August 15, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, August 15, 2026

Aug 15, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, D, H, I, O, R honeycomb (center letter O) feature 51 words, a 218-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: RADICCHIO.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 15, 2026 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,C,D,H,I and R

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Saturday, August 15, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

65th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.20

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

65/100

Rare

Rarer than 65% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 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

1×9L2×8L3×7L12×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 153 pts

24 words1×9L2×8L3×7L10×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

119 vowels · 146 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up33 PTS
25%Good55 PTS
40%Solid87 PTS
50%Nice109 PTS
60%Great131 PTS
65%Amazing142 PTS
70%Genius153 PTS
100%Queen Bee218 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, August 15, 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

39%

20%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-08-14

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

15 words

12 words

3 words

2 words

1 word (Pangram)

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

51 words

100%

37 words

73%

31 words

61%

29 words

57%

27 words

53%

22 words

43%

17 words

33%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

75 pts

72 pts

21 pts

16 pts

16 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2039%

1020%

714%

510%

48%

12%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 218 ranks in the 61st 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 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd 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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-08-14.
The estimated solve time of 42–56 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

acaroid
accroach
achor
acidoid
acor
acoria
acroa
acrocoracoid
addio
adod
ador
ahchoo
aircoach
arado
ararao
arioi
aroar
aroid
arriccio
arriccioci
cacochroia
caddo
cairo
caraco
caracoa
caracora
caradoc
caraho
carcharioid
cardiod
cardo
caridoid
carioca
caro
caroa
caroach
caroch
caroid
carrocci
carroccio
carroch
chaco
chao
chaori
charadrioid
charco
charro
chiao
chico
chiococca
chiro
choca
chocard
chocho
choco
choochoo
choora
chora
chorai
chorda
chordoid
choric
chorio
chorioid
choroid
chroococcoid
cidaroida
coaid
cocao
coccic
coccid
coccidia
cocco
coccoid
coch
coco
cocoach
cocorico
codo
cooch
coocoo
cora
corach
coracii
coracoid
corah
corcir
cordia
coria
coriaria
coroa
coroado
corr
corrido
crachoir
crcao
cricoid
crocard
croh
crooch
crood
dado
daroo
dcor
dhoora
diacoca
diadochi
diadochic
dichord
dichroic
dido
diiodid
diiodo
dioc
diodia
dodd
doddard
doodah
doodia
dora
dorad
dori
doria
doric
dorr
draco
droh
droich
haddo
haori
hardihood
harico
hicaco
hicoria
hiro
hocco
hoch
hodad
hoho
hooroo
horah
horrah
icaco
icho
icod
idaho
iddio
iodic
iodid
iodo
irido
iroha
oaric
ochro
ochroid
odacoid
odic
ohia
ohio
oidia
oidioid
ooid
oooo
oord
orach
orad
oraria
orch
orchic
ordo
orra
orrhoid
raccroc
raioid
rariora
rhoda
rhodic
rhodora
ricardo
riroriro
rodd
roid
rori
roric
rorid

*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.