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

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.

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.

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