August 9, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 9, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 9, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words77
Max Points346
Pangrams2
Genius242
4 letter answers 27 words
ACHECHATCOHOEACHECHOETCHHALEHALLHALOHALTHATEHATHHEALHEATHEELHELLHOLEHOLTHOOTLATHLECHLOCHOATHTACHTECHTHATTHEE
5 letter answers 24 words
ACHOOALOHACACHECATCHCHEATCLOTHCOACHHALALHATCHHATHAHEATHHELLOHOOCHHOTELLATCHLATHELEACHLEECHLOACHLOATHTEACHTEETHTHETATOOTH
6 letter answers 10 words
ATTACHCACHETCHALETCLOCHECLOTHEHEALTHLETHALLOATHETEETHETHATCH
7 letter answers 9 words
ALCOHOLATHLETEATTACHECHALLAHCHATTELCHEETAHCOCHLEAHATCHETHELLCAT
8 letter answers 3 words
CATCHALLCOCHLEAEHELLHOLE
9 letter answers 2 words
CHOCOLATETOOTHACHE
10 letter answers 2 words
ECHOLOCATETELEHEALTH
Common questions
How many answers in the August 9, 2026 Spelling Bee?
77 valid answers worth 346 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 242 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CHOCOLATE, ECHOLOCATE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is H. 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.