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Spelling Bee Answers for July 10, 2021

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words62
Pangrams2
Points possible294
Center letterT
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 10, 2021·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

AC
ITN
LU

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
24 pts
Good
45 pts
Solid
74 pts
Nice
118 pts
Great
147 pts
Amazing
206 pts
Genius
250 pts
Queen Bee
294 pts
Total words
62
Pangrams
2
Possible points
294

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 2 pangrams
nautical +15 ptslunatic +14 pts

The full word list

All 62 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 10, 2021, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters19 words
alitantiauntcantcultliltlinttacttailtalctalitalltauttilltilttinttunatutuunit
5 letters16 words
anticatiltatticcactilicitnataltacittainttaunttincttitantunictuttiuncutunlituntil
6 letters12 words
actualattainculticincantintactintuititaliclacticnatanttactictannictannin
7 letters12 words
attaintcantatacantinacatcallcattailillicitinitiallantanalunaticnautilitactualtitanic
8 letters2 words
nauticaltactical
9 letters1 word
tactician

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

nautical +15lunatic +14tactician +9tactical +8attaint +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 10, 2021 has 62 valid words for a total of 294 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 250 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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