NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 8, 2026

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 puts G in the center, with T, L, I, Y, R, U around it. There are 34 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 G. Tap a word for a short definition.

34Words
136Points
95Genius
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 G.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

15

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

1

8-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterG
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words34
Points136
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 95 points. Queen Bee is 136.

Genius · 41 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up7
Good11
Solid20
Nice34
Great54
Amazing68
95Genius95
Queen Bee136

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

Pangram Breakdown

LITURGY
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 7th percentile
Total points 5th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3473.715418
Points136354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 8, 2026 hive put G in the center with T, L, I, Y, R, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 34 words (136 points). Genius sat at 95.

Pangram on this date: LITURGY. Top starting letters: G (27), T (3). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for July 8, 2026