Answers for August 3, 2026
Complete verified solutions for the August 3, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 36 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.
Last updated: August 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST
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📊 Today's Puzzle Insights
How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history
📊 Words by Length
🅱️ Words Starting with Each Letter
| Metric | Today | Average | Record High | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Words | 36 | ~43.85 | 74 | 16 |
| Total Points | 136 | ~202.48 | 406 | 60 |
| Avg Word Length | 4.83 | ~5.42 | 6.689655172413793 | 4.833333333333333 |
| Pangram Count | 1 | ~1.51 | 4 | 1 |
📅 Previous Puzzles with This Pangram
This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.
🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis
Today's featured pangram is FLORIDLY. It consists of 8 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 25% (2 vowels and 6 consonants).
- ⚡ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
- ⚡ Repeated letters: L (x2)
📚 Etymology & Word Origins
The word displays linguistic traits typical of Greek vocabulary, evolving through classical Hellenic phonetic clusters and structural roots.
🚫 Rejected Word List
These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:
Pangram
4-Letter Words15 words
5-Letter Words14 words
6-Letter Words6 words
8-Letter Words1 words
About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle
Today's NYT Spelling Bee features D as the center letter, with 36 words worth 136 points total. The pangram today is "floridly" — a 8-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.
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