NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 7, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, n, p, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 314 points |
| Genius Level | 220 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| G | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| P | 1 | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 17 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×6 DI×6 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×3 EG×2 EN×2 EX×1 |
| G | GE×3 GI×4 |
| I | IN×3 |
| N | NE×1 NI×2 |
| P | PE×7 PI×10 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEI×3 DEP×1 DIG×1 DIN×4 DIP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDG×3 EGG×2 END×1 ENG×1 EXP×1 |
| G | GEN×3 GIG×2 GIN×2 |
| I | IND×2 INN×1 |
| N | NEE×1 NIP×1 NIX×1 |
| P | PEE×2 PEG×2 PEN×2 PEP×1 PID×1 PIG×3 PIN×5 PIP×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ex....... † | EX9 | present participle and gerund of expend |
| de..... | DE7 | present participle of deed |
| de....... | DE9 | present participle and gerund of deepen |
| de... | DE5 | To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deign |
| de...... | DE8 | present participle of deign |
| de....... | DE9 | present participle and gerund of depend |
| di..... | DI7 | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| di.. | DI4 | Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of ding |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of ding |
| di.... | DI6 | Eating dinner as a social function. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of dip |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| ed.... | ED6 | present participle of edge |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | A termination or conclusion. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gi.... | GI6 | simple past tense and past participle of gig |
| gi..... | GI7 | gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig. |
| gi.... | GI6 | simple past tense and past participle of gin |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| in...... | IN8 | No definition found; request failed |
| in...... | IN8 | Indigenous. |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| ne..... | NE7 | present participle of need |
| ni..... | NI7 | present participle of nip |
| ni.... | NI6 | present participle of nix |
| pe.... | PE6 | present participle of pee |
| pe..... | PE7 | The action of the verb to peep. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peg |
| pe..... | PE7 | The act of fastening with a peg. |
| pe..... | PE7 | present participle and gerund of pend |
| pe..... | PE7 | present participle of pen |
| pe..... | PE7 | present participle of pep |
| pi.... | PI6 | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past and past participle of pig |
| pi..... | PI7 | Damned (used as a mild intensive). |
| pi.... | PI6 | A pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past and past participle of ping |
| pi..... | PI7 | present participle of ping |
| pi.... | PI6 | present participle of pine |
| pi..... | PI7 | present participle of pin |
| pi.... | PI6 | present participle of pipe |
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.
- expending† (EX9)
- deeding (DE7)
- deepening (DE9)
- deign (DE5)
- deigned (DE7)
- deigning (DE8)
- depending (DE9)
- digging (DI7)
- ding (DI4)
- dinged (DI6)
- dinging (DI7)
- dining (DI6)
- dipping (DI7)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- edging (ED6)
- egged (EG5)
- egging (EG6)
- ending (EN6)
- engine (EN6)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gigged (GI6)
- gigging (GI7)
- ginned (GI6)
- ginning (GI7)
- indexing (IN8)
- indigene (IN8)
- inning (IN6)
- needing (NE7)
- nipping (NI7)
- nixing (NI6)
- peeing (PE6)
- peeping (PE7)
- pegged (PE6)
- pegging (PE7)
- pending (PE7)
- penning (PE7)
- pepping (PE7)
- pidgin (PI6)
- pigged (PI6)
- pigging (PI7)
- pigpen (PI6)
- ping (PI4)
- pinged (PI6)
- pinging (PI7)
- pining (PI6)
- pinning (PI7)
- piping (PI6)
Answer Definitions
- expending† (verb): present participle and gerund of expend
- deeding (verb): present participle of deed
- deepening (verb): present participle and gerund of deepen
- deign (verb): To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
- deigned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deign
- deigning (verb): present participle of deign
- depending (verb): present participle and gerund of depend
- digging (noun): The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- ding (noun): Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- dinged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ding
- dinging (verb): present participle of ding
- dining (noun): Eating dinner as a social function.
- dipping (verb): present participle of dip
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- edging (verb): present participle of edge
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- ending (noun): A termination or conclusion.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- gigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gig
- gigging (noun): gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig.
- ginned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gin
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- indexing (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- indigene (adjective): Indigenous.
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- needing (verb): present participle of need
- nipping (verb): present participle of nip
- nixing (verb): present participle of nix
- peeing (verb): present participle of pee
- peeping (noun): The action of the verb to peep.
- pegged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peg
- pegging (noun): The act of fastening with a peg.
- pending (verb): present participle and gerund of pend
- penning (verb): present participle of pen
- pepping (verb): present participle of pep
- pidgin (noun): An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- pigged (verb): simple past and past participle of pig
- pigging (adjective): Damned (used as a mild intensive).
- pigpen (noun): A pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept.
- ping (noun): A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- pinged (verb): simple past and past participle of ping
- pinging (verb): present participle of ping
- pining (verb): present participle of pine
- pinning (verb): present participle of pin
- piping (verb): present participle of pipe