Answers for August 11, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the August 11, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 70 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: August 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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The puzzle on 2026-08-11 had 70 words worth 350 points total. Pangram(s) included elementally, mentally. You needed 245 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Today's Puzzle Insights

How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history

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Difficulty Score
268 Medium
92th percentile
Total Words
70
97th percentile
Total Points
350
95th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.57
All-time avg: 5.3
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245
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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350
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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35
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
16
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
70m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

18 words
4L 18
19 words
5L 19
20 words
6L 20
6 words
7L 6
4 words (Pangram)
8L 4⭐
2 words
9L 2
1 word (Pangram)
11L 1⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

M
16
N🐝
14
L
12
E
10
A
9
T
7
Y
2
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 70 ~44 77 16
Total Points 350 ~204.67 406 60
Avg Word Length 5.57 ~5.43 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 2 ~1.49 4 1

πŸ“… 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 ELEMENTALLY. It consists of 11 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 36% (4 vowels and 7 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ally
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: E (x3), L (x3)

Today's featured pangram is MENTALLY. It consists of 8 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 25% (2 vowels and 6 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ally
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: L (x2)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Greek ELEMENTALLY

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Greek vocabulary, evolving through classical Hellenic phonetic clusters and structural roots.

Greek MENTALLY

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Greek vocabulary, evolving through classical Hellenic phonetic clusters and structural roots.

Latinate ANTENATAL

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Rejected Word List

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

aeaean aenean alan alane alant alanyl alemana alen allan allayment allen allene allylene alman amant
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangrams

elementally (18 pts)mentally (15 pts)
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4-Letter Words18 words

amen
anal
ante
elan
lane
lean
lent
mane
many
mean
myna
naan
Click to Reveal 18 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words19 words

annal
eaten
enema
enemy
laten
leant
manly
manna
manta
meant
meany
nanny
Click to Reveal 19 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words20 words

anally
anneal
enamel
lament
latent
layman
laymen
leanly
mantel
mantle
meanly
mental
Click to Reveal 20 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words6 words

antenna
element
emanate
entente
lantana
manatee
Click to Reveal 6 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words4 words

antennae
latently
mentally
tenement
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9-Letter Words2 words

antenatal
elemental
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11-Letter Words1 words

elementally
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About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features N as the center letter, with 70 words worth 350 points total. The pangram is "elementally" β€” a 11-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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