New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Today's NYT Spelling Bee puts B at the center of a deceptively rich hive, with HEADBANG and HEADBANGED emerging as the two pangrams and a deep collection of words waiting to be uncovered.

NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today, August 18, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, August 18, 2026, gives players a seven-letter hive built around A, B, D, E, G, H, and N, with B as the mandatory center letter. Every accepted word must contain B, while letters can be reused as many times as necessary.

Today's puzzle contains 42 unique answers, with HEADBANG and HEADBANGED serving as the two pangrams. The solution set stretches from four-letter words to a 10-letter answer.

10-Letter Answer

HEADBANGED

8-Letter Answers

BANDAGED, ...