July 4, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, July 04, 2026

Jul 04, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, E, H, I, L, T honeycomb (center letter B) feature 64 words, a 303-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BIATHLETE, HABITABLE.

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Spelling Bee hive for July 4, 2026 with center letter B and surrounding letters A,E,H,I,L and T

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Saturday, July 4, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

77th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.44

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

71/100

Rare

Rarer than 71% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

62 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: E, I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×9L8×8L2×7L14×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 212 pts

29 words2×9L8×8L2×7L10×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

153 vowels · 195 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up45 PTS
25%Good76 PTS
40%Solid121 PTS
50%Nice152 PTS
60%Great182 PTS
65%Amazing197 PTS
70%Genius212 PTS
100%Queen Bee303 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 64 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, July 4, 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

59%

11%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-07-03

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2025-02-13(H)

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

16 words

14 words

2 words

8 words (Pangram)

2 words (Pangram)

Share of 64 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

64 words

100%

48 words

75%

47 words

73%

45 words

70%

37 words

58%

28 words

44%

13 words

20%

Share of 64 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

80 pts

84 pts

14 pts

71 pts (Pangram)

32 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3859%

711%

69%

Share of 64 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 303 ranks in the 90th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-03.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 64 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 94th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-03.
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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-07-03.
The estimated solve time of 53–71 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

abatable
abba
abbate
abbatial
abbatie
abbe
abbie
abel
abele
abelia
abelite
abettal
abib
abie
abietate
abietite
abilla
abit
abitibi
ablet
ahab
alba
albata
albe
albee
albi
albite
albitite
alible
alliable
atabal
attabal
baal
baalath
baalite
babbie
babbit
babbitt
babelet
babi
babite
bablah
bable
bael
bahai
bahiaite
bailable
baile
bailee
bailie
baillie
bala
balata
balei
balete
bali
balli
balt
baltei
balti
batable
batata
batatilla
batea
batetela
bathala
batheable
batlet
batt
batta
battable
battalia
battel
beal
beatee
beath
beati
bebathe
beeball
beebee
beeth
bela
belah
belate
belial
belibel
belite
bella
bellabella
belli
bellite
betail
bete
beteela
betell
beth
bethel
betitle
betta
bhat
bhil
bhili
bialate
bibb
bibble
bibi
bibl
bilabiate
bilbie
billie
bitable
biteable
bitt
bitte
bittie
blate
blea
bleb
blee
blet
blit
blite
eatable
ebbet
habab
habble
habe
habile
habilitate
habitate
hable
hatable
hebe
hebetate
hebete
heelball
helbeh
labba
labelable
labella
labellate
labiate
lablab
lettable
libate
libellee
tabella
tabi
tabitha
talahib
talliable
tatbeb
tebbet
tebet
tebeth
tellable
thebe
thibet
thible
tibbie
tibet
tibiale
tibialia
tillable
tiltable
titbit
tithable
tittlebat

*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.