July 31, 2026, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, July 31, 2026

Jul 31, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, L, M, O, P, T honeycomb (center letter M) feature 48 words, a 164-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: PAPILLOMA, TOMATILLO.

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Spelling Bee hive for July 31, 2026 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,I,L,O,P and T

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Friday, July 31, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

32nd percentile

Avg Word Length

4.96

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

33/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 33% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

40 minutes

Typical solve

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

2×9L1×8L3×7L8×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 115 pts

17 words2×9L1×8L3×7L6×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

99 vowels · 139 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up25 PTS
25%Good41 PTS
40%Solid66 PTS
50%Nice82 PTS
60%Great98 PTS
65%Amazing107 PTS
70%Genius115 PTS
100%Queen Bee164 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 48 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, July 31, 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

40%

21%

13%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-07-30

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2024-01-04(P)

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Word Length Distribution

27 words

7 words

8 words

3 words (Pangram)

1 word

2 words

Share of 48 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

48 words

100%

32 words

67%

27 words

56%

24 words

50%

23 words

48%

19 words

40%

14 words

29%

Share of 48 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts

35 pts

48 pts

28 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

18 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1940%

1021%

613%

36%

24%

Share of 48 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 164 ranks in the 34th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-30.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 48 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 64th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-30.
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 2026-07-30.
The estimated solve time of 34–46 min is comparable 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*:

alamo
alima
allamotti
alma
aloma
amal
amala
amalaita
amapa
amati
amatito
amatol
amia
amil
amimia
amit
amita
amla
amli
amma
ammi
amolilla
amomal
apama
appmt
atma
atmo
ilama
ilima
imit
immi
immit
impall
impalm
impi
implial
impot
itmo
lamia
lamm
lampatia
lamplit
latomia
limail
limital
limli
limma
limmata
limpa
lipomata
loammi
loma
lomata
lomilomi
lomita
lomta
maam
maat
maia
maill
maioli
mala
malam
malapi
malati
mali
malitia
mallam
malm
malo
maloti
malta
malto
maltol
mamaloi
mamilla
mammalia
mammati
mammilla
mamo
maomao
mapo
mappila
matai
matamata
matapi
matipo
matlo
matt
matta
matti
miami
miamia
miao
mila
milia
miliola
milit
milla
milliamp
millimol
millpool
milltail
milo
milpa
milt
mima
mimi
mimp
mmmm
moio
moit
mola
molal
molala
molilalia
molla
molompi
molto
momi
momo
mool
moop
mopla
mota
motmot
mott
olam
olomao
omao
otomi
palama
palma
palmilla
palmillo
palmito
palmo
paloma
papillomata
pilm
pima
pimola
pimpla
pimplo
plim
ploima
pollam
pomato
pomo
pomolo
pompa
pompal
potomato
tallitim
talma
tama
tamal
tamil
tampa
tampala
tiam
timalia
timo
timolol
titmal
titmall
toma
tomia
tomial
tomolo
toom
tootmoot

*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.