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Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Tuesday, August 18, 2026/Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · letters BADEGHN · 42 words

Every valid word in today's New York Times Spelling Bee, updated each morning when the new letter set goes live at 3am Eastern. If you only want a nudge, the hints below work through the puzzle without naming anything; today's pangram and the complete answer list are each one tap away after that. The Tuesday, August 18, 2026 puzzle has 42 words to find.

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    Hints before the answers

    1. Today's letters are B, A, D, E, G, H, N, with B in the centre.
    2. There are 42 words to find and 2 pangrams.
    3. Words by starting letter: B × 32, H × 5, A × 1, D × 1, E × 1, G × 1, N × 1.
    4. The longest word has 10 letters.

    Pangrams

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    HEADBANG HEADBANGED2 to find

    All 42 answers

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    • ABED
    • BAAED
    • BABA
    • BABE
    • BADE
    • BADGE
    • BADGED
    • BAGGAGE
    • BAGGED
    • BANANA
    • BAND
    • BANDAGE
    • BANDAGED
    • BANDANA
    • BANDANNA
    • BANDED
    • BANE
    • BANG
    • BANGED
    • BANNED
    • BEAD
    • BEADED
    • BEAN
    • BEANBAG
    • BEANED
    • BEDDED
    • BEDHEAD
    • BEEN
    • BEGAN
    • BEGGED
    • BEHEAD
    • BEHEADED
    • BEND
    • DABBED
    • EBBED
    • GABBED
    • HANDBAG
    • HEADBAND
    • HEADBANG
    • HEADBANGED
    • HENBANE
    • NABBED

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    What are today's Spelling Bee answers?

    There are 42 valid words in the Tuesday, August 18, 2026 puzzle, including 2 pangrams.

    What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

    The pangrams are HEADBANG, HEADBANGED.

    What time does the Spelling Bee reset?

    A new letter set is published at 3am Eastern each day.

    What is a pangram in Spelling Bee?

    A pangram uses all seven of the day's letters at least once. It is worth seven bonus points on top of its length, which is why finding one is usually the fastest route to Genius.

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