NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 1, 2026

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, July 1, 2026 puts E in the center, with U, I, C, H, P, D around it. There are 74 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes E. Tap a word for a short definition.

74Words
319Points
223Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes E.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

27

5-letter words

16

6-letter words

22

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words74
Points319
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 223 points. Queen Bee is 319.

Genius · 96 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid48
Nice80
Great128
Amazing160
223Genius223
Queen Bee319

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 319 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

HICCUPED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

HICCUPPED
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2, P ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 56th percentile
Total points 46th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7473.715418
Points319354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 1, 2026 hive put E in the center with U, I, C, H, P, D around it. Queen Bee needed all 74 words (319 points). Genius sat at 223.

Pangrams on this date: HICCUPED, HICCUPPED. Top starting letters: D (24), P (15). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for July 1, 2026