Spelling Bee archive · August 18, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — August 18, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: B A D E G H N · center B
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
B ADEGHN
- Center letter: B (required in every word)
- Words: 42
- Points: 228 (Genius at 160)
- Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 2 pangrams today.
- Length: 8 & 10 letters
- Starts with: H
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- AB 1
- BA 19
- BE 13
- DA 1
- EB 1
- GA 1
- HA 1
- HE 4
- NA 1
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- HEADBANG
- HEADBANGED
5. Full word list all answers
10 letters (1)
- H _ _ _ B A _ _ _ D
8 letters (5)
- B _ _ D A _ _ D
- B _ _ D A _ _ A
- B _ _ E A _ _ D
- H _ _ D B _ _ D
- H _ _ D B _ _ G
7 letters (7)
- B _ _ G _ _ E
- B _ _ D _ _ E
- B _ _ D _ _ A
- B _ _ N _ _ G
- B _ _ H _ _ D
- H _ _ D _ _ G
- H _ _ B _ _ E
6 letters (14)
- B _ D G _ D
- B _ G G _ D
- B _ N A _ A
- B _ N D _ D
- B _ N G _ D
- B _ N N _ D
- B _ A D _ D
- B _ A N _ D
- B _ D D _ D
- B _ G G _ D
- B _ H E _ D
- D _ B B _ D
- G _ B B _ D
- N _ B B _ D
5 letters (4)
- B _ A _ D
- B _ D _ E
- B _ G _ N
- E _ B _ D
4 letters (11)
- ABED
- BABA
- BABE
- BADE
- BAND
- BANE
- BANG
- BEAD
- BEAN
- BEEN
- BEND
NYT Spelling Bee August 18, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are HEADBANG, HEADBANGED.
What are today's letters?
B, A, D, E, G, H, N — with B in the center.
How many words are there?
42 words for 228 points; Genius is 160.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 8/18/26, 8-18-26, 8 18 26, 8/18/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
A B-heavy hive with two HEADBANG pangrams. Farm BAN-/BEA-/BED- clusters once the center is locked.