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Spelling Bee hints & answers: Aug 12, 2026

This page shows spoiler-layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Aug 12, 2026 (2026-08-12).

Hive overview

This hive centers on T with six outer letters. It has 27 stored words, 1 pangram, and about 116 available points before rank thresholds.

E
G
H
T
I
W
Y
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This hive has 27 playable words worth about 116 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There is 1 pangram hidden in this hive.

Show word-count hints

Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

T
4 letters5
5 letters5
6 letters1
7+ letters–
Total11
E
4 letters–
5 letters1
6 letters2
7+ letters2
Total5
G
4 letters–
5 letters–
6 letters–
7+ letters–
Total0
H
4 letters–
5 letters–
6 letters1
7+ letters–
Total1
I
4 letters1
5 letters–
6 letters–
7+ letters–
Total1
W
4 letters3
5 letters3
6 letters1
7+ letters1
Total8
Y
4 letters1
5 letters–
6 letters–
7+ letters–
Total1
Σ
4 letters10
5 letters9
6 letters5
7+ letters3
Total27

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

  • Good Start: 0 pts
  • Moving Up: 2 pts
  • Good: 6 pts
  • Solid: 9 pts
  • Nice: 17 pts
  • Great: 29 pts
  • Amazing: 46 pts
  • Genius: 81 pts
  • Queen Bee: 116 pts

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

Show two-letter and length counts

Counts use the available unique accepted answers; they do not add dictionary guesses.

By length: 4 letters: 10 · 5 letters: 9 · 6 letters: 5 · 7 letters: 1 · 8 letters: 1 · 9 letters: 1

By first two letters: EI: 4 · EY: 1 · HE: 1 · IT: 1 · TE: 2 · TH: 3 · TI: 2 · TW: 4 · WE: 2 · WH: 3 · WI: 3 · YE: 1

Pangram 1

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7 letters; worth 14 points. A perfect pangram: each hive letter appears once.

Show letter pattern

The pangram starts with W and ends with Y: W•••••Y.

Reveal this pangram

WEIGHTY

Show score and letter coverage

WEIGHTY: 7 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 14 points. Uses all seven letters: E, G, H, I, T, W, Y.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for this hive (alphabetical):

  • EIGHT
    5
    5
    No
  • EIGHTH
    6
    6
    No
  • EIGHTIETH
    9
    9
    No
  • EIGHTY
    6
    6
    No
  • EYETEETH
    8
    8
    No
  • HEIGHT
    6
    6
    No
  • ITTY
    4
    1
    No
  • TEETH
    5
    5
    No
  • TEETHE
    6
    6
    No
  • THEE
    4
    1
    No
  • THEY
    4
    1
    No
  • THIGH
    5
    5
    No
  • TIGHT
    5
    5
    No
  • TITHE
    5
    5
    No
  • TWEE
    4
    1
    No
  • TWEET
    5
    5
    No
  • TWIG
    4
    1
    No
  • TWIT
    4
    1
    No
  • WEIGHT
    6
    6
    No
  • WEIGHTY
    7
    14
    Yes
  • WHET
    4
    1
    No
  • WHIT
    4
    1
    No
  • WHITE
    5
    5
    No
  • WIGHT
    5
    5
    No
  • WITH
    4
    1
    No
  • WITTY
    5
    5
    No
  • YETI
    4
    1
    No

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