NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 5, 2026

Sunday, July 5, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, July 5, 2026 puts O in the center, with D, I, V, E, L, F around it. There are 80 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.

80Words
341Points
239Genius
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 O.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

28

5-letter words

21

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words80
Points341
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 239 points. Queen Bee is 341.

Genius · 102 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up17
Good27
Solid51
Nice85
Great136
Amazing171
239Genius239
Queen Bee341

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

Pangram Breakdown

FIVEFOLD
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: F ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 61th percentile
Total points 53th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8073.715418
Points341354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 5, 2026 hive put O in the center with D, I, V, E, L, F around it. Queen Bee needed all 80 words (341 points). Genius sat at 239.

Pangram on this date: FIVEFOLD. Top starting letters: F (24), D (22). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for July 5, 2026