July 4, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 4, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 4, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words64
Max Points303
Pangrams3
Genius212

4 letter answers 22 words

ABETABLEBABABABEBAHTBAILBAITBALEBALLBATEBATHBEATBEETBELLBELTBETABILEBILLBITEBLABBLAHBLAT

5 letter answers 16 words

ABATEALIBIBABELBATHEBELIEBELLEBETELBIBLEBLEATHABITLABELLABIALIBELTABLATABLETIBIA

6 letter answers 14 words

ABLATEALBEITBABBLEBALLETBATTLEBEETLEBILLETBLITHELABIALLABILELIABLETABLETTIBIAETIBIAL

7 letter answers 2 words

HABITATLIBELEE

8 letter answers 8 words

BEATABLEBELITTLEBILABIALBILLABLEHATEABLEHEALABLEHEATABLEHITTABLE

9 letter answers 2 words

BIATHLETEHABITABLE

Common questions

How many answers in the July 4, 2026 Spelling Bee?

64 valid answers worth 303 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 212 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BIATHLETE, HABITABLE, HITTABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.