NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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AFHKOR Y
17Answers
1Pangrams
82Maximum
58Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
F2
H5
K2
O2
Y2

Words by length

44
58
64
71

Two-letter starts

AF1
AH1
AR2
FO1
FR1
HA2
HO3
KA1
KO1
OA1
OK1
YA1
YO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

H … K

Letter pattern

H•••••K

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

hayfork

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • affray
  • ahoy
  • array
  • arroyo

F 2

  • foray
  • fray

H 5

  • harry
  • hayforkPangram
  • hoary
  • hooky
  • hooray

K 2

  • kayak
  • kooky

O 2

  • oaky
  • okay

Y 2

  • yahoo
  • yoohoo

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 80/100, compared with 217 available puzzles through this date.

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