1
I
il 2it 1
L
li 2
M
me 6mi 7mu 7
T
te 1ti 1tu 1
V
ve 2
All 31 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★emit1
ileum5
ilium5
item1
lime1
limit5
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
mete1
mettle6
mile1
milieu6
mill1
millet6
mime1
mite1
mitt1
mule1
mull1
mullet6
★multilevelpangram17
mute1
mutt1
muumuu6
teem1
time1
tumult6
vellum6
velum5