Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Jul 07, 2026, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, D, L, O, P, R honeycomb (center letter P) feature 32 words, a 119-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: LAPBOARD, PARABOLA, PARADROP.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
3/10
Medium33rd percentile
Avg Word Length
5.00
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
50/100
RareRarer than 50% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
26 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
12
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: RAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
12
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 83 ptsVowel Split
38%
Balanced mix61 vowels · 99 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start6 PTS
- 15%Moving Up18 PTS
- 25%Good30 PTS
- 40%Solid48 PTS
- 50%Nice60 PTS
- 60%Great71 PTS
- 65%Amazing77 PTS
- 70%Genius83 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee119 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 32 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, July 7, 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.
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8-Letter Words 3 words
6-Letter Words 7 words
5-Letter Words 6 words
4-Letter Words 16 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 32 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 32 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 32 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 119 ranks in the 13th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-27.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 32 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 21st percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-29.
- 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 2026-07-04.
- The estimated solve time of 22–30 min is faster 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*:
- adapa
- adpao
- adroop
- alap
- alapa
- alop
- apar
- apod
- apodal
- apolar
- apollo
- apoop
- appal
- appar
- appd
- appl
- appro
- dadap
- dallop
- dopa
- dorp
- lapp
- lappa
- loppard
- oarlop
- ollapod
- orlop
- paar
- paba
- pablo
- padroado
- pala
- palabra
- palar
- palla
- pallar
- palolo
- palpal
- paola
- paolo
- paopao
- para
- parada
- parado
- parador
- parao
- parapod
- pard
- pardal
- pardao
- pardo
- parr
- parra
- parral
- plap
- podal
- polab
- pollard
- pood
- popal
- poral
- poroporo
- prad
- prado
- prao
- proa
- prob
- prodd
- prolabor
- propr
- rapallo
- roop
- ropp
*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.