August 9, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, August 09, 2026

Aug 09, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, E, H, L, O, T honeycomb (center letter H) feature 77 words, a 346-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ECHOLOCATE, TELEHEALTH.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 9, 2026 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,C,E,L,O and T

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Sunday, August 9, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

95th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.36

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

93/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 93% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

85 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

2×10L2×9L3×8L9×7L10×6L9×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 242 pts

35 words2×10L2×9L3×8L9×7L8×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

157 vowels · 256 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start17 PTS
15%Moving Up52 PTS
25%Good87 PTS
40%Solid138 PTS
50%Nice173 PTS
60%Great208 PTS
65%Amazing225 PTS
70%Genius242 PTS
100%Queen Bee346 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 77 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, August 9, 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

31%

23%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

27 words

24 words

10 words

9 words

3 words

2 words (Pangram)

10L

Share of 77 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

77 words

100%

54 words

70%

48 words

62%

46 words

60%

42 words

55%

41 words

53%

28 words

36%

Share of 77 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts

120 pts

120

60 pts

63 pts

24 pts

25 pts (Pangram)

27 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2431%

1823%

1216%

1114%

79%

45%

11%

Share of 77 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 346 ranks in the 96th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-08.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 77 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 100th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-08.
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 2026-08-06.
The estimated solve time of 72–98 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*:

acacatechol
achaeta
achate
acheat
achech
achete
acholoe
achtel
ahchoo
ahet
aholt
alacha
alachah
alahee
alcohate
alcoholate
alethea
alhet
allah
allheal
althaea
althea
altho
athecae
athecata
athecate
athel
athlothete
atocha
attaleh
cachaca
cachalot
cachalote
cachot
cahoot
cahot
calathea
calche
caleche
caltha
catechol
cath
catha
cathect
cathole
chaa
chac
chacate
chace
chachalaca
chaco
chacte
chaeta
chaetae
chaetal
chaetochloa
chal
chalaco
chalah
chaleh
challa
challot
challote
challoth
chalot
chaloth
chalta
chao
chatelet
chatot
chatta
chattah
cheatee
chechehet
chee
cheecha
cheechaco
cheet
cheetal
chela
chelae
chelate
chello
chet
chetah
cheth
chloe
choate
choca
chocalho
chocho
choco
choel
chol
chola
cholate
choleate
cholee
cholla
cholo
choochoo
chott
clach
clatch
cleach
cleche
clechee
cleech
cletch
clochette
clotho
coachee
coachlet
coalhole
coch
cochal
cochleate
cochleleae
cocoach
coelho
cohol
coleochaetaceae
coleochaete
cooch
coohee
coolth
cootch
cooth
cotch
coth
cothe
eatche
eath
ecch
eche
echea
echelette
echelle
echeloot
echt
ectotheca
elatcha
elatha
elchee
eloah
ethal
ethel
hache
hacht
haec
haet
haha
hala
halacha
halachah
halachot
halachoth
halala
halalah
halch
hallah
hallel
hallo
halloa
halloo
hallot
halloth
haloa
halte
haole
hatchel
hatel
hatt
hatte
hecate
hecco
hech
hecht
hecte
hehe
helco
hele
hellelt
helo
heloe
helot
hetchel
hete
heth
hocco
hoch
hohe
hoho
hola
holl
holla
hollo
holloa
holloo
holothecal
hool
hoolee
hootch
hotch
hotcha
hote
hotta
hottle
htel
lache
latah
latchet
lathee
leachate
leah
leath
leche
lechea
letch
lethe
lhota
loche
lohoch
looch
lotah
loth
oathlet
ocht
ohelo
olcha
ootheca
oothecae
oothecal
othello
tache
taha
tath
tathata
tche
teache
teathe
teethache
tehee
tellach
tetch
teth
thae
thala
thalatta
thatll
thea
theaceae
theah
theat
theca
thecae
thecal
thecata
thecate
thecla
theelol
theet
theo
theol
thetch
thete
thocht
thole
thoo
toch
toho
tollhall
toolach
toothlet

*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.