NYT Spelling Bee
NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 6, 2026
· Edited by Sam Ezersky · By Vaibhav Rajput
- 37total words
- 174total points
- 122genius score
- 1pangram
Spelling Bee Hints for July 6, 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.
“A massive, sudden rush of snow, ice, or debris down a mountain slope.”
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 21 |
| E | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| H | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| L | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| N | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| V | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Σ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
Spelling Bee Answers for July 6, 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
7-letter words 8 words
6-letter words 6 words
5-letter words 11 words
4-letter words 11 words
4-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, pangrams add +7.
Puzzle Stats — July 6, 2026
Difficulty, rank thresholds and how this puzzle compares to the archive.
Difficulty
Today's puzzle lands squarely in the middle of the difficulty range. With 37 words against a historical average closer to the mid-fifties or higher, the answer list is notably compact, which cuts both ways — fewer targets to hunt, but also less room to stumble onto points accidentally. The letter mix rewards solvers comfortable with double-letter clusters and architectural or scientific vocabulary, and a handful of seven-letter words provide a meaty middle tier. The four-letter base words are generous enough to keep most solvers from stalling, but the single pangram may prove elusive without a deliberate search.
37 words vs 46 on an average day · 174 points vs 199 · 1 pangram vs 1.6
Points needed for every rank
| Rank | Points | % of max |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 174 | 100% |
| Genius | 122 | 70% |
| Amazing | 87 | 50% |
| Great | 70 | 40% |
| Nice | 44 | 25% |
| Solid | 26 | 15% |
| Good | 14 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 9 | 5% |
| Good Start | 3 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
avalanche (16 pts). From French 'avalanche' (18th century), itself borrowed from a Franco-Provençal dialect word 'lavanche,' rooted in a pre-Latin Alpine term for a sliding mass of snow — the 'av-' prefix may reflect a folk-etymological blend with French 'avaler,' meaning to swallow or descend.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word: 9 letters.
- 11 of 37 words are 4-letter, 1-point words.
- Edited by Sam Ezersky — 17 puzzles in our archive.