August 14, 2026, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, August 14, 2026

Aug 14, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, G, I, M, N, T honeycomb (center letter M) feature 62 words, a 363-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INTIMIDATING.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 14, 2026 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,D,G,I,N and T

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Friday, August 14, 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

90th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.15

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

84/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 84% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

68 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×12L1×11L2×10L5×9L3×8L10×7L9×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 254 pts

31 words1×12L1×11L2×10L5×9L3×8L10×7L6×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

150 vowels · 231 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start18 PTS
15%Moving Up54 PTS
25%Good91 PTS
40%Solid145 PTS
50%Nice182 PTS
60%Great218 PTS
65%Amazing236 PTS
70%Genius254 PTS
100%Queen Bee363 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 62 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, August 14, 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

53%

15%

10%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-08-13

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2024-09-25(D)

Complete Answers

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12-Letter Words 1 word

11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 2 words

9-Letter Words 5 words

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 12 words

5-Letter Words 15 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words

15 words

12 words

10 words

3 words

5 words (Pangram)

2 words

10L

1 word

11L

1 word (Pangram)

12L

Share of 62 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

62 words

100%

50 words

81%

49 words

79%

46 words

74%

33 words

53%

22 words

35%

21 words

34%

Share of 62 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts

75 pts

72 pts

70 pts

24 pts

59 pts (Pangram)

20 pts

10L

11 pts

11L

19 pts (Pangram)

12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3353%

915%

610%

46%

35%

12%

Share of 62 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 363 ranks in the 98th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-13.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 62 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 92nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-13.
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 2026-08-13.
The estimated solve time of 58–78 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*:

adam
admi
agama
agami
agamian
agamid
agma
aidman
amadan
amadi
amaga
amain
amanda
amandin
amang
amani
amania
amanita
amanitin
amant
amati
amating
amdt
amia
amiant
amidating
amidid
amidin
amiga
amimia
amin
aminating
amini
aminta
amit
amita
amma
amman
ammi
amnia
amninia
amtman
anam
anama
anamnia
anamniata
anatman
andaman
angami
anim
animant
animi
anmia
annam
antiman
ataman
atma
atman
atmid
dama
daman
damia
damiana
damnii
damnit
diam
diamant
diamat
diamin
digamma
dimidiating
dimin
dimit
dimitting
dimmit
dimna
dingman
dinman
gadman
gagman
gama
gamdia
gamgia
gammadia
gamming
ganam
gangman
gigman
gigmania
gitim
gnamma
imaginant
imaginating
iman
imid
imit
imitant
immi
immind
immit
inamia
indamin
indiaman
intima
maad
maam
maana
maat
madding
madi
madia
madid
madiga
maga
magani
magging
magian
magmata
magna
maia
maida
maidan
maidin
maiid
mainan
maint
mammati
mammin
mana
manada
manana
manati
mand
mandan
mandant
mandat
mandi
mandingan
mang
mangana
mangi
mani
manid
manini
manit
mann
mannaia
mannan
mannitan
mant
mantid
matai
matamata
matin
matina
matman
matt
matta
matti
mattin
mdnt
miami
miamia
mian
midmain
midn
migg
mima
mimi
mimming
mina
ming
miniating
minimi
minitant
minning
mintman
mitanni
mitannian
mitigant
miting
mmmm
naam
naaman
nagami
nagman
naim
nama
namda
namma
nammad
nimming
tama
tannaim
tiam
timani
tinman
titman

*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.