Spelling Bee archive · August 15, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — August 15, 2026

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

Letters: O A C D H I R · center O

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
O ACDHIR
  • Center letter: O (required in every word)
  • Words: 51
  • Points: 218 (Genius at 153)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

  • Length: 9 letters
  • Starts with: R
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AC 2
  • AR 2
  • CA 3
  • CH 3
  • CI 1
  • CO 11
  • CR 2
  • DO 4
  • DR 1
  • HA 1
  • HO 9
  • IC 1
  • OD 1
  • OR 3
  • RA 2
  • RO 5
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • RADICCHIO
5. Full word list all answers

9 letters (1)

  • R _ _ _ C _ _ _ O

8 letters (2)

  • C _ _ D I _ _ D
  • C _ _ R I _ _ R

7 letters (3)

  • C _ _ H _ _ R
  • C _ _ R _ _ A
  • O _ _ H _ _ D

6 letters (12)

  • A _ C O _ D
  • C _ R D _ O
  • C _ A D _ R
  • D _ O D _ D
  • D _ R A _ O
  • H _ I R _ O
  • H _ O D _ O
  • H _ O R _ H
  • H _ R R _ D
  • H _ R R _ R
  • O _ C H _ D
  • R _ C O _ O

5 letters (15)

  • A _ H _ O
  • A _ D _ R
  • C _ C _ O
  • C _ O _ R
  • C _ O _ D
  • C _ A _ H
  • C _ C _ I
  • C _ C _ A
  • C _ O _ I
  • D _ O _ D
  • H _ A _ D
  • H _ O _ H
  • I _ H _ R
  • R _ D _ O
  • R _ A _ H

4 letters (18)

  • ARCO
  • CIAO
  • COCA
  • CODA
  • COHO
  • COIR
  • CORD
  • CROC
  • DODO
  • DOOR
  • HOAR
  • HOOD
  • HORA
  • ODOR
  • ORCA
  • ROAD
  • ROAR
  • ROOD

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

An O-centered hive with one pangram. RADICCHIO unlocks the board — then sweep CORRIDOR/ORCHARD and the HO-/CO- cluster.

NYT Spelling Bee August 15, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is RADICCHIO.

What are today's letters?

O, A, C, D, H, I, R — with O in the center.

How many words are there?

51 words for 218 points; Genius is 153.

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