NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 26, 2026

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 puts K in the center, with N, H, C, E, D, U around it. There are 44 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 K. Tap a word for a short definition.

44Words
190Points
133Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterK
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words44
Points190
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 133 points. Queen Bee is 190.

Genius · 57 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good15
Solid29
Nice48
Great76
Amazing95
133Genius133
Queen Bee190

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

Pangram Breakdown

CHUNKED
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
UNCHECKED
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2, E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 15th percentile
Total points 15th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4473.815418
Points190354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 26, 2026 hive put K in the center with N, H, C, E, D, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 44 words (190 points). Genius sat at 133.

Pangrams on this date: CHUNKED, UNCHECKED. Top starting letters: K (12), D (10). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 26, 2026