All 37 valid words for the NYT Spelling Bee. Center letter: C.
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With C required in every answer, the July 6, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee was a moderately challenging puzzle — 37 valid words in all.
With 37 valid words, this puzzle sat close to the typical range, rewarding players who systematically worked through every letter combination. The outer letters were A, E, H, L, N, V, and the longest answer aside from the pangram ran 7 letters for 7 points. Reaching Genius required 122 points out of a possible 174; see how this compares in the full answers archive.
At 16 points, the pangram was the most valuable single word in the grid. 11 of the 37 answers were 4-letter words worth 1 point each, so the real climb toward Genius came from the longer finds — our Genius strategy guide breaks down how to spot them.
Prefer to solve it yourself? Get spoiler-free hints for today's Spelling Bee instead — the words grouped by starting letter and length, with a nudge toward the pangram, so nothing is spoiled until you ask.
Prefer a nudge over the full answer key? Here is how the 37 words for the July 6, 2026 Spelling Bee break down — how many begin with each letter, at each word length — followed by the two-letter start list. Work these first, then reveal the complete list only if you get stuck.
| Start \ Len | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | · | 21 |
| E | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | · | 4 |
| H | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| L | 2 | 3 | · | · | · | 5 |
| N | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 |
| V | · | · | · | 2 | · | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 37 |
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Spoiler warning — the complete answer list is below.
Definitions for the July 6, 2026 answers — so you know exactly what you found, or what you missed. Pangrams are marked ★.
Spoiler warning — every answer word is spelled out and defined below.
Word definitions from WordNet® 3.1, Princeton University.
The players who find CHALLAH and CHANCEL consistently know their Latin and Greek roots. These books teach the exact system that unlocks words like AVALANCHE before you ever see the puzzle.
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