NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 11, 2026
- 62Total words
- 271Total points
- 190Genius
- 2Pangrams
The pangram for July 11, 2026
Every letter used at least once — worth a bonus 7 points on top of the length score.
Letter by letter
11 letters · tap any tile to reveal just that letter.
Spelling Bee hints for July 11, 2026
Three levels of help, gentlest first — take only as much as you need. Skip straight to the answers →
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.
- al1
- an1
- at2
- au1
- in4
- la1
- li3
- na3
- nu1
- pa5
- pi6
- pl6
- pu3
- ta9
- ti6
- tu4
- un4
- up2
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| I | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| L | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| N | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| P | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 |
| T | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| U | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Σ | 23 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 62 |
Spelling Bee answers for July 11, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- lilliputian18
- nuptial14
8
- palatial8
- plantain8
7
- initial7
- lantana7
- nautili7
- palatal7
- pintail7
- pitapat7
- tilapia7
6
- attain6
- intuit6
- natant6
- patina6
- pinata6
- plaint6
- pliant6
- pulpit6
- tallit6
- tannin6
- uptilt6
5
- atilt5
- inapt5
- input5
- natal5
- paint5
- pipit5
- plait5
- plant5
- taint5
- taunt5
- titan5
- tulip5
- tutti5
- unapt5
- unlit5
- until5
- uplit5
4
- alit1
- anti1
- aunt1
- lilt1
- lint1
- pant1
- pint1
- pita1
- plat1
- punt1
- putt1
- tail1
- tali1
- tall1
- tapa1
- taut1
- till1
- tilt1
- tint1
- tipi1
- tuna1
- tutu1
- unit1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
5/ 10
A middling Saturday that leans slightly generous thanks to a rich letter set. At 62 words against a historical average of roughly 44, there is more to find than usual, and many of the shorter entries are common enough that careful solvers will rack up points steadily. The main challenge is the pair of pangrams: one is a long, specific adjective drawn from 18th-century literary satire that solvers may not think to attempt, while the other is a seven-letter word whose less obvious vowel arrangement and consonant cluster can slow even experienced solvers. A handful of less familiar entries — an archaic heraldic adjective, a Jewish liturgical term, and a cephalopod plural — form the obscure corner that separates good scores from great ones.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 271 | 100% |
| Genius | 190 | 70% |
| Amazing | 136 | 50% |
| Great | 108 | 40% |
| Nice | 68 | 25% |
| Solid | 41 | 15% |
| Good | 22 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 14 | 5% |
| Good Start | 5 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
lilliputian18 pts
From Lilliput, the fictional island of six-inch-tall inhabitants invented by Jonathan Swift in 'Gulliver's Travels' (1726); Swift almost certainly coined the name as a pure invention, likely attaching a diminutive-sounding suffix to suggest smallness, though the exact inspiration remains unknown. The word passed into general English as an adjective meaning 'extremely small or petty' within decades of the novel's publication.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word11 letters
- 4-letter words23 of 62
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived85
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