NYT Spelling Bee July 18 2026 Answers
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75 WORDS2 PANGRAMS POINTSThe seven letters for July 18 2026 — every word must use the center letter.
Hint
The pangrams have 10 9 letters and start with E T
ELLIPTICALTAILPIECE
Full word list
73 MORE WORDSEvery accepted answer with its point value — hidden until you're ready.
ACACIA6ACAI1ACCEPT6ACETAL6ACETATE7ACETIC6ALPACA6APACE5APIECE6ATTIC5CACTI5CALCITE7CALL1CALLA5CAPE1CAPITAL7CAPLET6CATALPA7CATCALL7CATTAIL7CATTLE6CELIAC6CELL1CELLI5CILIA5CITE1CLAP1CLEAT5CLIP1ECLAT5ECLECTIC8ECLIPTIC8ELECT5ELECTEE7ELICIT6ELLIPTIC8ELLIPTICAL17EPIC1EPILEPTIC9ICICLE6ILIAC5ILLICIT7IPECAC6ITALIC6LACE1LACTATE7LACTEAL7LACTIC6LAIC1LAICAL6LATTICE7LICE1LICIT5LILAC5PACE1PACT1PALACE6PEACE5PELLICLE8PEPTIC6PICA1PICCATA7PIECE5PLACATE7PLACE5TACET5TACIT5TACT1TACTIC6TACTICAL8TACTILE7TAILPIECE16TALC1
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How Spelling Bee works
Make as many words as you can from seven letters — every word must be at least four letters and include the center letter. Four-letter words score 1 point, longer words score their length, and a pangram (uses all seven letters) earns a 7-point bonus. Reach “Genius” without spoilers using our hint first. Play at nytimes.com.