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Spelling Bee Answers for July 7, 2024

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

Words70
Pangrams4
Points possible422
Center letterF
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 7, 2024·3 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.

DE
NFI
GL

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
34 pts
Good
64 pts
Solid
106 pts
Nice
169 pts
Great
211 pts
Amazing
296 pts
Genius
359 pts
Queen Bee
422 pts
Total words
70
Pangrams
4
Possible points
422

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 4 pangrams
fledgling +16 ptsfielding +15 ptsfledging +15 ptsdefiling +15 pts

The full word list

All 70 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 7, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters13 words
feedfeelfellfendfieffifefilefillfindfinefledfleelife
5 letters10 words
elfinfeignfelidfieldfiendfifedfiledfinedfliedfling
6 letters16 words
defenddefieddefiledefinefelinefelledfendedfennelfiddlefifingfilingfilledfiningfinnedfledgeinfill
7 letters17 words
defileddefineddeifiededifiedfeedingfeelingfeignedfellingfendingfiddledfieldedfillingfindingfledgedfleeinginfidelinfield
8 letters10 words
defendeddefilingdefiningfeigningfiddlingfieldingfledgingflinginginfilledlifeline
9 letters4 words
defendingdignifiedfledglinginfilling

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.

fledgling +16defiling +15fielding +15fledging +15defending +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 7, 2024 has 70 valid words for a total of 422 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 359 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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