Spelling Bee August 12, 2024 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: C
Puzzle stats
Total words
33
Total points
193
Pangrams
2
Genius score
135
Center letter
C
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- DYNAMIC
- DYNAMIC
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
9 pts
5%
Good
15 pts
8%
Solid
28 pts
15%
Nice
48 pts
25%
Great
77 pts
40%
Amazing
96 pts
50%
Genius
135 pts
70%
Queen Bee
193 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- acid
- acidic
- acidy
- adamancy
- caddy
- caiman
- cami
- cancan
- candid
- candidacy
- candy
- candyman
- canid
- canna
- canny
- cayman
- cicada
- cyan
- cynic
- dynamic
- dynamic
- indica
- indicia
- macadam
- macadamia
- maniac
- manic
- mica
- mimic
- minicam
- niacin
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, August 12, 2024 uses the seven letters A, C, D, I, M, N, Y, with C as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 33 accepted words for a total of 193 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 135 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.