NYT Spelling Bee
NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 10, 2026
· Edited by Sam Ezersky · By Sneha Rajput
- 54total words
- 215total points
- 151genius score
- 1pangram
Spelling Bee Hints for July 10, 2026
Five levels of help, gentlest first — take only as much as you need.
The pangram
Guess it from the clue — tap any ? to uncover that letter.
“The amount of liquid or other substance needed to fill a bottle completely; used as an informal unit of measure.”
Words per starting letter
The gentlest nudge — which letters do the heavy lifting today.
Two-letter tally
How many words start with each pair — if a pair isn't here, nothing starts with it.
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 4 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| E | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| F | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| L | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| O | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 |
| U | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Σ | 24 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
Spelling Bee Answers for July 10, 2026
The full word list for this puzzle, grouped by length.
Every answer, by length
Groups open on tap, so nothing spoils early. Tap any word for its meaning.
Pangram 1 word
10-letter words 1 word
8-letter words 2 words
7-letter words 1 word
6-letter words 17 words
5-letter words 8 words
4-letter words 24 words
4-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, pangrams add +7.
Puzzle Stats — July 10, 2026
Difficulty, rank thresholds and how this puzzle compares to the archive.
Difficulty
A solidly middle-of-the-road puzzle that leans slightly easier than average thanks to a generous spread of common short words. Today's 54-word list runs well above the historical average of 42 words, giving solvers more chances to accumulate points even if a few answers slip by. The single pangram is a satisfying compound that rewards methodical thinking about long combinations, though it may take some hunting. The trickiest corner is a cluster of doubled-letter words and a French-origin culinary term that could stump solvers unfamiliar with Cajun cuisine.
54 words vs 41 on an average day · 215 points vs 184 · 1 pangram vs 1.6
Points needed for every rank
| Rank | Points | % of max |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 215 | 100% |
| Genius | 151 | 70% |
| Amazing | 108 | 50% |
| Great | 86 | 40% |
| Nice | 54 | 25% |
| Solid | 32 | 15% |
| Good | 17 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 11 | 5% |
| Good Start | 4 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
bottleful (16 pts). A straightforward English compound formed from 'bottle' (from Old French 'bouteille,' ultimately from Late Latin 'butticula,' a small cask) plus the suffix '-ful' denoting a quantity; its debut in the Spelling Bee makes it a rare treat despite being a perfectly ordinary measurement word.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word: 10 letters.
- 24 of 54 words are 4-letter, 1-point words.
- Edited by Sam Ezersky — 22 puzzles in our archive.