July 18, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 18, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 18, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words73
Max Points389
Pangrams2
Genius272
4 letter answers 16 words
ACAICALLCAPECELLCITECLAPCLIPEPICLACELAICLICEPACEPACTPICATACTTALC
5 letter answers 17 words
APACEATTICCACTICALLACELLICILIACLEATECLATELECTILIACLICITLILACPEACEPIECEPLACETACETTACIT
6 letter answers 18 words
ACACIAACCEPTACETALACETICALPACAAPIECECAPLETCATTLECELIACELICITICICLEIPECACITALICLACTICLAICALPALACEPEPTICTACTIC
7 letter answers 14 words
ACETATECALCITECAPITALCATALPACATCALLCATTAILELECTEEILLICITLACTATELACTEALLATTICEPICCATAPLACATETACTILE
8 letter answers 5 words
ECLECTICECLIPTICELLIPTICPELLICLETACTICAL
9 letter answers 2 words
EPILEPTICTAILPIECE
10 letter answers 1 word
ELLIPTICAL
Common questions
How many answers in the July 18, 2026 Spelling Bee?
73 valid answers worth 389 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 272 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ELLIPTICAL, TAILPIECE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.