NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 7, 2026

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, July 7, 2026 puts P in the center, with D, L, A, B, O, R around it. There are 49 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

49Words
184Points
129Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

24

5-letter words

8

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

3

8-letter words

4

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words49
Points184
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 129 points. Queen Bee is 184.

Genius · 55 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good15
Solid28
Nice46
Great74
Amazing92
129Genius129
Queen Bee184

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

Pangram Breakdown

LAPBOARD
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 19th percentile
Total points 14th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4973.715418
Points184354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 7, 2026 hive put P in the center with D, L, A, B, O, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 49 words (184 points). Genius sat at 129.

Pangram on this date: LAPBOARD. Top starting letters: P (33), A (5). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for July 7, 2026