Spelling Bee hints & answers: Aug 9, 2026 (Puzzle #21737)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Aug 9, 2026 (2026-08-09 · Puzzle #21737).

Hive overview

This hive centers on H with six outer letters. It has 77 stored words, 2 pangrams, and about 346 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 77 playable words worth about 346 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
H	4 letters13	5 letters7	6 letters1	7+ letters3	Total24
A	4 letters1	5 letters2	6 letters1	7+ letters3	Total7
C	4 letters2	5 letters5	6 letters4	7+ letters7	Total18
E	4 letters3	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters1	Total4
L	4 letters3	5 letters6	6 letters2	7+ letters–	Total11
O	4 letters1	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total1
T	4 letters4	5 letters4	6 letters2	7+ letters2	Total12
Σ	4 letters27	5 letters24	6 letters10	7+ letters16	Total77

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 17 pts
Solid: 28 pts
Nice: 52 pts
Great: 87 pts
Amazing: 138 pts
Genius: 242 pts
Queen Bee: 346 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

ACHE
4
1
No
ACHOO
5
5
No
ALCOHOL
7
7
No
ALOHA
5
5
No
ATHLETE
7
7
No
ATTACH
6
6
No
ATTACHE
7
7
No
CACHE
5
5
No
CACHET
6
6
No
CATCH
5
5
No
CATCHALL
8
8
No
CHALET
6
6
No
CHALLAH
7
7
No
CHAT
4
1
No
CHATTEL
7
7
No
CHEAT
5
5
No
CHEETAH
7
7
No
CHOCOLATE
9
16
Yes
CLOCHE
6
6
No
CLOTH
5
5
No
CLOTHE
6
6
No
COACH
5
5
No
COCHLEA
7
7
No
COCHLEAE
8
8
No
COHO
4
1
No
EACH
4
1
No
ECHO
4
1
No
ECHOLOCATE
10
17
Yes
ETCH
4
1
No
HALAL
5
5
No
HALE
4
1
No
HALL
4
1
No
HALO
4
1
No
HALT
4
1
No
HATCH
5
5
No
HATCHET
7
7
No
HATE
4
1
No
HATH
4
1
No
HATHA
5
5
No
HEAL
4
1
No
HEALTH
6
6
No
HEAT
4
1
No
HEATH
5
5
No
HEEL
4
1
No
HELL
4
1
No
HELLCAT
7
7
No
HELLHOLE
8
8
No
HELLO
5
5
No
HOLE
4
1
No
HOLT
4
1
No
HOOCH
5
5
No
HOOT
4
1
No
HOTEL
5
5
No
LATCH
5
5
No
LATH
4
1
No
LATHE
5
5
No
LEACH
5
5
No
LECH
4
1
No
LEECH
5
5
No
LETHAL
6
6
No
LOACH
5
5
No
LOATH
5
5
No
LOATHE
6
6
No
LOCH
4
1
No
OATH
4
1
No
TACH
4
1
No
TEACH
5
5
No
TECH
4
1
No
TEETH
5
5
No
TEETHE
6
6
No
TELEHEALTH
10
10
No
THAT
4
1
No
THATCH
6
6
No
THEE
4
1
No
THETA
5
5
No
TOOTH
5
5
No
TOOTHACHE
9
9
No

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