NYT Spelling Bee hints & answers: Saturday, August 15, 2026

Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2026 · Hints reviewed by Omer Liban · New puzzle daily at 3am US Eastern Time.

This page has every level of help for the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle of Saturday, August 15, 2026: 2 spoiler-free hint tiers that narrow things down step by step, followed by the complete answers with explanations — each behind its own tap-to-reveal card.

Chasing Genius — or that last elusive pangram? Use the two-letter list first; it's how the Bee community keeps the challenge alive while getting unstuck.

Today's letters: O (centre — every word must use it) plus A, C, D, H, I, R. The “pangram” is the word that uses all seven letters.

Spelling Bee hints (August 15, 2026)

1Today's numbers

51 words to find, worth 218 points in total.
1 pangram today.

2Two-letter list

How to read this: each pair below is the first two letters of an answer, and the count is how many of today's answers start that way. “CA: 5” means five answers begin with CA.
AC: 2 words
AR: 2 words
CA: 3 words
CH: 3 words
CI: 1 word
CO: 11 words
CR: 2 words
DO: 4 words
DR: 1 word
HA: 1 word
HO: 9 words
IC: 1 word
OD: 1 word
OR: 3 words
RA: 2 words
RO: 5 words

Spelling Bee answers — August 15, 2026

★Pangram, explained

RADICCHIO — noun: A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable

★Full word list

ACCORD, ACHOO, ARCO, ARDOR, CACAO, CARDIO, CARDIOID, CHADOR, CHOIR, CHORD, CIAO, COACH, COCA, COCCI, COCHAIR, COCOA, CODA, COHO, COIR, CORD, CORRIDA, CORRIDOR, CROC, CROCI, DODO, DOODAD, DOOR, DORADO, DROID, HAIRDO, HOAR, HOARD, HOOCH, HOOD, HOODOO, HOORAH, HORA, HORRID, HORROR, ICHOR, ODOR, ORCA, ORCHARD, ORCHID, RADICCHIO, RADIO, ROACH, ROAD, ROAR, ROCOCO, ROOD

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Spelling Bee — common questions

What is a pangram in Spelling Bee?

A pangram uses all seven of the day's letters at least once. It scores its word length plus a 7-point bonus, and every puzzle has at least one.

What score do I need for Genius?

Genius requires 70% of the puzzle's total available points. Queen Bee — finding every single word — is the unofficial 100% rank.

Why isn't my word accepted in Spelling Bee?

The Bee uses a curated list: very obscure words, proper nouns and hyphenated words are excluded. Words must be 4+ letters and must include the centre letter.

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