August 22, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, August 22, 2026

Aug 22, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, I, N, R, T, U honeycomb (center letter I) feature 56 words, a 304-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ANTARCTIC, TACTICIAN, UNITARIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 22, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,C,N,R,T and U

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Saturday, August 22, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

49th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.66

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

20/100

Common

Rarer than 20% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

46 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

3×9L3×8L5×7L15×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 213 pts

31 words3×9L3×8L5×7L13×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

136 vowels · 181 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up46 PTS
25%Good76 PTS
40%Solid122 PTS
50%Nice152 PTS
60%Great182 PTS
65%Amazing198 PTS
70%Genius213 PTS
100%Queen Bee304 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, August 22, 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%

21%

18%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-08-21

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2024-04-07(R)2023-01-29(C)

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Word Length Distribution

9 words

21 words

15 words

5 words (Pangram)

3 words (Pangram)

3 words

Share of 56 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

56 words

100%

39 words

70%

38 words

68%

37 words

66%

35 words

63%

31 words

55%

13 words

23%

Share of 56 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

9 pts

105 pts

105

90 pts

42 pts (Pangram)

31 pts (Pangram)

27 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1730%

1221%

1018%

611%

35%

24%

Share of 56 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 304 ranks in the 90th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-21.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-21.
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 Medium 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 2026-08-21.
The estimated solve time of 39–53 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

aani
acacian
acaciin
acacin
acarari
acari
acarian
acarina
acciaccatura
acinar
acini
acinic
acinuni
acrania
acratia
acrita
acritan
actian
actin
actinia
actinian
actiniaria
actiniarian
actinic
actuarian
aint
ainu
aira
airan
airn
airt
anatira
anicca
anicut
anita
anni
annicut
annuitant
antarctica
antiair
antiar
antiarin
antica
anticar
anticritic
antiricin
antirun
antitartaric
antitrinitarian
antiuratic
antrin
anuria
anuric
aracari
arain
arati
araucanian
araucaria
araucarian
arctia
arctian
arctician
arcturia
arian
ariana
arician
aricin
arni
arracacia
arri
arricci
arricciati
artarin
artic
arui
atactic
ataractic
attaint
auantic
aucanian
aurantia
auric
aurin
aurir
autunian
caccia
caci
caiarara
caic
cain
cainian
cainitic
cair
canaanitic
canari
canarian
canarin
cancri
cantatrici
cantic
carian
carica
caricatura
carina
carinaria
cariniana
cariri
caririan
carnacian
carnaria
carnic
carri
cataian
cataria
catti
ccitt
cicuta
cincinatti
cincinnati
cincinnatia
cincinnatian
cincinni
cinct
cinura
cinuran
circ
circar
circut
citrin
citrinin
citua
cnicin
crain
cranian
craniata
cranic
craninia
crannia
criant
cric
crin
crit
crittur
crucian
cuir
cuit
cunit
cunni
curari
curatic
curia
curiara
curiatii
curin
curucui
cutin
iatric
icaria
icarian
icica
ictic
inact
inactinic
inca
incaic
incan
incarn
incarnant
incitant
incr
incra
inctri
incurtain
incut
inia
inirritant
init
initiant
innuit
inrun
inta
intaria
inti
intinct
intr
intra
intrait
intrant
inturn
inunct
iran
irani
iranian
iranic
irian
iritic
itai
itatartaric
ittria
iurant
naiant
nain
nair
naira
nanitic
naric
narica
natica
nautic
nautica
niantic
niata
nici
nictitant
nina
nintu
ninut
nitrian
nitta
niuan
nritta
nucin
nunnari
nunni
nutarian
nutria
raia
ranaria
ranarian
ranina
raninian
ratti
rauraci
raurici
riant
riata
riccia
ricinic
ricininic
ricrac
rita
ruritania
ruritanian
rutic
rutin
tain
tainan
tainui
tairn
tait
tania
tanica
tanitic
tannaic
tannaitic
tanti
tarai
tarairi
tari
tariana
tarin
tariri
tariric
taririnic
tarri
tartarian
tartaric
tartarin
tatarian
tataric
tatian
tauri
taurian
tauric
taurin
taurini
tautit
tiar
ticca
tictac
tictic
ticuna
ticunan
tina
tinc
tinni
tinta
tirr
tirrit
tirurai
titania
titanian
titanitic
titar
titi
titian
titianic
titrant
tractarian
tractitian
trainant
triac
triact
triarctic
triarian
triarii
triatic
trica
tricar
tricia
trictrac
trin
trina
trinacrian
trinitarian
trinitrin
triratna
trit
tritactic
triticin
triunitarian
tunica
tunican
tunicata
tunicin
tunnit
turacin
turanian
turcian
turcic
turi
turicata
tururi
tutania
tutin
tututni
uinta
uirina
unactinic
unai
unattaint
uncaria
unci
uncia
uncinaria
uncinariatic
uncinata
uncinct
uncini
uncurtain
uniat
uninn
unirritant
untaciturn
untaint
untin
untinct
untractarian
untrain
untrinitarian
urania
uranian
uranic
uranin
uranitic
urari
urartic
uratic
uraturia
uria
urian
urinant
urtica
urticant
urticaria
urucuri
utai

*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.