Every answer to today’s New York Times Spelling Bee, updated the moment the puzzle unlocks. All 31 words with point values, center letter M — refreshed here every day.
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With M required in every answer, the August 8, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee was a moderately challenging puzzle — 31 valid words in all.
With 31 valid words, this puzzle sat close to the typical range, rewarding players who systematically worked through every letter combination. The outer letters were E, I, L, T, U, V, and the longest answer aside from the pangram ran 6 letters for 6 points. Reaching Genius required 72 points out of a possible 102; see how this compares in the full answers archive.
At 17 points, the pangram was the most valuable single word in the grid. 18 of the 31 answers were 4-letter words worth 1 point each, so the real climb toward Genius came from the longer finds — our Genius strategy guide breaks down how to spot them.
Prefer to solve it yourself? Get spoiler-free hints for today's Spelling Bee instead — the words grouped by starting letter and length, with a nudge toward the pangram, so nothing is spoiled until you ask.
Not ready to spoil the whole puzzle? The grid below shows how many of the August 8, 2026 answers start with each letter and how long they run, and the two-letter list gives the count for each opening pair. It is the fastest way to close out the last few words without seeing every answer.
| Start \ Len | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| I | 1 | 2 | · | · | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| M | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| T | 2 | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| V | · | 1 | 1 | · | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
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Spoiler warning — the complete answer list is below.
Definitions for the August 8, 2026 answers — so you know exactly what you found, or what you missed. Pangrams are marked ★.
Spoiler warning — every answer word is spelled out and defined below.
Word definitions from WordNet® 3.1, Princeton University.
The players who find METTLE and MILIEU consistently know their Latin and Greek roots. These books teach the exact system that unlocks words like MULTILEVEL before you ever see the puzzle.