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NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 7, 2026

Friday, August 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, August 7, 2026 puts G in the center, with I, P, E, D, N, X around it. There are 74 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 G. Tap a word for a short definition.

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74Words
452Points
316Genius
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 G.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

7

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

27

7-letter words

26

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterG
Vowels2
Rare lettersX
Words74
Points452
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length6.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 316 points. Queen Bee is 452.

Genius · 136 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up23
Good36
Solid68
Nice113
Great181
Amazing226
316Genius316
Queen Bee452

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

Pangram Breakdown

EXPENDING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 56th percentile
Total points 75th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7473.715418
Points452354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 7, 2026 hive put G in the center with I, P, E, D, N, X around it. Queen Bee needed all 74 words (452 points). Genius sat at 316.

Pangram on this date: EXPENDING. Top starting letters: P (22), D (17). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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