Spelling Bee hints & answers: Aug 11, 2026 (Puzzle #22527)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Aug 11, 2026 (2026-08-11 · Puzzle #22527).

Hive overview

This hive centers on N with six outer letters. It has 70 stored words, 2 pangrams, and about 350 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 70 playable words worth about 350 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 letters4	6 letters5	7+ letters–	Total14
A	4 letters3	5 letters1	6 letters2	7+ letters3	Total9
E	4 letters1	5 letters3	6 letters1	7+ letters5	Total10
L	4 letters3	5 letters2	6 letters5	7+ letters2	Total12
M	4 letters4	5 letters5	6 letters5	7+ letters2	Total16
T	4 letters2	5 letters2	6 letters2	7+ letters1	Total7
Y	4 letters–	5 letters2	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total2
Σ	4 letters18	5 letters19	6 letters20	7+ letters13	Total70

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 18 pts
Solid: 28 pts
Nice: 53 pts
Great: 88 pts
Amazing: 140 pts
Genius: 245 pts
Queen Bee: 350 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

AMEN
4
1
No
ANAL
4
1
No
ANALLY
6
6
No
ANNAL
5
5
No
ANNEAL
6
6
No
ANTE
4
1
No
ANTENATAL
9
9
No
ANTENNA
7
7
No
ANTENNAE
8
8
No
EATEN
5
5
No
ELAN
4
1
No
ELEMENT
7
7
No
ELEMENTAL
9
9
No
ELEMENTALLY
11
18
Yes
EMANATE
7
7
No
ENAMEL
6
6
No
ENEMA
5
5
No
ENEMY
5
5
No
ENTENTE
7
7
No
LAMENT
6
6
No
LANE
4
1
No
LANTANA
7
7
No
LATEN
5
5
No
LATENT
6
6
No
LATENTLY
8
8
No
LAYMAN
6
6
No
LAYMEN
6
6
No
LEAN
4
1
No
LEANLY
6
6
No
LEANT
5
5
No
LENT
4
1
No
MANATEE
7
7
No
MANE
4
1
No
MANLY
5
5
No
MANNA
5
5
No
MANTA
5
5
No
MANTEL
6
6
No
MANTLE
6
6
No
MANY
4
1
No
MEAN
4
1
No
MEANLY
6
6
No
MEANT
5
5
No
MEANY
5
5
No
MENTAL
6
6
No
MENTALLY
8
15
Yes
MENTEE
6
6
No
MYNA
4
1
No
NAAN
4
1
No
NAME
4
1
No
NAMELY
6
6
No
NANA
4
1
No
NANNY
5
5
No
NATAL
5
5
No
NATANT
6
6
No
NATTY
5
5
No
NEAT
4
1
No
NEATEN
6
6
No
NEATLY
6
6
No
NENE
4
1
No
NETTLE
6
6
No
NETTY
5
5
No
TALENT
6
6
No
TEEN
4
1
No
TEENY
5
5
No
TENANT
6
6
No
TENEMENT
8
8
No
TENET
5
5
No
TENT
4
1
No
YENTA
5
5
No
YENTE
5
5
No

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