Spelling Bee August 15, 2026 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: O
Puzzle stats
Total words
52
Total points
234
Pangrams
2
Genius score
163
Center letter
O
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- RADICCHIO
- RADICCHIO
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
18 pts
8%
Solid
35 pts
15%
Nice
58 pts
25%
Great
93 pts
40%
Amazing
117 pts
50%
Genius
163 pts
70%
Queen Bee
234 pts
100%
All accepted words
- accord
- achoo
- arco
- ardor
- cacao
- cardio
- cardioid
- chador
- choir
- chord
- ciao
- coach
- coca
- cocci
- cochair
- cocoa
- coda
- coho
- coir
- cord
- corrida
- corridor
- croc
- croci
- dodo
- doodad
- door
- dorado
- droid
- hairdo
- hoar
- hoard
- hooch
- hood
- hoodoo
- hoorah
- hora
- horrid
- horror
- ichor
- odor
- orca
- orchard
- orchid
- radicchio
- radicchio
- radio
- roach
- road
- roar
- rococo
- rood
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 15, 2026 uses the seven letters A, C, D, H, I, O, R, with O as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 52 accepted words for a total of 234 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 163 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.