NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 8, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, t, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 102 points |
| Genius Level | 71 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 13 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 20 |
| T | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 18 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EM×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×2 IT×1 |
| L | LI×2 |
| M | ME×6 MI×7 MU×7 |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 TU×1 |
| U | |
| V | VE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EMI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILE×1 ILI×1 ITE×1 |
| L | LIM×2 |
| M | MEE×1 MEL×2 MEM×1 MET×2 MIL×4 MIM×1 MIT×2 MUL×4 MUT×2 MUU×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TIM×1 TUM×1 |
| U | |
| V | VEL×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| mu........ † | MU10 | Having several levels or floors. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| il... | IL5 | The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. |
| il... | IL5 | The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Molten material, the product of melting. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.... | ME6 | A quality of endurance and courage. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A social setting or environment. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mu.. | MU4 | The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. |
| mu.. | MU4 | (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (the red mullets or goatfish). |
| mu.. | MU4 | Not having the power of speech; dumb. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| tu.... | TU6 | Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf. |
| ve... | VE5 | A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. The soft palate. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives. A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills. A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves. A annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates. A delicate membrane found on certain protists. |
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.
- multilevel† (MU10)
- emit (EM4)
- ileum (IL5)
- ilium (IL5)
- item (IT4)
- lime (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- meet (ME4)
- melee (ME5)
- melt (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- mettle (ME6)
- mile (MI4)
- milieu (MI6)
- mill (MI4)
- millet (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mule (MU4)
- mull (MU4)
- mullet (MU6)
- mute (MU4)
- mutt (MU4)
- muumuu (MU6)
- teem (TE4)
- time (TI4)
- tumult (TU6)
- vellum (VE6)
- velum (VE5)
Answer Definitions
- multilevel† (adjective): Having several levels or floors.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- ileum (noun): The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
- ilium (noun): The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- melt (noun): Molten material, the product of melting.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mettle (noun): A quality of endurance and courage.
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- milieu (noun): A social setting or environment.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- millet (noun): Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mule (noun): The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
- mull (verb): (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- mullet (noun): A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (the red mullets or goatfish).
- mute (adjective): Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- tumult (noun): Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- vellum (noun): A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
- velum (noun): A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. The soft palate. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives. A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills. A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves. A annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates. A delicate membrane found on certain protists.