July 3, 2026, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, July 03, 2026

Jul 03, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, I, L, N, O, R honeycomb (center letter A) feature 63 words, a 235-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: DOORNAIL, LANDLORD, RAILROAD.

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Spelling Bee hive for July 3, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,I,L,N,O and R

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Friday, July 3, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

48th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.94

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

35/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 35% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

52 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×8L4×7L9×6L9×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 165 pts

25 words3×8L4×7L9×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

145 vowels · 166 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up35 PTS
25%Good59 PTS
40%Solid94 PTS
50%Nice118 PTS
60%Great141 PTS
65%Amazing153 PTS
70%Genius165 PTS
100%Queen Bee235 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 63 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, July 3, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

27%

21%

19%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-07-02

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-12-08(L)

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Word Length Distribution

30 words

17 words

9 words

4 words (Pangram)

3 words (Pangram)

Share of 63 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

63 words

100%

40 words

63%

38 words

60%

37 words

59%

36 words

57%

30 words

48%

28 words

44%

Share of 63 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

30 pts

85 pts

54 pts

35 pts (Pangram)

31 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1727%

1321%

1219%

813%

711%

35%

Share of 63 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 235 ranks in the 68th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-01.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 63 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 93rd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-02.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-07-02.
The estimated solve time of 44–60 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
aaron
adad
adai
adar
adda
addn
addnl
adin
adlai
adonai
adonia
adonian
adonidin
adoral
adorno
adrad
adradial
adrian
adriana
ainoi
aion
aionial
airan
airn
aladdin
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alani
alanin
alar
alarodian
aldol
aldrin
alia
alida
alidad
allan
allo
allod
allodia
allodial
allodian
allolalia
alloo
alod
alodia
alodial
alodian
aloin
anan
anana
ananda
anandria
anda
andi
andor
andorra
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andria
androidal
andron
anil
anilao
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anilino
aniridia
anna
annona
anoa
anodal
anodon
anoia
anoil
anorn
aonian
arad
aradid
arado
arain
aralia
arara
ararao
ardri
arian
ariana
arilli
arilloid
arion
arna
arni
arnold
aroar
aroid
arolia
arolla
aronia
arrand
dada
dado
dail
dain
daira
dalarnian
dali
dalradian
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danio
dard
dardan
dardani
dardaol
dari
darii
darin
darr
dialin
diana
diandrian
dianodal
dianoia
diarial
diarian
didna
didonia
doddard
dodona
dodonian
doina
dolia
dolina
dona
donald
donar
donia
donna
dora
dorad
dorian
drail
drona
idalian
idiolalia
idola
idrialin
ilia
iliad
ilial
ilian
illano
illinoian
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
indra
inia
inial
inlard
inradii
inrail
iodal
ionian
iran
irani
iranian
irian
iridal
iridial
iridian
laari
ladin
ladino
ladron
laird
lall
lalo
lana
lanao
landrail
laniard
laralia
lararia
lardon
lardoon
lari
larid
lariid
larin
larn
laroid
liana
lianoid
liard
lida
lidar
lidia
lila
lilian
lina
linaloa
linalol
linalool
linaria
linda
loanin
lola
lollard
lollardian
londonian
lora
loral
loran
lorarii
nadiral
naid
nailrod
nain
naio
nair
naira
nanda
nandi
nandina
nanoid
naoi
nard
nardoo
narial
narr
narra
niall
nidal
nidana
nina
nona
nonaid
nonair
nonda
nondollar
nonoral
nonrailroad
nora
noria
norland
odal
odinian
oidia
oldland
olla
olona
onan
onlaid
ooidal
oorali
oorial
orad
oraon
oraria
orarian
orarion
ordalian
ordinand
orlando
oroanal
orra
raad
rada
radialia
radioiron
radiolaria
radiolarian
radion
raia
railroadana
railroadiana
rall
rana
ranarian
randal
randall
randan
randir
randon
randori
ranid
rann
rinaldo
rodinal
roland
ronald
roral

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.