NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 5, 2026

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, August 5, 2026 puts Y in the center, with R, F, H, A, O, K around it. There are 28 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 Y. Tap a word for a short definition.

28Words
110Points
77Genius
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 Y.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

11

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

5

7-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterY
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words28
Points110
Pangram1
Longest word7
Average length4.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 77 points. Queen Bee is 110.

Genius · 33 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up6
Good9
Solid17
Nice28
Great44
Amazing55
77Genius77
Queen Bee110

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

Pangram Breakdown

HAYFORK
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 4th percentile
Total points 3th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words2873.715418
Points110354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 5, 2026 hive put Y in the center with R, F, H, A, O, K around it. Queen Bee needed all 28 words (110 points). Genius sat at 77.

Pangram on this date: HAYFORK. Top starting letters: H (7), A (5). Longest accepted word: 7 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 5, 2026