Spelling Bee archive · July 12, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — July 12, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: K A E G I N W · center K
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
K AEGINW
- Center letter: K (required in every word)
- Words: 33
- Points: 163 (Genius at 114)
- Pangrams: 3
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 3 pangrams today.
- Length: 8 & 9 letters
- Starts with: A, W
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- AK 1
- AW 4
- EK 1
- GA 2
- GE 2
- IN 1
- KE 2
- KI 5
- KN 3
- NA 1
- WA 4
- WE 4
- WI 3
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- AWAKENING
- WAKENING
- WEAKENING
5. Full word list all answers
9 letters (2)
- A _ _ _ E _ _ _ G
- W _ _ _ E _ _ _ G
8 letters (1)
- W _ _ E N _ _ G
7 letters (9)
- A _ _ K _ _ G
- G _ _ K _ _ G
- G _ _ K _ _ G
- K _ _ N _ _ G
- K _ _ G _ _ G
- K _ _ K _ _ G
- K _ _ E _ _ G
- N _ _ K _ _ N
- W _ _ K _ _ G
6 letters (4)
- A _ A K _ N
- I _ K I _ G
- W _ K I _ G
- W _ A K _ N
5 letters (3)
- A _ A _ E
- E _ I _ G
- W _ K _ N
4 letters (14)
- AKIN
- GAWK
- GEEK
- KEEN
- KING
- KINK
- KIWI
- KNEE
- KNEW
- WAKE
- WEAK
- WEEK
- WIKI
- WINK
NYT Spelling Bee July 12, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are AWAKENING, WAKENING, WEAKENING.
What are today's letters?
K, A, E, G, I, N, W — with K in the center.
How many words are there?
33 words for 163 points; Genius is 114.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 7/12/26, 7-12-26, 7 12 26, 7/12/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
The compact 33-word list is driven by productive WAKE, WINK, KINK, and KEEN families. Three closely related pangrams reward testing prefixes and endings once the core verb appears.