NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 8, 2026

Saturday, August 8, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 8, 2026 puts M in the center, with T, V, U, E, I, L around it. There are 55 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

55Words
236Points
165Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

22

5-letter words

8

6-letter words

16

7-letter words

3

8-letter words

5

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words55
Points236
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 165 points. Queen Bee is 236.

Genius · 71 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid35
Nice59
Great94
Amazing118
165Genius165
Queen Bee236

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

Pangram Breakdown

MULTILEVEL
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×3, E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 29th percentile
Total points 26th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5573.715418
Points236354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 8, 2026 hive put M in the center with T, V, U, E, I, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 55 words (236 points). Genius sat at 165.

Pangram on this date: MULTILEVEL. Top starting letters: M (32), E (6). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for August 8, 2026