NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 3, 2026
- 63Total words
- 235Total points
- 165Genius
- 2Pangrams
The pangram for July 3, 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 3, 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.
- ad1
- ai1
- an6
- ar4
- da1
- di2
- do4
- dr1
- in3
- la8
- li2
- ll1
- lo2
- na6
- no1
- or3
- ra13
- ri1
- ro3
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 12 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 8 |
| I | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| L | 9 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| N | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 7 |
| O | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| R | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 17 |
| Σ | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
Spelling Bee answers for July 3, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- doornail15
- ordinal14
8
- landlord8
- railroad8
7
- andiron7
- android7
- lanolin7
6
- dollar6
- doodad6
- dorado6
- inlaid6
- inland6
- inroad6
- ordain6
- radial6
- radian6
5
- adorn5
- aioli5
- anion5
- annal5
- ardor5
- dinar5
- drain5
- lanai5
- llano5
- nadir5
- naiad5
- nodal5
- radar5
- radii5
- radio5
- radon5
- rando5
4
- anal1
- anon1
- aria1
- arid1
- aril1
- darn1
- dial1
- laid1
- lain1
- lair1
- land1
- lard1
- liar1
- lira1
- load1
- loan1
- naan1
- nada1
- nail1
- nana1
- oral1
- raid1
- rail1
- rain1
- rand1
- rani1
- rial1
- road1
- roan1
- roar1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
6/ 10
A middle-of-the-road board that runs longer than usual: 63 words is well above a typical day, but most of them are short, familiar A-words. The letter set is vowel-light, so expect to grind out four-letter words — the two pangrams are both everyday vocabulary once you spot the -AIL and -AL endings.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 235 | 100% |
| Genius | 165 | 70% |
| Amazing | 118 | 50% |
| Great | 94 | 40% |
| Nice | 59 | 25% |
| Solid | 35 | 15% |
| Good | 19 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 12 | 5% |
| Good Start | 5 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
doornail15 pts
From Middle English 'dorenail'; the 'dead as a doornail' idiom appears as far back as 1350, later cemented by Dickens in A Christmas Carol.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word8 letters
- 4-letter words30 of 63
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived85
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