Spelling Bee hints & answers: Aug 2, 2026 (Puzzle #24817)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Aug 2, 2026 (2026-08-02 · Puzzle #24817).

Hive overview

This hive centers on N with six outer letters. It has 74 stored words, 2 pangrams, and about 406 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 74 playable words worth about 406 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 2 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
N	4 letters5	5 letters–	6 letters2	7+ letters2	Total9
A	4 letters2	5 letters1	6 letters2	7+ letters2	Total7
C	4 letters2	5 letters4	6 letters6	7+ letters10	Total22
D	4 letters1	5 letters1	6 letters3	7+ letters4	Total9
E	4 letters1	5 letters2	6 letters2	7+ letters3	Total8
H	4 letters1	5 letters2	6 letters2	7+ letters4	Total9
L	4 letters4	5 letters2	6 letters4	7+ letters–	Total10
Σ	4 letters16	5 letters12	6 letters21	7+ letters25	Total74

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 8 pts
Good: 20 pts
Solid: 32 pts
Nice: 61 pts
Great: 102 pts
Amazing: 162 pts
Genius: 284 pts
Queen Bee: 406 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

ACNE
4
1
No
ADDEND
6
6
No
ADDENDA
7
7
No
ANAL
4
1
No
ANNAL
5
5
No
ANNEAL
6
6
No
ANNEALED
8
8
No
CADENCE
7
7
No
CANAL
5
5
No
CANCAN
6
6
No
CANCEL
6
6
No
CANCELED
8
8
No
CANCELLED
9
9
No
CANDELA
7
7
No
CANDLE
6
6
No
CANE
4
1
No
CANED
5
5
No
CANNA
5
5
No
CANNED
6
6
No
CHANCE
6
6
No
CHANCED
7
7
No
CHANCEL
7
7
No
CHANNEL
7
7
No
CHANNELED
9
16
Yes
CLAN
4
1
No
CLEAN
5
5
No
CLEANED
7
7
No
CLENCH
6
6
No
CLENCHED
8
8
No
DANCE
5
5
No
DANCED
6
6
No
DANCEHALL
9
16
Yes
DANDLE
6
6
No
DANDLED
7
7
No
DEADEN
6
6
No
DEADENED
8
8
No
DEAN
4
1
No
DECADENCE
9
9
No
ELAN
4
1
No
ELAND
5
5
No
ENDED
5
5
No
ENHANCE
7
7
No
ENHANCED
8
8
No
ENLACE
6
6
No
ENLACED
7
7
No
ENNEAD
6
6
No
HAND
4
1
No
HANDED
6
6
No
HANDHELD
8
8
No
HANDLE
6
6
No
HANDLED
7
7
No
HEADLAND
8
8
No
HENCE
5
5
No
HENNA
5
5
No
HENNAED
7
7
No
LADEN
5
5
No
LANCE
5
5
No
LANCED
6
6
No
LAND
4
1
No
LANDED
6
6
No
LANE
4
1
No
LEADEN
6
6
No
LEAN
4
1
No
LEANED
6
6
No
LEND
4
1
No
NAAN
4
1
No
NACELLE
7
7
No
NADA
4
1
No
NANA
4
1
No
NEED
4
1
No
NEEDED
6
6
No
NEEDLE
6
6
No
NEEDLED
7
7
No
NENE
4
1
No

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