Spelling Bee archive · August 6, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — August 6, 2026

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

Letters: D A B C I R T · center D

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
D ABCIRT
  • Center letter: D (required in every word)
  • Words: 32
  • Points: 140 (Genius at 98)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

  • Length: 7 letters
  • Starts with: C
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AB 1
  • AC 3
  • AD 1
  • AR 2
  • BA 1
  • BI 1
  • BR 2
  • CA 3
  • CI 1
  • DA 2
  • DI 5
  • DR 3
  • RA 4
  • TA 1
  • TI 1
  • TR 1
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • CATBIRD
5. Full word list all answers

11 letters (1)

  • A _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ A

9 letters (1)

  • D _ _ _ R _ _ _ C

8 letters (1)

  • D _ _ A C _ _ C

7 letters (3)

  • A _ _ A _ _ A
  • C _ _ D _ _ C
  • C _ _ B _ _ D

6 letters (6)

  • A _ I D _ C
  • A _ D I _ T
  • C _ C A _ A
  • D _ D A _ T
  • T _ B A _ D
  • T _ D B _ T

5 letters (7)

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

4 letters (13)

  • ACID
  • ARID
  • BARD
  • BIRD
  • BRAD
  • CARD
  • DART
  • DATA
  • DIRT
  • DRAB
  • DRAT
  • DRIB
  • RAID

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

A D-centered hive with one perfect pangram. CATBIRD is the keystone — once it lands, fill ABRACADABRA and the shorter CARD/BIRD/RAID cluster.

NYT Spelling Bee August 6, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is CATBIRD.

What are today's letters?

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

How many words are there?

32 words for 140 points; Genius is 98.

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