NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 4, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, n, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 185 points |
| Genius Level | 130 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| H | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| Y | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×10 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 |
| H | HO×12 |
| N | NE×1 NO×5 |
| O | OD×1 OW×2 |
| W | WO×7 |
| Y | YO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOD×1 DON×3 DOW×4 DOY×2 |
|---|---|
| E | END×2 |
| H | HOE×2 HON×5 HOO×4 HOW×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NOD×2 NOH×1 NON×1 NOO×1 |
| O | ODE×1 OWE×1 OWN×1 |
| W | WOO×6 WOW×1 |
| Y | YON×1 YOO×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ho...... † | HO8 | A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| do... | DO5 | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of down |
| do... | DO5 | Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. |
| do... | DO5 | A commander in charge of ten men. |
| do..... | DO7 | A female doyen. |
| en... | EN5 | To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of endow |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho..... | HO7 | A type of American folk or square dance. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | Made sharp. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho..... | HO7 | Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| ho... | HO5 | An informal greeting. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| ow.. | OW4 | simple past tense and past participle of owe |
| ow... | OW5 | simple past tense and past participle of own |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Covered with trees. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Made of wood. |
| wo... | WO5 | Covered in woods; wooded. |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of woo |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of wow |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- honeydew† (HO8)
- dodo (DO4)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- dowdy (DO5)
- down (DO4)
- downed (DO6)
- downy (DO5)
- doyen (DO5)
- doyenne (DO7)
- endow (EN5)
- endowed (EN7)
- hoed (HO4)
- hoedown (HO7)
- hone (HO4)
- honed (HO5)
- honey (HO5)
- honeyed (HO7)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hooey (HO5)
- howdy (HO5)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- nohow (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- odeon (OD5)
- owed (OW4)
- owned (OW5)
- wood (WO4)
- wooded (WO6)
- wooden (WO6)
- woody (WO5)
- wooed (WO5)
- woohoo (WO6)
- wowed (WO5)
- yond (YO4)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- honeydew† (noun): A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- dowdy (adjective): Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- downed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of down
- downy (adjective): Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
- doyen (noun): A commander in charge of ten men.
- doyenne (noun): A female doyen.
- endow (verb): To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).
- endowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endow
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hoedown (noun): A type of American folk or square dance.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honed (adjective): Made sharp.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeyed (adjective): Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- howdy (interjection): An informal greeting.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- owed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of owe
- owned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of own
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- wooded (adjective): Covered with trees.
- wooden (adjective): Made of wood.
- woody (adjective): Covered in woods; wooded.
- wooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of woo
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- wowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wow
- yond (adjective): further; more distant
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.