How Many Words in Spelling Bee Today?
Live word count for the August 30, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee — plus longest-word length, length grid, and how today compares to our archive average.
Words today
43
1 below average
Total points
201
Genius at 141 pts
Longest word
8 letters
15 points · spoilers on answers page
Pangrams
1
Center letter: E
Today’s Spelling Bee word count
On August 30, 2026, the hive letters are C E G I N T X with E in the center. There are 43 valid words and 201 points available if you find every answer (Queen Bee). Compared with 121 archived puzzles (average 44 words; range 16–77), today is 1 below average. Our difficulty model labels this hive Medium.
Longest word in today’s Spelling Bee
Players searching for the longest word usually want the length first — not an instant spoiler. Below is the length leaderboard for today. Word spellings stay on the answers page.
| Rank | Length | Points | Starts with |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 8 letters | 15 | e… |
| #2 | 8 letters | 8 | e… |
| #3 | 8 letters | 8 | n… |
| #4 | 8 letters | 8 | t… |
| #5 | 7 letters | 7 | e… |
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Words by length today
How today’s 43 words break down by letter count.
4-letter
15
5-letter
6
6-letter
9
7-letter
9
8-letter
4
Archive average
44
Mean word count across 121 puzzles
Leanest hive
16
Fewest words in our archive sample
Richest hive
77
Most words in our archive sample
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