NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 5, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, h, k, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 17 words |
| Total Points | 82 points |
| Genius Level | 57 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| K | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | Σ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AH×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FO×1 FR×1 |
| H | HA×2 HO×3 |
| K | KA×1 KO×1 |
| O | OA×1 OK×1 |
| R | |
| Y | YA×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×1 AHO×1 ARR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FOR×1 FRA×1 |
| H | HAR×1 HAY×1 HOA×1 HOO×2 |
| K | KAY×1 KOO×1 |
| O | OAK×1 OKA×1 |
| R | |
| Y | YAH×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| ah.. | AH4 | Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| fo... | FO5 | A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| ha... | HA5 | To plunder, pillage, assault. |
| ho... | HO5 | White, whitish, or greyish-white. |
| ho... | HO5 | Absence from school or work; truancy. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| ho.... | HO6 | Used to express approval, joy or victory. |
| ka... | KA5 | A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck |
| ko... | KO5 | Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. |
| oa.. | OA4 | Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood. |
| ok.. | OK4 | Alternative spelling of OK |
| ya... | YA5 | A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person |
| 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.
- hayfork† (HA7)
- affray (AF6)
- ahoy (AH4)
- array (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- foray (FO5)
- fray (FR4)
- harry (HA5)
- hoary (HO5)
- hooky (HO5)
- hooray (HO6)
- kayak (KA5)
- kooky (KO5)
- oaky (OA4)
- okay (OK4)
- yahoo (YA5)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- hayfork† (noun): A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- ahoy (interjection): Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- foray (noun): A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
- hoary (adjective): White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- hooky (noun): Absence from school or work; truancy. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- hooray (interjection): Used to express approval, joy or victory.
- kayak (noun): A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck
- kooky (adjective): Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
- oaky (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.
- okay (noun): Alternative spelling of OK
- yahoo (noun): A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.