NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 15, 2026

Saturday, August 15, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 15, 2026 puts O in the center, with H, A, I, R, D, C around it. There are 95 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.

95Words
443Points
310Genius
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 O.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

28

5-letter words

26

6-letter words

20

7-letter words

12

8-letter words

7

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words95
Points443
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 310 points. Queen Bee is 443.

Genius · 133 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up22
Good35
Solid66
Nice111
Great177
Amazing222
310Genius310
Queen Bee443

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

Pangram Breakdown

RADICCHIO
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 78th percentile
Total points 74th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9573.715418
Points443354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 15, 2026 hive put O in the center with H, A, I, R, D, C around it. Queen Bee needed all 95 words (443 points). Genius sat at 310.

Pangram on this date: RADICCHIO. Top starting letters: C (41), H (13). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for August 15, 2026