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Spelling Bee August 9, 2024 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

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Today's letter set · Center: Z

A
G
I
N
O
T
Z

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

17

accepted entries

Total points

133

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

93

70% of total

Center letter

Z

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • ANTAGONIZING
  • ANTAGONIZING

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

2 pts

2%

Moving Up

6 pts

5%

Good

10 pts

8%

Solid

19 pts

15%

Nice

33 pts

25%

Great

53 pts

40%

Amazing

66 pts

50%

Genius

93 pts

70%

Queen Bee

133 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 3 words
  • agonizing
  • antagonizing
  • antagonizing
G 2 words
  • gazing
  • gonzo
I 2 words
  • ionization
  • ionizing
O 1 word
  • oozing
Z 9 words
  • zagging
  • zigging
  • zigzag
  • zigzagging
  • zing
  • zinging
  • zinnia
  • ziti
  • zoning

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, August 9, 2024 uses the seven letters A, G, I, N, O, T, Z, with Z as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 17 accepted words for a total of 133 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 93 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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