July 7, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 7, 2024

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 7, 2024 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words70
Max Points422
Pangrams4
Genius295

4 letter answers 13 words

FEEDFEELFELLFENDFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFINDFINEFLEDFLEELIFE

5 letter answers 10 words

ELFINFEIGNFELIDFIELDFIENDFIFEDFILEDFINEDFLIEDFLING

6 letter answers 16 words

DEFENDDEFIEDDEFILEDEFINEFELINEFELLEDFENDEDFENNELFIDDLEFIFINGFILINGFILLEDFININGFINNEDFLEDGEINFILL

7 letter answers 17 words

DEFILEDDEFINEDDEIFIEDEDIFIEDFEEDINGFEELINGFEIGNEDFELLINGFENDINGFIDDLEDFIELDEDFILLINGFINDINGFLEDGEDFLEEINGINFIDELINFIELD

8 letter answers 10 words

DEFENDEDDEFILINGDEFININGFEIGNINGFIDDLINGFIELDINGFLEDGINGFLINGINGINFILLEDLIFELINE

9 letter answers 4 words

DEFENDINGDIGNIFIEDFLEDGLINGINFILLING

Common questions

How many answers in the July 7, 2024 Spelling Bee?

70 valid answers worth 422 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 295 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DEFILING, FIELDING, FLEDGING, FLEDGLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is F. 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.