NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 14, 2026

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 puts T in the center, with V, C, L, I, O, R around it. There are 68 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

68Words
266Points
186Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

31

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels2
Rare lettersV
Words68
Points266
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 186 points. Queen Bee is 266.

Genius · 80 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up13
Good21
Solid40
Nice67
Great106
Amazing133
186Genius186
Queen Bee266

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

Pangram Breakdown

VITRIOLIC
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 48th percentile
Total points 32th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6873.715418
Points266354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 14, 2026 hive put T in the center with V, C, L, I, O, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 68 words (266 points). Genius sat at 186.

Pangram on this date: VITRIOLIC. Top starting letters: T (26), C (10). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for July 14, 2026