NYT Spelling Bee
NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 15, 2026
· Edited by Sam Ezersky · By Sneha Rajput
- 47total words
- 158total points
- 111genius score
- 1pangram
Spelling Bee Hints for July 15, 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 state of not accepting or having faith in a particular doctrine or religion.”
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 14 |
| E | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| F | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
| I | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| L | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 9 |
| N | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 8 |
| O | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 |
| Σ | 27 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
Spelling Bee Answers for July 15, 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
9-letter words 1 word
7-letter words 4 words
6-letter words 8 words
5-letter words 6 words
4-letter words 27 words
4-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, pangrams add +7.
Puzzle Stats — July 15, 2026
Difficulty, rank thresholds and how this puzzle compares to the archive.
Difficulty
This is a moderately easy puzzle that should reward patient solvers. At 47 words it runs slightly above the 44-word archive average, and the letter mix is unusually generous with familiar, everyday vocabulary. The main challenge is the single pangram, which requires a conceptual leap into abstract number territory, and a handful of less common but gettable words hiding in plain sight. Solvers comfortable with repeated letters and compound-style constructions will find the board opens up quickly.
47 words vs 43 on an average day · 158 points vs 196 · 1 pangram vs 1.6
Points needed for every rank
| Rank | Points | % of max |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 158 | 100% |
| Genius | 111 | 70% |
| Amazing | 79 | 50% |
| Great | 63 | 40% |
| Nice | 40 | 25% |
| Solid | 24 | 15% |
| Good | 13 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 8 | 5% |
| Good Start | 3 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
nonbelief (16 pts). A modern English compound of the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') and 'belief' (from Old English 'gelēafa', trust or faith); the word formalizes the absence of belief as a distinct philosophical or religious position rather than mere doubt.
Puzzle facts
- Longest words: 9 letters (2 of them).
- 27 of 47 words are 4-letter, 1-point words.
- Edited by Sam Ezersky — 27 puzzles in our archive.