NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 30, 2026

Thursday, July 30, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, July 30, 2026 puts H in the center, with O, T, N, E, G, U around it. There are 41 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes H. Tap a word for a short definition.

41Words
178Points
125Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

16

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterH
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words41
Points178
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 125 points. Queen Bee is 178.

Genius · 53 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good14
Solid27
Nice45
Great71
Amazing89
125Genius125
Queen Bee178

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

Pangram Breakdown

TOUGHEN
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 13th percentile
Total points 12th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4173.715418
Points178354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 30, 2026 hive put H in the center with O, T, N, E, G, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 41 words (178 points). Genius sat at 125.

Pangram on this date: TOUGHEN. Top starting letters: T (17), H (13). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for July 30, 2026