Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, July 10, 2026

Jul 10, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, E, F, L, O, T, U honeycomb (center letter E) feature 54 words, a 215-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: BLUEBOTTLE.

Spelling Bee hive for July 10, 2026 with center letter E and surrounding letters B,F,L,O,T and U

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Friday, July 10, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

73rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.19

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

74/100

Rare

Rarer than 74% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

52 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

18

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

22

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L2×8L1×7L17×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 151 pts
22 words1×10L1×9L2×8L1×7L17×6L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

123 vowels · 157 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up32 PTS
  • 25%Good54 PTS
  • 40%Solid86 PTS
  • 50%Nice108 PTS
  • 60%Great129 PTS
  • 65%Amazing140 PTS
  • 70%Genius151 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee215 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 54 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, July 10, 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

B
39%
F
24%
T
20%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 1 word

5-Letter Words 8 words

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Word Length Distribution

24 words
4L
24
8 words
5L
8
17 words
6L
17
1 word
7L
1
2 words
8L
2
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1
1 word
10L
1

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

E
54 words
100%
L
38 words
70%
T
33 words
61%
B
28 words
52%
F
25 words
46%
U
23 words
43%
O
16 words
30%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

24 pts
24
4L
40 pts
40
5L
102 pts
102
6L
7 pts
7
7L
16 pts
16
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
2139%
F
1324%
T
1120%
L
47%
O
36%
E
24%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 215 ranks in the 60th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-09.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 54 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 78th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-09.
  • 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 2026-07-08.
  • The estimated solve time of 44–60 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*:

  • beblot
  • beebee
  • befool
  • beleft
  • bello
  • belotte
  • belout
  • belue
  • belute
  • bete
  • betell
  • bleb
  • blee
  • blet
  • blote
  • bluet
  • bobet
  • bobotee
  • bole
  • bolete
  • boltel
  • bootle
  • bote
  • botel
  • botete
  • bouffe
  • boulle
  • boultel
  • boutefeu
  • boutell
  • bube
  • buffe
  • buffle
  • bulbel
  • bulblet
  • bulbule
  • bute
  • buteo
  • butle
  • buttle
  • ebbet
  • eboe
  • effet
  • elle
  • elul
  • elute
  • ettle
  • feeb
  • fele
  • felloe
  • feoff
  • feoffee
  • fleetful
  • flet
  • flote
  • fole
  • footle
  • fuffle
  • fute
  • leef
  • leet
  • leetle
  • leto
  • letoff
  • lett
  • lobefoot
  • lobelet
  • lobule
  • lobulette
  • lote
  • lotte
  • lutelet
  • obole
  • offlet
  • outfeel
  • outfelt
  • outflee
  • outflue
  • outtell
  • tebbet
  • tebet
  • tebu
  • teel
  • teet
  • teetee
  • tele
  • teletube
  • teleut
  • tellee
  • telt
  • tetel
  • tobe
  • toetoe
  • tole
  • toluole
  • tottle
  • tubelet
  • tublet
  • tubulet
  • tuftlet
  • tule
  • tute
  • tutele
  • tutelo
  • ueueteotl

*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.

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