August 22, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 22, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 22, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points304
Pangrams2
Genius213
4 letter answers 9 words
ACAIANTIARIARAINRANIRUINTINTUNITURIC
5 letter answers 21 words
ANTICATRIAATTICCACTICAIRNCIRCACIRRIINCURINURNRAITARICINRUNICTACITTAINTTIARATINCTTITANTRAINTRAITTUNICTUTTI
6 letter answers 15 words
ACACIAARCTICARNICAATTAINCITRICCRANIACRITICINCANTINTACTINTUITNIACINNITRICTACTICTANNICTANNIN
7 letter answers 5 words
CANTINACIRCUITCURTAINTANTRICTITANIC
8 letter answers 3 words
ARANCINIIRRITANTTACITURN
9 letter answers 3 words
ANTARCTICTACTICIANUNITARIAN
Common questions
How many answers in the August 22, 2026 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 304 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 213 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CURTAIN, TACITURN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.