JUL 11 2026

Spelling Bee July 11, 2026 Answers

All 96 valid words for the NYT Spelling Bee. Center letter: T.

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96
Total Words
448
Max Points
314
Genius Score
T
Center Letter

Today’s Pangrams

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⭐ Today’s Pangram
LILLIPUTIAN
Uses all 7 letters — worth 18 points
Also: NUPTIAL

July 11, 2026 brought one of the more word-rich NYT Spelling Bee: 96 valid words, every single one containing the center letter T.

With 96 valid words, this was an unusually large puzzle — patient, systematic solvers had plenty of material to work with. The outer letters were A, I, L, N, P, U, and the longest answer aside from the pangram ran 9 letters for 9 points. Reaching Genius required 314 points out of a possible 448; see how this compares in the full answers archive.

The pangram used all 7 letters for 18 points — the highest-scoring word of the day (tap the spoiler above if you want it). If pangrams are where you get stuck, the pangram-spotting guide walks through the letter patterns that give them away.

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📋 Complete Word List
Every valid word for July 11, 2026’s seven letters, sorted by length. Compiled from the puzzle’s letters — it may include a few dictionary-valid words the NYT didn’t count in its official list.

Word List Hints — July 11, 2026

Not ready to spoil the whole puzzle? The grid below shows how many of the July 11, 2026 answers start with each letter and how long they run, and the two-letter list gives the count for each opening pair. It is the fastest way to close out the last few words without seeing every answer.

Start \ Len45678911Total
A522112·13
I1211···5
L51121·111
N·122···5
P676431·27
T14552···26
U14121··9
Total3222181463196

Two-letter starts

AL2AN5AT5AU1IN5LA4LI6LU1NA3NU2PA7PI7PL8PU5TA12TI10TU4UL1UN6UP2

Complete Word List 96 Words — Sorted by Length

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11 Letters1 word
LILLIPUTIAN18
9 Letters3 words
ANNUITANT 9
ANTIPAPAL 9
PALPITANT 9
8 Letters6 words
ANTIPILL 8
LILLIPUT 8
PALATIAL 8
PLANTAIN 8
PULPITAL 8
UNPLIANT15
7 Letters14 words
ATTAINT 7
INITIAL 7
LANITAL 7
LANTANA 7
NAUTILI 7
NUPTIAL14
PALATAL 7
PINTAIL 7
PITAPAT 7
PLATINA 7
TILAPIA 7
TITANIA 7
ULULANT 7
UNPLAIT14
6 Letters18 words
ATLATL 6
ATTAIN 6
INTUIT 6
LATTIN 6
NATANT 6
NUTANT 6
PATINA 6
PINATA 6
PLAINT 6
PLATAN 6
PLIANT 6
PULPIT 6
TAIPAN 6
TALLIT 6
TANNIN 6
TITIAN 6
TITTUP 6
UPTILT 6
5 Letters22 words
ALANT 5
ATILT 5
INAPT 5
INPUT 5
LITAI 5
NATAL 5
PAINT 5
PATIN 5
PINTA 5
PIPIT 5
PLAIT 5
PLANT 5
PUTTI 5
TAINT 5
TAUNT 5
TITAN 5
TULIP 5
TUTTI 5
UNAPT 5
UNLIT 5
UNTIL 5
UPLIT 5
4 Letters32 words
ALIT 1
ANTA 1
ANTI 1
ATAP 1
AUNT 1
INTI 1
LATI 1
LILT 1
LINT 1
LITU 1
LUNT 1
PANT 1
PINT 1
PITA 1
PLAT 1
PUNT 1
PUTT 1
TAIL 1
TAIN 1
TALA 1
TALI 1
TALL 1
TAPA 1
TAUT 1
TILL 1
TILT 1
TINT 1
TIPI 1
TITI 1
TUNA 1
TUTU 1
UNIT 1
Pangram ★ — uses all 7 letters High Value (8+ pts) Standard T= required center letter
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What the Words Mean

Definitions for the July 11, 2026 answers — so you know exactly what you found, or what you missed. Pangrams are marked .

