August 2, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 2, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 2, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words74
Max Points406
Pangrams2
Genius284
4 letter answers 16 words
ACNEANALCANECLANDEANELANHANDLANDLANELEANLENDNAANNADANANANEEDNENE
5 letter answers 12 words
ANNALCANALCANEDCANNACLEANDANCEELANDENDEDHENCEHENNALADENLANCE
6 letter answers 21 words
ADDENDANNEALCANCANCANCELCANDLECANNEDCHANCECLENCHDANCEDDANDLEDEADENENLACEENNEADHANDEDHANDLELANCEDLANDEDLEADENLEANEDNEEDEDNEEDLE
7 letter answers 14 words
ADDENDACADENCECANDELACHANCEDCHANCELCHANNELCLEANEDDANDLEDENHANCEENLACEDHANDLEDHENNAEDNACELLENEEDLED
8 letter answers 7 words
ANNEALEDCANCELEDCLENCHEDDEADENEDENHANCEDHANDHELDHEADLAND
9 letter answers 4 words
CANCELLEDCHANNELEDDANCEHALLDECADENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 2, 2026 Spelling Bee?
74 valid answers worth 406 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 284 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CHANNELED, DANCEHALL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is N. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.