NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 12, 2026

Sunday, July 12, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, July 12, 2026 puts K in the center, with W, E, G, A, N, I around it. There are 52 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 K. Tap a word for a short definition.

52Words
219Points
153Genius
3Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

25

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

7

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterK
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words52
Points219
Pangrams3
Longest word9
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 153 points. Queen Bee is 219.

Genius · 66 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good18
Solid33
Nice55
Great88
Amazing110
153Genius153
Queen Bee219

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

Pangram Breakdown

AWAKENING
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, N ×2

WAKENING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

WEAKENING
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 24th percentile
Total points 20th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5273.715418
Points219354.189260
Pangrams32.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 12, 2026 hive put K in the center with W, E, G, A, N, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 52 words (219 points). Genius sat at 153.

Pangrams on this date: AWAKENING, WAKENING, WEAKENING. Top starting letters: K (24), W (12). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for July 12, 2026