NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 6, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the July 6, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 37 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: July 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET

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Quick Answer Summary

The puzzle on July 6, 2026 had 37 words worth 174 points total. Pangram(s) included avalanche. You needed 122 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Puzzle insights for July 6, 2026

Historical comparisons use our archive of 191 daily NYT Spelling Bee puzzles starting May 2, 2026 (2026-05-02).

πŸ“ˆ View All-Time Stats Hub
Difficulty Score
213 Medium
37th percentile
Total Words
37
33th percentile
Total Points
174
36th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.41
All-time avg: 5.3
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122
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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174
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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19
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
13
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
43m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

🧠 Genius path (high-value words first)

Reaching Genius (122 pts) takes about 18 words (123 points) if you prioritize the highest-scoring answers first β€” typical of a late-day push, not a minimum word count.

  • 0 four-letter words Β· 0 pts
  • 9 five–six-letter words Β· 51 pts
  • 9 seven-plus-letter words Β· 72 pts

High-value examples in this path: avalanche, challah, chancel, channel, enclave, enhance…

Tricky spots on this hive often hide 9-letter stems such as avalanche, valence, valance, nacelle. After you pass 61 points, sweep those lengths before chasing Queen Bee.

πŸ“Š Words by Length

11 words
4L 11
11 words
5L 11
6 words
6L 6
8 words
7L 8
1 word (Pangram)
9L 1⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

C🐝
21
L
5
E
4
A
3
V
2
H
1
N
1
Metric July 6, 2026 Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 37 ~45.3 79 16
Total Points 174 ~211.3 431 60
Avg Word Length 5.41 ~5.4 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 1 ~1.5 4 1

πŸ“… Previous Puzzles with This Pangram

This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is AVALANCHE. It consists of 9 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 44% (4 vowels and 5 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: A (x3)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Greek AVALANCHE

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Greek vocabulary, evolving through classical Hellenic phonetic clusters and structural roots.

Greek CHALLAH

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Greek vocabulary, evolving through classical Hellenic phonetic clusters and structural roots.

Greek CHANCEL

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Greek vocabulary, evolving through classical Hellenic phonetic clusters and structural roots.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Near-miss dictionary words

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

chavel cheval achen ancle canel cavel chane chave chela chena hance lache lanch lenca lench
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangram

avalanche (16 pts)
Click to Reveal Pangram

Try finding the longest word yourself first with our guide.

4-Letter Words11 words

ache
acne
call
cane
cava
cave
cell
clan
each
lace
lech
Click to Reveal 11 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words11 words

cache
calla
calve
canal
canna
clave
clean
hence
lance
leach
leech
Click to Reveal 11 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words6 words

cancan
cancel
chance
cleave
clench
enlace
Click to Reveal 6 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words8 words

challah
chancel
channel
enclave
enhance
nacelle
valance
valence
Click to Reveal 8 7-Letter Words

9-Letter Words1 words

avalanche
Click to Reveal 1 9-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features C as the center letter, with 37 words worth 174 points total. The pangram is "avalanche" β€” a 9-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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