Spelling Bee archive · August 1, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — August 1, 2026

Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.

Letters: R A B C I K T · center R

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
R ABCIKT
  • Center letter: R (required in every word)
  • Words: 48
  • Points: 237 (Genius at 166)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

  • Length: 8 letters
  • Starts with: B
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AR 3
  • AT 3
  • BA 8
  • BI 2
  • BR 4
  • CA 4
  • CI 3
  • CR 5
  • KA 2
  • RA 5
  • RI 2
  • TA 2
  • TI 1
  • TR 4
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • BRICKBAT
5. Full word list all answers

9 letters (2)

  • B _ _ _ T _ _ _ K
  • B _ _ _ A _ _ _ C

8 letters (4)

  • B _ _ C A _ _ T
  • B _ _ B A _ _ C
  • B _ _ C K _ _ T
  • C _ _ A R _ _ T

7 letters (5)

  • A _ _ B _ _ A
  • A _ _ R _ _ T
  • B _ _ B _ _ K
  • B _ _ R _ _ K
  • R _ _ A _ _ T

6 letters (8)

  • A _ C T _ C
  • B _ C A _ B
  • B _ R R _ A
  • C _ T R _ C
  • C _ I T _ C
  • R _ B B _ T
  • R _ B B _ T
  • T _ R T _ R

5 letters (17)

  • A _ R _ A
  • A _ T _ R
  • B _ I _ R
  • B _ I _ K
  • C _ R _ T
  • C _ R _ A
  • C _ R _ I
  • C _ A _ K
  • C _ I _ K
  • K _ R _ T
  • R _ B _ I
  • R _ I _ A
  • T _ A _ A
  • T _ A _ K
  • T _ A _ T
  • T _ A _ T
  • T _ I _ K

4 letters (12)

  • ARIA
  • BARB
  • BARK
  • BRAT
  • CARB
  • CART
  • CRAB
  • CRIB
  • KART
  • RACK
  • RICK
  • TART

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

An R-centered hive heavy on BR-/CR-/TR- clusters. BRICKBAT is the lone pangram; BACKTRACK and BARIATRIC are the long outliers once the shorter CART/TRACK family is filled.

NYT Spelling Bee August 1, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is BRICKBAT.

What are today's letters?

R, A, B, C, I, K, T — with R in the center.

How many words are there?

48 words for 237 points; Genius is 166.

Also for: Spelling Bee answers 8/1/26, 8-1-26, 8 1 26, 8/1/2026.

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