NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — August 25, 2026
- 40Total words
- 218Total points
- 153Genius
- 2Pangrams
The pangram for August 25, 2026
Every letter used at least once — worth a bonus 7 points on top of the length score.
Letter by letter
11 letters · tap any tile to reveal just that letter.
Spelling Bee hints for August 25, 2026
Three levels of help, gentlest first — take only as much as you need. Skip straight to the answers →
Words per starting letter
The gentlest nudge — which letters do the heavy lifting today.
Two-letter tally
How many words start with each pair — if a pair isn't here, nothing starts with it.
- bi6
- bo17
- bu9
- gi2
- no1
- nu1
- ob1
- tu1
- un2
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 4 | 11 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | 32 |
| G | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| I | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| N | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| O | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| T | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| U | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Σ | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 40 |
Spelling Bee answers for August 25, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- unbuttoning18
- buttoning16
8
- unbutton8
7
- binging7
- binning7
- bobbing7
- bogging7
- booting7
- bugging7
- bunting7
- butting7
6
- biotin6
- biting6
- bobbin6
- bonbon6
- boning6
- bonito6
- bonobo6
- booboo6
- booing6
- bunion6
- button6
- gibbon6
- gibing6
- nubbin6
- tubing6
5
- bigot5
- bingo5
- boing5
- bongo5
4
- bong1
- boob1
- boon1
- boot1
- bout1
- bung1
- bunt1
- butt1
- noob1
- obit1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
5/ 10
A middling Tuesday that leans slightly toward accessible. With 40 words against a historical average of 44, the list is a touch shorter than usual, but the center letter is extremely productive and the vocabulary stays mostly familiar. The main challenge is recognizing the double-pangram opportunity — both a shorter and a longer form of the same word — and hunting down a handful of less common six-letter entries hiding in the mix. Solvers comfortable with repeated-letter words will have an easier time than those who aren't.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 218 | 100% |
| Genius | 153 | 70% |
| Amazing | 109 | 50% |
| Great | 87 | 40% |
| Nice | 55 | 25% |
| Solid | 33 | 15% |
| Good | 17 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 11 | 5% |
| Good Start | 4 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
unbuttoning18 pts
A prefixed extension of 'buttoning,' with the Old English negating prefix 'un-' attached to signal reversal of the action — a pattern English has used productively since at least the 12th century. The word's length (eleven letters) makes it one of the more satisfying pangrams to uncover.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word11 letters
- 4-letter words10 of 40
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived85
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