NYT Spelling Bee
NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 5, 2026
· Edited by Sam Ezersky · By Vaibhav Rajput
- 54total words
- 232total points
- 162genius score
- 1pangram
Spelling Bee Hints for July 5, 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.
“Multiplied by five, or consisting of five equal parts.”
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| E | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| F | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| I | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| O | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 8 |
| V | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Σ | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 54 |
Spelling Bee Answers for July 5, 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
8-letter words 1 word
7-letter words 6 words
6-letter words 13 words
5-letter words 14 words
4-letter words 19 words
4-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, pangrams add +7.
Puzzle Stats — July 5, 2026
Difficulty, rank thresholds and how this puzzle compares to the archive.
Difficulty
Today skews on the easier side, with a generous 54-word list well above the historical average of 43.5 words, giving solvers plenty of entry points. The center letter is highly productive, and the board rewards anyone comfortable with common prefixes and repeated-letter patterns. The single pangram is a satisfying find but not an obscure one — its structure follows a familiar English intensifier pattern that should click once solvers spot it. The main challenge is resisting the urge to stop early; a handful of less obvious six- and seven-letter words are hiding in plain sight.
54 words vs 44 on an average day · 232 points vs 180 · 1 pangram vs 1.5
Points needed for every rank
| Rank | Points | % of max |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 232 | 100% |
| Genius | 162 | 70% |
| Amazing | 116 | 50% |
| Great | 93 | 40% |
| Nice | 58 | 25% |
| Solid | 35 | 15% |
| Good | 19 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 12 | 5% |
| Good Start | 5 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
fivefold (15 pts). From Old English 'fīffald,' a compound of 'fīf' (five) and '-feald' (fold, meaning 'times' or 'multiplied'), a suffix used in Old English to form multiplicative adverbs and adjectives; the same '-fold' suffix survives in 'manifold' and 'tenfold.'
Puzzle facts
- Longest words: 8 letters (2 of them).
- 19 of 54 words are 4-letter, 1-point words.
- Edited by Sam Ezersky — 15 puzzles in our archive.