NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 22, 2026

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 puts T in the center, with A, K, R, H, C, D around it. There are 46 valid words. It plays like a Very 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.

46Words
182Points
127Genius
1Pangram
Very 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

20

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

5

8-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels1
Rare lettersNone
Words46
Points182
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 127 points. Queen Bee is 182.

Genius · 55 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good15
Solid27
Nice46
Great73
Amazing91
127Genius127
Queen Bee182

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

Pangram Breakdown

HARDTACK
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 17th percentile
Total points 13th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4673.715418
Points182354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 22, 2026 hive put T in the center with A, K, R, H, C, D around it. Queen Bee needed all 46 words (182 points). Genius sat at 127.

Pangram on this date: HARDTACK. Top starting letters: T (14), C (9). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Very Hard.

FAQs for July 22, 2026