Answers for August 24, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the August 24, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 57 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: August 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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The puzzle on 2026-08-24 had 57 words worth 274 points total. Pangram(s) included dormant, mordant. You needed 192 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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

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Difficulty Score
250 Medium
79th percentile
Total Words
57
81th percentile
Total Points
274
80th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.51
All-time avg: 5.3
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192
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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274
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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30
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
15
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
60m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

18 words
4L 18
13 words
5L 13
12 words
6L 12
10 words (Pangram)
7L 10⭐
1 word
8L 1
3 words
9L 3

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

M
17
N🐝
11
R
8
A
7
T
7
D
5
O
2
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 57 ~44 77 16
Total Points 274 ~204.67 406 60
Avg Word Length 5.51 ~5.43 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 2 ~1.49 4 1

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This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is DORMANT. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 29% (2 vowels and 5 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)

Today's featured pangram is MORDANT. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 29% (2 vowels and 5 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Latinate DORMANT

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

Latinate MORDANT

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

Latinate ADAMANT

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:

aaron adamantoma addn adon adorant adorno amadan amanda amant amarant amarna amman ammono amtman anadrom
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangrams

dormant (14 pts)mordant (14 pts)
Click to Reveal Pangram

4-Letter Words18 words

anon
damn
darn
moan
mono
moon
morn
naan
nada
nana
noon
norm
Click to Reveal 18 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words13 words

adman
adorn
donor
manna
manor
manta
monad
mondo
moron
nomad
radon
rando
Click to Reveal 13 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words12 words

arrant
madman
mammon
mantra
maroon
matron
natant
nonart
random
rattan
tantra
tartan
Click to Reveal 12 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words10 words

adamant
annatto
doorman
dormant
mordant
notator
ottoman
tandoor
tantara
tornado
Click to Reveal 10 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words1 words

narrator
Click to Reveal 1 8-Letter Words

9-Letter Words3 words

annotator
monodrama
nonrandom
Click to Reveal 3 9-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features N as the center letter, with 57 words worth 274 points total. The pangram is "dormant" β€” a 7-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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