New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, August 2, 2026 has N as the center letter. The outer letters are A, C, D, E, H, L. Every answer must contain N, and all letters come from this seven-letter set.

CHANNELED and DANCEHALL. Both use all seven letters, and both sit at nine letters, making today's set one of the more generous pangram days in recent weeks. CHANNELED is the more accessible of the two; DANCEHALL, a compound of two common words, is the satisfying find.

NYT Spelling Bee Answers - August 2, 2026

9 letters (4): CANCELLED, CHANNELED, DANCEHALL, DECADENCE

8 letters (7): ANNEALED, CANCELED, CLENCHED, DEADENED, ENHANCED, HANDHELD, HEADLAND

7 letters (14): ADDENDA, CADENCE, CANDELA, CHANCED, CHANCEL, CHANNEL, CLEAN...