Spelling Bee archive · August 16, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — August 16, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: C B D E L O U · center C
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
C BDELOU
- Center letter: C (required in every word)
- Words: 52
- Points: 257 (Genius at 180)
- Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 2 pangrams today.
- Length: 7 & 9 letters
- Starts with: B
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- BE 2
- BL 1
- BO 2
- CE 7
- CL 7
- CO 15
- CU 7
- DE 6
- ED 2
- LO 1
- OC 2
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- BECLOUD
- BECLOUDED
5. Full word list all answers
9 letters (1)
- B _ _ _ O _ _ _ D
8 letters (2)
- C _ _ L U _ _ D
- O _ _ L U _ _ D
7 letters (11)
- B _ _ L _ _ D
- C _ _ L _ _ E
- C _ _ U _ _ D
- C _ _ B _ _ D
- C _ _ B _ _ D
- C _ _ D _ _ D
- C _ _ L _ _ E
- C _ _ D _ _ D
- D _ _ O _ _ D
- D _ _ U _ _ D
- O _ _ L _ _ E
6 letters (11)
- B _ U C _ E
- C _ L L _ D
- C _ B B _ E
- C _ D D _ E
- C _ O L _ D
- C _ U L _ E
- C _ D D _ E
- C _ L L _ D
- D _ C O _ E
- D _ D U _ E
- E _ U C _ D
5 letters (12)
- B _ C _ E
- C _ D _ D
- C _ L _ B
- C _ L _ O
- C _ O _ D
- C _ U _ D
- C _ D _ D
- C _ O _ D
- C _ U _ D
- C _ B _ D
- D _ U _ E
- E _ U _ E
4 letters (15)
- BLOC
- CEDE
- CELL
- CLOD
- CLUB
- CLUE
- CODE
- COED
- COLD
- COOL
- CUBE
- CUED
- CULL
- DECO
- LOCO
NYT Spelling Bee August 16, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are BECLOUD, BECLOUDED.
What are today's letters?
C, B, D, E, L, O, U — with C in the center.
How many words are there?
52 words for 257 points; Genius is 180.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 8/16/26, 8-16-26, 8 16 26, 8/16/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
A dense C hive with two cloud-family pangrams. Sweep the CO-/CU-/CL- clusters after BECLOUD lands.