NYT Spelling Bee
Today's NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints - July 4, 2026
· Edited by Sam Ezersky · By Vaibhav Rajput
- 64total words
- 303total points
- 212genius score
- 3pangrams
Spelling Bee Hints for Today's Puzzle
Five levels of help, gentlest first — take only as much as you need.
The pangrams
Guess it from the clue — tap any ? to uncover that letter.
“A competitor who combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting in a single sporting event.”
“Describing a place safe and comfortable enough for people to live in.”
“Describing a pitch or target that can be struck with reasonable ease.”
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 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 |
| B | 20 | 7 | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| E | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| H | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| I | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| L | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7 |
| T | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Σ | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 64 |
Today's Spelling Bee Answers
The full word list for today's puzzle, grouped by length.
Every answer, by length
Groups open on tap, so nothing spoils early. Tap any word for its meaning.
Pangram 3 words
8-letter words 7 words
7-letter words 2 words
6-letter words 14 words
5-letter words 16 words
4-letter words 22 words
4-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, pangrams add +7.
Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds and how today compares to the archive.
Difficulty
This is a moderately easy Saturday, sitting right at the historical average of 64 words while offering a generous 303-point ceiling. The center letter is highly productive and pairs naturally with the surrounding vowel-rich mix, making it relatively straightforward to rack up points on common short words. The main challenge is spotting the three pangrams, which include a longer athletic compound and two multi-syllable adjectives that require recognizing double-letter patterns. Solvers comfortable with anatomical and legal vocabulary will find the mid-tier words accessible, keeping this well below brutal territory.
64 words vs 43 on an average day · 303 points vs 175 · 3 pangrams vs 1.4
Points needed for every rank
| Rank | Points | % of max |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 303 | 100% |
| Genius | 212 | 70% |
| Amazing | 152 | 50% |
| Great | 121 | 40% |
| Nice | 76 | 25% |
| Solid | 45 | 15% |
| Good | 24 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 15 | 5% |
| Good Start | 6 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangrams
biathlete (16 pts). A blend of Greek 'bi-' (two) and 'athlete' (from Greek 'athlētēs,' a contestant for a prize), the word entered English alongside the sport of biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a Military Patrol demonstration event pairing the two disciplines appeared at the 1924 Chamonix Games, but the modern civilian biathlon was formally introduced as an official Olympic medal sport in 1960.
habitable (16 pts). From Latin 'habitabilis,' meaning fit to dwell in, derived from 'habitare' (to inhabit or dwell), itself a frequentative of 'habere' (to have or hold); the word has been used in English since the 14th century to describe places suitable for human occupation.
hittable (15 pts). A straightforward English formation from the verb 'hit' (Old English 'hittan,' borrowed from Old Norse 'hitta,' to come upon or strike) plus the productive suffix '-able,' meaning capable of being struck; its use is especially common in baseball commentary to describe pitches or pitchers that batters can make contact with.
Puzzle facts
- Longest words: 9 letters (2 of them).
- 22 of 64 words are 4-letter, 1-point words.
- Edited by Sam Ezersky — 15 puzzles in our archive.
How to play NYT Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee gives you seven letters arranged in a honeycomb. Make as many words as you can, with three rules: every word must be at least 4 letters, every word must use the center letter, and letters can be reused as many times as you like. There's no daily limit — you can keep finding words until midnight.
How scoring works
- 4-letter words score 1 point — the minimum.
- Longer words score their length — a 6-letter word is 6 points.
- Pangrams score length + 7 bonus points. A pangram uses all seven letters at least once; every puzzle has at least one.
- A perfect pangram uses all seven letters exactly once (7 letters, 14 points) — a rarity worth celebrating.
Genius and Queen Bee
Your rank climbs with your score, from Beginner all the way to Genius — the rank most players chase, reached at 70% of the day's maximum score. Find every word and you become Queen Bee, the hidden final rank. The exact points needed change daily with the word list; today's thresholds are in the rank ladder above.
What time does Spelling Bee reset?
A new puzzle is released at 3:00 AM Eastern Time every day. We publish our hints and answers minutes after — so this page always covers the live puzzle.
About this page
Every day we publish the full answer list (kept covered until you tap, so nothing spoils early), a definition for every word, the pangram clue with a letter-by-letter reveal, and the two spoiler-free tools the Spelling Bee community swears by — the two-letter list and the word grid. Reveal only as much as you need.