Spelling Bee archive · August 22, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — August 22, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: I A C N R T U · center I
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
I ACNRTU
- Center letter: I (required in every word)
- Words: 56
- Points: 304 (Genius at 213)
- Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 2 pangrams today.
- Length: 7 & 8 letters
- Starts with: C, T
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- AC 2
- AN 3
- AR 4
- AT 3
- CA 3
- CI 4
- CR 2
- CU 1
- IN 5
- IR 1
- NI 2
- RA 3
- RI 1
- RU 2
- TA 8
- TI 5
- TR 2
- TU 2
- UN 2
- UR 1
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- CURTAIN
- TACITURN
5. Full word list all answers
9 letters (3)
- A _ _ _ R _ _ _ C
- T _ _ _ I _ _ _ N
- U _ _ _ A _ _ _ N
8 letters (3)
- A _ _ N C _ _ I
- I _ _ I T _ _ T
- T _ _ I T _ _ N
7 letters (5)
- C _ _ T _ _ A
- C _ _ C _ _ T
- C _ _ T _ _ N
- T _ _ T _ _ C
- T _ _ A _ _ C
6 letters (15)
- A _ A C _ A
- A _ C T _ C
- A _ N I _ A
- A _ T A _ N
- C _ T R _ C
- C _ A N _ A
- C _ I T _ C
- I _ C A _ T
- I _ T A _ T
- I _ T U _ T
- N _ A C _ N
- N _ T R _ C
- T _ C T _ C
- T _ N N _ C
- T _ N N _ N
5 letters (21)
- A _ T _ C
- A _ R _ A
- A _ T _ C
- C _ C _ I
- C _ I _ N
- C _ R _ A
- C _ R _ I
- I _ C _ R
- I _ U _ N
- R _ I _ A
- R _ C _ N
- R _ N _ C
- T _ C _ T
- T _ I _ T
- T _ A _ A
- T _ N _ T
- T _ T _ N
- T _ A _ N
- T _ A _ T
- T _ N _ C
- T _ T _ I
4 letters (9)
- ACAI
- ANTI
- ARIA
- RAIN
- RANI
- RUIN
- TINT
- UNIT
- URIC
NYT Spelling Bee August 22, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are CURTAIN, TACITURN.
What are today's letters?
I, A, C, N, R, T, U — with I in the center.
How many words are there?
56 words for 304 points; Genius is 213.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 8/22/26, 8-22-26, 8 22 26, 8/22/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
An I-centered hive with two pangrams. CURTAIN is the perfect pangram — then farm TAC-/CIR-/ANT- clusters.