NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 1, 2026

Saturday, August 1, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 1, 2026 puts R in the center, with I, A, T, B, C, K around it. There are 81 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes R. Tap a word for a short definition.

81Words
376Points
263Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes R.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

24

5-letter words

28

6-letter words

12

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterR
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words81
Points376
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 263 points. Queen Bee is 376.

Genius · 113 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up19
Good30
Solid56
Nice94
Great150
Amazing188
263Genius263
Queen Bee376

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 376 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

BRICKBAT
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: B ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 63th percentile
Total points 60th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8173.715418
Points376354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 1, 2026 hive put R in the center with I, A, T, B, C, K around it. Queen Bee needed all 81 words (376 points). Genius sat at 263.

Pangram on this date: BRICKBAT. Top starting letters: B (18), C (18). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 1, 2026