NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 22, 2026
- 34Total words
- 145Total points
- 102Genius
- 1Pangram
The pangram for July 22, 2026
Every letter used at least once — worth a bonus 7 points on top of the length score.
Letter by letter
8 letters · tap any tile to reveal just that letter.
Spelling Bee hints for July 22, 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.
- ar1
- at4
- ca5
- ch2
- da2
- dr1
- ha7
- ka2
- ra1
- ta5
- th2
- tr2
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
| C | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| D | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| H | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| K | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| R | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| T | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 9 |
| Σ | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
Spelling Bee answers for July 22, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- hardtack15
8
- cataract8
7
- attract7
- catarrh7
- hardhat7
- hatrack7
- ratatat7
6
- attach6
- attack6
- tartar6
- thatch6
5
- arhat5
- attar5
- carat5
- catch5
- chart5
- hatch5
- hatha5
- karat5
- track5
- tract5
4
- cart1
- chat1
- dart1
- data1
- drat1
- hart1
- hath1
- kart1
- tach1
- tack1
- tact1
- tart1
- that1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
6/ 10
Today is a moderately challenging puzzle that skews harder than it might first appear. With only 34 words against a historical average of 43.5 and a max score of 145 versus the archive average of 189.2, the board is lean — meaning every word counts and there is little low-hanging fruit to pad your score. The letter mix is heavy on repeated consonants (T, C, K, H) and short vowel options, which rewards solvers who think in doubled or tripled patterns but can stall those who rely on variety. The sole pangram is a genuine compound word that may not surface until you've exhausted more obvious paths, and a handful of the longer answers draw on specialized or archaic vocabulary that will trip up casual solvers.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 145 | 100% |
| Genius | 102 | 70% |
| Amazing | 73 | 50% |
| Great | 58 | 40% |
| Nice | 36 | 25% |
| Solid | 22 | 15% |
| Good | 12 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 7 | 5% |
| Good Start | 3 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
hardtack15 pts
A compound of 'hard' (Old English heard) and 'tack,' a British dialectal word for food or provisions of uncertain origin, unrelated to the fastening verb; the resulting word described the dense, unleavened biscuit issued to sailors and soldiers from at least the 18th century, prized precisely because it resisted spoilage for months or years at sea.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word8 letters
- 4-letter words13 of 34
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived30
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