July 26, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 26, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 26, 2023 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points268
Pangram1
Genius188

4 letter answers 12 words

GILTGIRTGRITHILTHINTLILTLINTTHINTILLTILTTINTTRIG

5 letter answers 11 words

GIRTHGLINTLIGHTNIGHTNINTHRIGHTTHIGHTHINGTIGHTTILTHTRILL

6 letter answers 3 words

THRILLTILINGTIRING

7 letter answers 9 words

HINTINGHITTINGLILTINGTILLINGTILTINGTINGINGTINTINGTITHINGTITLING

8 letter answers 8 words

GLINTINGGRITTINGIGNITINGLIGHTINGRIGHTINGTHINNINGTINGLINGTRILLING

9 letter answers 3 words

HIGHLIGHTLIGHTNINGTHRILLING

10 letter answers 1 word

NIGHTLIGHT

12 letter answers 1 word

HIGHLIGHTING

Common questions

How many answers in the July 26, 2023 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 268 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 188 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is THRILLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.