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Spelling Bee Hints Yesterday
Spelling Bee for August 18, 2026
Letters in the Puzzle:
BADEGHN
Words: 42
Score: 228 pts
Pangrams: 2
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: yes
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Also Check:
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Previous Puzzle – August 17, 2026
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Next Puzzle – August 19, 2026
Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
| A | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| B | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | – | 32 |
| D | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| E | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| G | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| H | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| N | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Σ | 11 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 42 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 1
B x 32
D x 1
E x 1
G x 1
H x 5
N x 1
Total words by length:
4L x 11
5L x 4
6L x 14
7L x 7
8L x 5
10L x 1
Two Letter List
AB – 1
BA – 19 BE – 13
DA – 1
EB – 1
GA – 1
HA – 1 HE – 4
NA – 1
NYT Spelling Bee Answers For Yesterday (August 18, 2026)
Below, you’ll find answers to the yesterday’s Spelling Bee puzzle game (August 18, 2026). The puzzle contains 42 words with two pangrams, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: HEADBANG, HEADBANGED
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 228 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | 4 | 1 | |
| BABE | 4 | 1 | |
| BAGGAGE | 7 | 7 | |
| BANANA | 6 | 6 | |
| BAND | 4 | 1 | |
| BANDANA | 7 | 7 | |
| BANDANNA | 8 | 8 | |
| BEEN | 4 | 1 | |
| BANE | 4 | 1 | |
| BEAN | 4 | 1 | |
| BANG | 4 | 1 | |
| BEANBAG | 7 | 7 | |
| BEGAN | 5 | 5 | |
| ABED | 4 | 1 | |
| BAAED | 5 | 5 | |
| BADE | 4 | 1 | |
| BANDED | 6 | 6 | |
| BANNED | 6 | 6 | |
| BEAD | 4 | 1 | |
| BEADED | 6 | 6 | |
| BEANED | 6 | 6 | |
| BEDDED | 6 | 6 | |
| BEND | 4 | 1 | |
| DABBED | 6 | 6 | |
| EBBED | 5 | 5 | |
| NABBED | 6 | 6 | |
| BEGGED | 6 | 6 | |
| BADGE | 5 | 5 | |
| BADGED | 6 | 6 | |
| BAGGED | 6 | 6 | |
| BEDHEAD | 7 | 7 | |
| BEHEAD | 6 | 6 | |
| BEHEADED | 8 | 8 | |
| GABBED | 6 | 6 | |
| HEADBANG | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| HEADBANGED | 10 | 17 | pangram |
| BANDAGE | 7 | 7 | |
| BANDAGED | 8 | 8 | |
| BANGED | 6 | 6 | |
| HANDBAG | 7 | 7 | |
| HEADBAND | 8 | 8 | |
| HENBANE | 7 | 7 |