Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, August 6, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 6, 2026

ABCIRTD
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
32
words
140
total points
98
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 140 pts
Genius 98 pts
Amazing 70 pts
Great 56 pts
Nice 35 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CATBIRD
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Words by length
13
4-letter
7
5-letter
6
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
7 words
B
4 words
C
4 words
D
10 words
R
4 words
T
3 words
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All 32 words
ABRACADABRA11pt
ACID1pt
ACIDIC6pt
ACRID5pt
ADDICT6pt
ARCADIA7pt
ARID1pt
BARD1pt
BIRD1pt
BRAD1pt
BRAID5pt
CARD1pt
CARDIAC7pt
CATBIRD14pt
CICADA6pt
DART1pt
DATA1pt
DIACRITIC9pt
DICTA5pt
DIDACT6pt
DIDACTIC8pt
DIRT1pt
DRAB1pt
DRAT1pt
DRIB1pt
RABID5pt
RADAR5pt
RADII5pt
RAID1pt
TABARD6pt
TIDBIT6pt
TRIAD5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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