NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 4, 2026

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 puts O in the center, with N, D, W, H, E, Y around it. There are 64 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.

64Words
284Points
199Genius
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 O.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

21

6-letter words

13

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

4

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words64
Points284
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 199 points. Queen Bee is 284.

Genius · 85 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up14
Good23
Solid43
Nice71
Great114
Amazing142
199Genius199
Queen Bee284

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

Pangram Breakdown

HONEYDEW
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 41th percentile
Total points 37th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6473.715418
Points284354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 4, 2026 hive put O in the center with N, D, W, H, E, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 64 words (284 points). Genius sat at 199.

Pangram on this date: HONEYDEW. Top starting letters: H (18), D (16). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 4, 2026