August 11, 2026, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Aug 11, 2026, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, E, L, M, N, T, Y honeycomb (center letter N) feature 70 words, a 350-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ELEMENTALLY.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 11, 2026 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,E,L,M,T and Y

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Tuesday, August 11, 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

93rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.57

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

89/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 89% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

77 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

1×11L2×9L4×8L6×7L20×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 245 pts

35 words1×11L2×9L4×8L6×7L18×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

155 vowels · 235 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start18 PTS
15%Moving Up53 PTS
25%Good88 PTS
40%Solid140 PTS
50%Nice175 PTS
60%Great210 PTS
65%Amazing228 PTS
70%Genius245 PTS
100%Queen Bee350 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 70 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, August 11, 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

23%

20%

17%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-08-10

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-06-07(M)

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

19 words

20 words

6 words

4 words (Pangram)

2 words

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 70 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

70 words

100%

56 words

80%

54 words

77%

42 words

60%

33 words

47%

30 words

43%

21 words

30%

Share of 70 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

95 pts

120 pts

120

42 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1623%

1420%

1217%

1014%

913%

710%

23%

Share of 70 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 350 ranks in the 97th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-10.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 70 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-10.
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 2026-08-10.
The estimated solve time of 65–89 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*:

aeaean
aenean
alan
alane
alant
alanyl
alemana
alen
allan
allayment
allen
allene
allylene
alman
amant
amante
ameen
amene
ament
amenta
amental
amenty
amman
amtman
amtmen
amylan
amylene
analemma
analemmata
analyt
anam
anama
anan
anana
ananta
ananym
anat
anatman
anatta
anay
anele
anent
anet
anlet
anna
annale
annaly
annam
annat
anne
annellata
annet
annette
anta
antae
antaean
antal
anteal
antenatally
antennal
antennata
antennate
atalan
atalanta
ataman
atelene
atellan
aten
atlanta
atlantal
atlantean
atman
attent
attentat
attentate
attently
attn
ayen
ayne
eeten
elanet
elean
elementate
ellan
ellen
elne
emanant
emane
emanent
emlen
emmantle
emmental
enaena
enam
enatant
enate
enemata
enent
enlay
enleen
ental
entalent
entally
entame
entea
entelam
entete
entte
eten
etna
etnean
eyen
eyne
laen
lallan
lamany
lamna
lana
lanate
lanely
lanete
laney
lanny
lant
lateen
latten
layne
leany
leatman
leatmen
leelane
leetman
leetmen
leman
lemanea
lemna
lena
lenaea
lenaean
lene
lenny
lentamente
lenten
letten
llyn
lymnaea
lymnaean
lynette
lynn
lynne
lynnette
maana
malayan
maltalent
maltman
mana
manal
manana
manent
manet
maney
manlet
mann
mannan
mannet
manny
mant
mantal
manteel
mantelet
mantelletta
mantlet
manty
manyatta
manyema
matalan
matman
mayan
maynt
mayten
mealman
mealmen
meatman
meatmen
meeten
melaena
melena
melene
menat
mene
ment
menta
meny
metanym
mnem
mneme
naam
naaman
nael
nale
nama
namma
nane
nannette
nant
nantle
natale
natally
natantly
nate
natl
natt
nattle
neal
neela
neele
neem
neet
nell
nelly
nema
nemean
nenta
nete
netman
netmen
nett
nettly
nyala
nyaya
nyet
taen
tallyman
tallymen
tammany
tana
tanala
tanan
tane
tanna
tannate
tanny
tannyl
tantalate
tantalean
tantle
tanya
tattlement
teaman
teamman
tean
teanal
teatman
teenet
teenty
teetan
teleman
telemen
tellen
telyn
teman
temene
temne
tenemental
tenent
tenla
tenmantale
tenne
tentamen
tentlet
tentmate
tenty
tetanal
tetany
tyne
yamen
yana
yanan
yannam
yean
yeelaman
yemen

*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.