Today’s Spelling Bee hints & answers

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Hive overview

This hive centers on B with six outer letters. It has 64 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 303 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 64 playable words worth about 303 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 3 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
B	4 letters20	5 letters7	6 letters6	7+ letters5	Total38
A	4 letters2	5 letters2	6 letters2	7+ letters–	Total6
E	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
H	4 letters–	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters6	Total7
I	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
L	4 letters–	5 letters3	6 letters3	7+ letters1	Total7
T	4 letters–	5 letters3	6 letters3	7+ letters–	Total6
Σ	4 letters22	5 letters16	6 letters14	7+ letters12	Total64

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 6 pts
Good: 15 pts
Solid: 24 pts
Nice: 45 pts
Great: 76 pts
Amazing: 121 pts
Genius: 212 pts
Queen Bee: 303 pts

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Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

ABATE
5
5
No
ABET
4
1
No
ABLATE
6
6
No
ABLE
4
1
No
ALBEIT
6
6
No
ALIBI
5
5
No
BABA
4
1
No
BABBLE
6
6
No
BABE
4
1
No
BABEL
5
5
No
BAHT
4
1
No
BAIL
4
1
No
BAIT
4
1
No
BALE
4
1
No
BALL
4
1
No
BALLET
6
6
No
BATE
4
1
No
BATH
4
1
No
BATHE
5
5
No
BATTLE
6
6
No
BEAT
4
1
No
BEATABLE
8
8
No
BEET
4
1
No
BEETLE
6
6
No
BELIE
5
5
No
BELITTLE
8
8
No
BELL
4
1
No
BELLE
5
5
No
BELT
4
1
No
BETA
4
1
No
BETEL
5
5
No
BIATHLETE
9
16
Yes
BIBLE
5
5
No
BILABIAL
8
8
No
BILE
4
1
No
BILL
4
1
No
BILLABLE
8
8
No
BILLET
6
6
No
BITE
4
1
No
BLAB
4
1
No
BLAH
4
1
No
BLAT
4
1
No
BLEAT
5
5
No
BLITHE
6
6
No
HABIT
5
5
No
HABITABLE
9
16
Yes
HABITAT
7
7
No
HATEABLE
8
8
No
HEALABLE
8
8
No
HEATABLE
8
8
No
HITTABLE
8
15
Yes
LABEL
5
5
No
LABIA
5
5
No
LABIAL
6
6
No
LABILE
6
6
No
LIABLE
6
6
No
LIBEL
5
5
No
LIBELEE
7
7
No
TABLA
5
5
No
TABLE
5
5
No
TABLET
6
6
No
TIBIA
5
5
No
TIBIAE
6
6
No
TIBIAL
6
6
No

Today's puzzle date (NYT print date): Jul 4, 2026 (2026-07-04 · Puzzle #11308).

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