NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 6, 2026

Thursday, August 6, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, August 6, 2026 puts D in the center, with A, T, B, I, R, C around it. There are 58 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 D. Tap a word for a short definition.

58Words
273Points
191Genius
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 D.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

13

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words58
Points273
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 191 points. Queen Bee is 273.

Genius · 82 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up14
Good22
Solid41
Nice68
Great109
Amazing137
191Genius191
Queen Bee273

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

Pangram Breakdown

CATBIRD
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
TRIBADIC
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 32th percentile
Total points 35th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5873.715418
Points273354.389260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 6, 2026 hive put D in the center with A, T, B, I, R, C around it. Queen Bee needed all 58 words (273 points). Genius sat at 191.

Pangrams on this date: CATBIRD, TRIBADIC. Top starting letters: D (16), A (11). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 6, 2026