NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 21, 2026

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, July 21, 2026 puts F in the center, with I, L, N, Y, A, B around it. There are 39 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 F. Tap a word for a short definition.

39Words
174Points
122Genius
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 F.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

15

5-letter words

8

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterF
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words39
Points174
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 122 points. Queen Bee is 174.

Genius · 52 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up9
Good14
Solid26
Nice44
Great70
Amazing87
122Genius122
Queen Bee174

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

Pangram Breakdown

INFALLIBLY
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, L ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 10th percentile
Total points 11th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3973.715418
Points174354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 21, 2026 hive put F in the center with I, L, N, Y, A, B around it. Queen Bee needed all 39 words (174 points). Genius sat at 122.

Pangram on this date: INFALLIBLY. Top starting letters: F (23), B (6). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for July 21, 2026