NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 20, 2026

Monday, July 20, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, July 20, 2026 puts I in the center, with N, O, M, T, H, L around it. There are 73 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 I. Tap a word for a short definition.

73Words
285Points
200Genius
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 I.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

35

5-letter words

16

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words73
Points285
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 200 points. Queen Bee is 285.

Genius · 85 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up14
Good23
Solid43
Nice71
Great114
Amazing143
200Genius200
Queen Bee285

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

Pangram Breakdown

MILLIONTH
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, L ×2

MONOLITH
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 54th percentile
Total points 37th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7373.715418
Points285354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 20, 2026 hive put I in the center with N, O, M, T, H, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 73 words (285 points). Genius sat at 200.

Pangrams on this date: MILLIONTH, MONOLITH. Top starting letters: M (20), T (15). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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