July 1, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 1, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 1, 2026 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words51
Max Points224
Pangrams2
Genius157

4 letter answers 19 words

CEDECUEDDEEDDEEPDICEDIEDDUDEDUPEEPEEEPICHEEDHIDEHUEDICEDPEEDPEEPPIEDPIPEPUCE

5 letter answers 11 words

CEDEDCHEEPCHIDEDEICEDEUCEDICEDDUPEDEDUCEPIECEPIPEDUPPED

6 letter answers 14 words

CHIDEDCUPPEDDECIDEDEDUCEDEEDEDDEICEDDIPPEDEDDIEDEDUCEDHEEDEDHIPPIEPEEPEDPEPPEDPIECED

7 letter answers 5 words

CHEEPEDCHIPPEDDECIDEDDEDUCEDDEICIDE

8 letter answers 1 word

HICCUPED

9 letter answers 1 word

HICCUPPED

Common questions

How many answers in the July 1, 2026 Spelling Bee?

51 valid answers worth 224 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 157 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are HICCUPED, HICCUPPED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.