Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Friday, August 7, 2026

A full reference for this date's puzzle on TheSpellingBee.org: the same hive, the same word list, and the same scoring as the day it was live. Spoiler-free hints are visible by default; the full answer list sits behind a Reveal button lower on the page. To play today's puzzle, visit the homepage.

The hive

O
D
E
H
N
W
Y
  • Center letterO
  • Outer lettersD · E · H · N · W · Y

Puzzle at a glance

64
Total words
1
Pangrams
284
Max points

Words by length

Letters 45678 Σ
Words 20211364 64

Two-letter starts

DH1
DO13
DY2
ED1
EN3
HO18
NE2
NO7
OD1
OH1
OO1
OW2
WO8
YO4

Answers

Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Friday, August 7, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.

Reveal full answer list (64 words)
4 letters 20 words
dhow 1
dodo 1
done 1
down 1
eddo 1
enow 1
hoed 1
hone 1
hood 1
howe 1
neon 1
node 1
none 1
noon 1
ohed 1
owed 1
wood 1
yodh 1
yond 1
yowe 1
5 letters 21 words
donee 5
donne 5
dowdy 5
dowed 5
downy 5
doyen 5
endow 5
honed 5
honey 5
hoody 5
hooey 5
howdy 5
noddy 5
nohow 5
odeon 5
oohed 5
owned 5
woody 5
wooed 5
wowed 5
yowed 5
6 letters 13 words
donned 6
donnee 6
downed 6
dynode 6
hodden 6
hooded 6
hoodoo 6
hoyden 6
neoned 6
nodded 6
wonned 6
wooded 6
wooden 6
7 letters 6 words
doyenne 7
dyewood 7
endowed 7
hoedown 7
honeyed 7
woodhen 7
8 letters 4 words
honeydew 15
hoodooed 8
hoydened 8
nonwoody 8