New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, August 7, 2026 has center letter G and outer letters D, E, I, N, P, X. Today's sole pangram is EXPENDING, a nine-letter word that uses all seven available letters. There are 49 valid answers in today's grid.

Three hints before the complete word list, for solvers still working through the grid.

NYT Spelling Bee Hints - August 7, 2026

Hint 1: Center letter G pulls most of the grid toward -ING endings. The majority of today's seven-letter and six-letter answers are present-participle forms, so if a word feels right but lacks a G, it is not valid today.

Hint 2: The pangram EXPENDING means actively using up or consuming something, most commonly applied to money, energy, or resources. It...