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ANNUITANT
noun The recipient of an annuity
ANTI
noun A person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
ATILT
adjective Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
ATTAIN
verb To gain with effort
ATTAINT
verb Bring shame or dishonor upon
AUNT
noun The sister of your father or mother
INAPT
adjective Not elegant or graceful in expression
INITIAL
noun The first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
INPUT
noun Signal going into an electronic system
INTI
noun The basic unit of money in Peru
INTUIT
verb Know or grasp by intuition or feeling
LANTANA
noun A flowering shrub
LILLIPUT
noun A land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people
LILLIPUTIAN
noun A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
LILT
noun A jaunty rhythm in music
LINT
noun Fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
LUNT
noun United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
NATAL
noun A region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
NAUTILI
noun A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
NUPTIAL
adjective Of or relating to a wedding
PAINT
noun A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid)
PALATAL
noun A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
PALATIAL
adjective Relating to or being a palace
PALPITANT
adjective Having a slight and rapid trembling motion
PANT
noun The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
PATINA
noun A fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper)
PINATA
noun Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy
PINT
noun A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
PINTAIL
noun Long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
PIPIT
noun A songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country
PITA
noun Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
PLAINT
noun A written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
PLAIT
noun A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
PLANT
noun Buildings for carrying on industrial labor
PLANTAIN
noun Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago
PLAT
noun A map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
PLATAN
noun Any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads…
PLIANT
adjective Capable of being influenced or formed
PULPIT
noun A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
PUNT
noun Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland
PUTT
noun Hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
TAIL
noun The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
TAINT
noun The state of being contaminated
TAIPAN
noun Large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
TALA
noun The basic unit of money in Western Samoa
TALI
noun A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
TALL
noun A garment size for a tall person
TANNIN
noun Any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin
TAPA
noun The thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
TAUNT
noun Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
TAUT
adjective Pulled or drawn tight
TILAPIA
noun A genus of Cichlidae
TILL
noun Unstratified soil deposited by a glacier
TILT
noun A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
TINT
noun A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
TIPI
noun A Native American tent
TITAN
noun A person of exceptional importance and reputation
TITANIA
noun A white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
TITI
noun Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
TITIAN
noun Old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576)
TITTUP
verb To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
TULIP
noun Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
TUNA
noun Tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
TUTU
noun South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
UNIT
noun Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
UNLIT
adjective Not set afire or burning

Word definitions from WordNet® 3.1, Princeton University.

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Frequently Asked Questions

July 11, 2026's puzzle contained 96 valid words, above average, giving solvers more paths to reach Genius than most puzzles offer. Every answer used the center letter T; the pangram LILLIPUTIAN was worth 18 points, the maximum score was 448, and Genius required 314 points. The longest word, LILLIPUTIAN, scored 18. There was also 1 additional pangram: NUPTIAL.
LILLIPUTIAN was the July 11, 2026 pangram. Pangrams use every one of the 7 letters — A, I, L, N, P, T, U — at least once and collect a 7-point bonus on top of length, so LILLIPUTIAN scored 18 points, the most of any word that day. No single find moves you toward Genius faster. There was also 1 additional pangram: NUPTIAL.
The July 11, 2026 Spelling Bee had 96 valid words, which is above average, giving solvers more paths to reach Genius than most puzzles offer. The word list ranged from 4-letter words worth 1 point each to 11-letter words. All 96 words contain the center letter T and use only the 7 letters A, I, L, N, P, T, U. Words must be at least 4 letters long and may reuse any letter.
Reaching Genius on July 11, 2026 took 314 points — 70% of the day's 448-point maximum. For context on the tiers: Beginner begins around 9 points and Amazing lands near 224 (half the maximum) before Genius at 314. Queen Bee requires finding all 96 words for the maximum 448 points. Genius is the everyday target; Queen Bee is the completionist's badge.
The 7 letters for the July 11, 2026 Spelling Bee were A, I, L, N, P, T, U. The center letter — T — must appear in every valid word. The outer letters were A, I, L, N, P, U. Every valid word must be at least 4 letters, use only these 7 letters (repeats allowed), and appear in a standard dictionary. Proper nouns, hyphenated words, and obscure terms are excluded.

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