NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 11, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the July 11, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 62 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: July 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET

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Quick Answer Summary

The puzzle on July 11, 2026 had 62 words worth 271 points total. Pangram(s) included lilliputian, nuptial. You needed 190 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Puzzle insights for July 11, 2026

Historical comparisons use our archive of 190 daily NYT Spelling Bee puzzles starting May 2, 2026 (2026-05-02).

πŸ“ˆ View All-Time Stats Hub
Difficulty Score
250 Medium
74th percentile
Total Words
62
84th percentile
Total Points
271
73th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.26
All-time avg: 5.3
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190
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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271
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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34
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
18
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
63m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

🧠 Genius path (high-value words first)

Reaching Genius (190 pts) takes about 28 words (193 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
  • 17 five–six-letter words Β· 96 pts
  • 11 seven-plus-letter words Β· 97 pts

High-value examples in this path: lilliputian, nuptial, palatial, plantain, initial, lantana…

Tricky spots on this hive often hide 11-letter stems such as lilliputian, plantain, palatial, tilapia. After you pass 95 points, sweep those lengths before chasing Queen Bee.

πŸ“Š Words by Length

23 words
4L 23
17 words
5L 17
11 words
6L 11
8 words (Pangram)
7L 8⭐
2 words
8L 2
1 word (Pangram)
11L 1⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

P
20
T🐝
19
U
6
A
5
I
4
L
4
N
4
Metric July 11, 2026 Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 62 ~45.3 79 16
Total Points 271 ~211.8 431 60
Avg Word Length 5.26 ~5.4 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 2 ~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 LILLIPUTIAN. It consists of 11 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 45% (5 vowels and 6 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: L (x3), I (x3)

Today's featured pangram is NUPTIAL. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 43% (3 vowels and 4 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Latinate LILLIPUTIAN

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Latinate NUPTIAL

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Latinate INITIAL

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

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:

patulin unplait inlaut puntal puntil putain tipula tulipa tupian unital unplat altin altun latin patin
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangrams

lilliputian (18 pts)nuptial (14 pts)
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Try finding the longest word yourself first with our guide.

4-Letter Words23 words

alit
anti
aunt
lilt
lint
pant
pint
pita
plat
punt
putt
tail
Click to Reveal 23 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words17 words

atilt
inapt
input
natal
paint
pipit
plait
plant
taint
taunt
titan
tulip
Click to Reveal 17 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words11 words

attain
intuit
natant
patina
pinata
plaint
pliant
pulpit
tallit
tannin
uptilt
Click to Reveal 11 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words8 words

initial
lantana
nautili
nuptial
palatal
pintail
pitapat
tilapia
Click to Reveal 8 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words2 words

palatial
plantain
Click to Reveal 2 8-Letter Words

11-Letter Words1 words

lilliputian
Click to Reveal 1 11-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features T as the center letter, with 62 words worth 271 points total. The pangram is "lilliputian" β€” a 11-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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