All 29 valid words for the NYT Spelling Bee. Center letter: V.
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The NYT Spelling Bee for July 19, 2026 was a moderately challenging puzzle, with 29 valid words built entirely around the center letter V — which must appear in every answer.
With 29 valid words, this puzzle sat close to the typical range, rewarding players who systematically worked through every letter combination. The outer letters were A, G, I, L, N, T, and the longest answer aside from the pangram ran 10 letters for 10 points. Reaching Genius required 145 points out of a possible 206; see how this compares in the full answers archive.
The pangram was worth 16 points — more than any other word that day. With answers ranging from 4 letters up to 10, working methodically from the shortest words up is the surest route to Genius; see the full method in our strategy guide.
Prefer to solve it yourself? Get spoiler-free hints for today's Spelling Bee instead — the words grouped by starting letter and length, with a nudge toward the pangram, so nothing is spoiled until you ask.
Not ready to spoil the whole puzzle? The grid below shows how many of the July 19, 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 \ Len | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | · | 3 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | 5 |
| G | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 3 |
| I | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| L | 1 | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| N | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 2 |
| T | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 |
| V | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 14 |
| Total | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
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Spoiler warning — the complete answer list is below.
Definitions for the July 19, 2026 answers — so you know exactly what you found, or what you missed. Pangrams are marked ★.
Spoiler warning — every answer word is spelled out and defined below.
Word definitions from WordNet® 3.1, Princeton University.
The players who find NAVIGATING and TITIVATING consistently know their Latin and Greek roots. These books teach the exact system that unlocks words like GALLIVANT before you ever see the puzzle.
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