Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 18, 2026

ADEGHNB
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
42
words
228
total points
159
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 228 pts
Genius 159 pts
Amazing 114 pts
Great 91 pts
Nice 57 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1HEADBANGHEADBANGED
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Words by length
11
4-letter
4
5-letter
14
6-letter
7
7-letter
5
8-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
1 word
B
32 words
D
1 word
E
1 word
G
1 word
H
5 words
N
1 word
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All 42 words
ABED1pt
BAAED5pt
BABA1pt
BABE1pt
BADE1pt
BADGE5pt
BADGED6pt
BAGGAGE7pt
BAGGED6pt
BANANA6pt
BAND1pt
BANDAGE7pt
BANDAGED8pt
BANDANA7pt
BANDANNA8pt
BANDED6pt
BANE1pt
BANG1pt
BANGED6pt
BANNED6pt
BEAD1pt
BEADED6pt
BEAN1pt
BEANBAG7pt
BEANED6pt
BEDDED6pt
BEDHEAD7pt
BEEN1pt
BEGAN5pt
BEGGED6pt
BEHEAD6pt
BEHEADED8pt
BEND1pt
DABBED6pt
EBBED5pt
GABBED6pt
HANDBAG7pt
HEADBAND8pt
HEADBANG15pt
HEADBANGED17pt
HENBANE7pt
NABBED6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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