August 5, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 5, 2024

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 5, 2024 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words54
Max Points219
Pangram1
Genius153

4 letter answers 21 words

COMECOMPDEEMDEMODOMEDOOMMEETMEMEMEMOMETEMODEMOODMOOTMOPEMOTEPOEMPOMEPOMPTEEMTEMPTOME

5 letter answers 14 words

COMETDOMEDEMCEEEMOTEMEMEDMETEDMODEMMOOEDMOPEDMOTETMOTTOTEMPOTEMPTTOTEM

6 letter answers 13 words

COMPEDDEEMEDDEMOEDDEMOTEDOOMEDEMCEEDEMOTEDMOOTEDMOPPEDMOPPETPOMPOMTEEMEDTEMPED

7 letter answers 5 words

COMMODECOMPETECOMPOTEDEMOTEDTEMPTED

8 letter answers 1 word

COMPETED

Common questions

How many answers in the August 5, 2024 Spelling Bee?

54 valid answers worth 219 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 153 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is COMPETED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.