NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 6, 2026

Monday, July 6, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, July 6, 2026 puts C in the center, with N, A, V, H, E, L around it. There are 67 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 C. Tap a word for a short definition.

67Words
344Points
241Genius
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 C.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

14

5-letter words

18

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

15

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels2
Rare lettersV
Words67
Points344
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 241 points. Queen Bee is 344.

Genius · 103 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up17
Good28
Solid52
Nice86
Great138
Amazing172
241Genius241
Queen Bee344

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

Pangram Breakdown

AVALANCHE
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 46th percentile
Total points 54th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6773.715418
Points344354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 6, 2026 hive put C in the center with N, A, V, H, E, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 67 words (344 points). Genius sat at 241.

Pangram on this date: AVALANCHE. Top starting letters: C (43), A (6). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for July 6, 2026