NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 28, 2026

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 puts M in the center, with G, N, D, I, E, P around it. There are 63 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 M. Tap a word for a short definition.

63Words
323Points
226Genius
3Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words63
Points323
Pangrams3
Longest word9
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 226 points. Queen Bee is 323.

Genius · 97 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid48
Nice81
Great129
Amazing162
226Genius226
Queen Bee323

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

Pangram Breakdown

IMPEDING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

IMPENDING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×2

IMPINGED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 40th percentile
Total points 48th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6373.715418
Points323354.189260
Pangrams32.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 28, 2026 hive put M in the center with G, N, D, I, E, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 63 words (323 points). Genius sat at 226.

Pangrams on this date: IMPEDING, IMPENDING, IMPINGED. Top starting letters: M (22), I (16). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for July 28, 2026