New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 1, 2026 has R as the center letter. The outer letters are A, B, C, I, K, T. Every answer must contain R, and all letters come from this seven-letter set.

BRICKBAT. It uses all seven letters - B, R, I, C, K, A, T - and is the hardest to spot because the repeated B disguises the full letter inventory. A brickbat is a piece of broken brick used as a missile, or more commonly now, a sharp critical remark.

NYT Spelling Bee Answers - August 1, 2026

9 letters (2): BACKTRACK, BARIATRIC

8 letters (4): BACCARAT, BARBARIC, BRICKBAT, CATARACT

7 letters (4): ARABICA, ATTRACT, BARRACK, RATATAT

6 letters (7): ARCTIC, BICARB, CITRIC, CRITIC, RABBIT, RIBBIT, TARTAR

5 letters (17): ATRIA...