August 2, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, August 02, 2026

Aug 02, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, D, E, H, L, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 74 words, a 406-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: CANCELLED, CHANNELED, DANCEHALL, DECADENCE.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 2, 2026 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,C,D,E,H and L

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Sunday, August 2, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

94th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.95

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

89/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 89% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

81 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

4×9L7×8L14×7L14×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 284 pts

39 words4×9L7×8L14×7L10×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

172 vowels · 268 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start20 PTS
15%Moving Up61 PTS
25%Good102 PTS
40%Solid162 PTS
50%Nice203 PTS
60%Great244 PTS
65%Amazing264 PTS
70%Genius284 PTS
100%Queen Bee406 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 74 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, August 2, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

30%

14%

12%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-08-01

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-05-13(C)

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Word Length Distribution

16 words

12 words

21 words

14 words

7 words

4 words (Pangram)

Share of 74 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

74 words

100%

64 words

86%

63 words

85%

47 words

64%

42 words

57%

35 words

47%

19 words

26%

Share of 74 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts

60 pts

126 pts

126

98 pts

56 pts

50 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2230%

1014%

912%

811%

79%

Share of 74 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 406 ranks in the 99th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-01.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 74 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 99th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-01.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-07-31.
The estimated solve time of 69–93 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

acaena
acana
accedence
accend
achaean
achen
achene
acned
adance
addn
addnl
aden
aeaean
aenach
aenean
alan
aland
alane
alannah
alcanna
aldane
alden
alen
alhacena
alhandal
alhena
alhenna
allan
allen
allene
anan
anana
ananda
ancha
ancle
anda
ande
andean
anelace
anele
aneled
anend
anhele
anlace
anna
annale
anne
cacan
cacana
cadalene
cadenced
calahan
calcanea
calcaneal
calcanean
calcannea
calden
calean
calenda
calendal
callan
cana
canaan
canacee
canada
canale
canaled
canalla
canalled
cananaean
canc
canch
cancha
cand
candace
candled
canel
canela
canell
canella
canellaceae
canelle
cann
cannaceae
cannach
cannaled
cannel
cannele
cannelle
cenacle
cene
chalana
chaldean
chan
chanca
chanceled
chancelled
chanche
chandala
chandelle
chandelled
chane
chaneled
chanelled
channelled
chechen
chellean
chen
chena
chende
clachan
clanned
cleanhanded
daedalean
dalan
dallan
dana
danaan
danae
dand
danda
dane
deadhand
deaned
decan
decanal
decane
decence
decene
decennal
dedan
dedenda
delenda
denda
dene
denned
dhan
ecanda
edana
eden
edna
elance
elean
elench
ellan
ellen
elne
enaena
encell
enchannel
encl
ende
endecha
endhand
eneclann
ened
enleen
hadden
hadean
hadland
haen
hallan
hance
hanced
hanch
handel
hanna
headend
helen
helena
helenn
hellen
hellene
henad
hend
hendecane
henen
ladened
laen
lahnda
lallan
lalland
lana
lanch
lancha
lande
lealand
leden
leelane
lena
lenad
lenaea
lenaean
lenca
lencan
lench
lended
lendee
lene
nace
nach
nache
nael
nahane
nale
naled
nallah
nance
nanda
nane
neal
needn
neela
neeld
neele
nell
nhan

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.