NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 9, 2026
Longest word
echolocate
10 letters
Top scorer
echolocate
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
3
–
–
–
7
C
2
5
4
4
2
1
–
18
E
3
–
–
–
–
–
1
4
H
13
7
1
2
1
–
–
24
L
3
6
2
–
–
–
–
11
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
4
2
–
–
1
1
12
Σ
27
24
10
9
3
2
2
77
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2al 2at 3
C
ca 4ch 7cl 3co 4
E
ea 1ec 2et 1
H
ha 10he 9ho 5
L
la 3le 4lo 4
O
oa 1
T
ta 1te 5th 4to 2
All 77 answers
346 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
achoo5
alcohol7
aloha5
athlete7
attach6
attache7
cache5
cachet6
catch5
catchall8
chalet6
challah7
chat1
chattel7
cheat5
cheetah7
★chocolatepangram16
cloche6
cloth5
clothe6
coach5
cochlea7
cochleae8
coho1
each1
echo1
★echolocatepangram17
etch1
halal5
hale1
hall1
halo1
halt1
hatch5
hatchet7
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heal1
health6
heat1
heath5
heel1
hell1
hellcat7
hellhole8
hello5
hole1
holt1
hooch5
hoot1
hotel5
latch5
lath1
lathe5
leach5
lech1
leech5
lethal6
loach5
loath5
loathe6
loch1
oath1
tach1
teach5
tech1
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
that1
thatch6
thee1
theta5
tooth5
toothache9