NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 2, 2026

Thursday, July 2, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, July 2, 2026 puts M in the center, with I, N, E, T, L, G around it. There are 93 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

93Words
512Points
358Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

23

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

21

8-letter words

15

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words93
Points512
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length6.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 358 points. Queen Bee is 512.

Genius · 154 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up26
Good41
Solid77
Nice128
Great205
Amazing256
358Genius358
Queen Bee512

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

Pangram Breakdown

GIMLETING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: G ×2, I ×2

MELTING
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 76th percentile
Total points 85th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9373.715418
Points512354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 2, 2026 hive put M in the center with I, N, E, T, L, G around it. Queen Bee needed all 93 words (512 points). Genius sat at 358.

Pangrams on this date: GIMLETING, MELTING. Top starting letters: M (41), L (12). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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