NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 3, 2026

Monday, August 3, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, August 3, 2026 puts D in the center, with F, Y, R, I, O, L around it. There are 52 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 D. Tap a word for a short definition.

52Words
168Points
118Genius
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 D.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

27

5-letter words

18

6-letter words

6

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words52
Points168
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 118 points. Queen Bee is 168.

Genius · 50 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good13
Solid25
Nice42
Great67
Amazing84
118Genius118
Queen Bee168

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

Pangram Breakdown

FLORIDLY
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 24th percentile
Total points 9th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5273.715418
Points168354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 3, 2026 hive put D in the center with F, Y, R, I, O, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 52 words (168 points). Genius sat at 118.

Pangram on this date: FLORIDLY. Top starting letters: D (25), F (11). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 3, 2026