Spelling Bee archive · July 18, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — July 18, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: C A E I L P T · center C
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
C AEILPT
- Center letter: C (required in every word)
- Words: 73
- Points: 389 (Genius at 272)
- Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 2 pangrams today.
- Length: 9 & 10 letters
- Starts with: E, T
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- AC 6
- AL 1
- AP 2
- AT 1
- CA 11
- CE 3
- CI 2
- CL 3
- EC 3
- EL 5
- EP 2
- IC 1
- IL 2
- IP 1
- IT 1
- LA 7
- LI 3
- PA 3
- PE 3
- PI 3
- PL 2
- TA 8
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- ELLIPTICAL
- TAILPIECE
5. Full word list all answers
10 letters (1)
- E _ _ _ P T _ _ _ L
9 letters (2)
- E _ _ _ E _ _ _ C
- T _ _ _ P _ _ _ E
8 letters (5)
- E _ _ E C _ _ C
- E _ _ I P _ _ C
- E _ _ I P _ _ C
- P _ _ L I _ _ E
- T _ _ T I _ _ L
7 letters (14)
- A _ _ T _ _ E
- C _ _ C _ _ E
- C _ _ I _ _ L
- C _ _ A _ _ A
- C _ _ C _ _ L
- C _ _ T _ _ L
- E _ _ C _ _ E
- I _ _ I _ _ T
- L _ _ T _ _ E
- L _ _ T _ _ L
- L _ _ T _ _ E
- P _ _ C _ _ A
- P _ _ C _ _ E
- T _ _ T _ _ E
6 letters (18)
- A _ A C _ A
- A _ C E _ T
- A _ E T _ L
- A _ E T _ C
- A _ P A _ A
- A _ I E _ E
- C _ P L _ T
- C _ T T _ E
- C _ L I _ C
- E _ I C _ T
- I _ I C _ E
- I _ E C _ C
- I _ A L _ C
- L _ C T _ C
- L _ I C _ L
- P _ L A _ E
- P _ P T _ C
- T _ C T _ C
5 letters (17)
- A _ A _ E
- A _ T _ C
- C _ C _ I
- C _ L _ A
- C _ L _ I
- C _ L _ A
- C _ E _ T
- E _ L _ T
- E _ E _ T
- I _ I _ C
- L _ C _ T
- L _ L _ C
- P _ A _ E
- P _ E _ E
- P _ A _ E
- T _ C _ T
- T _ C _ T
4 letters (16)
- ACAI
- CALL
- CAPE
- CELL
- CITE
- CLAP
- CLIP
- EPIC
- LACE
- LAIC
- LICE
- PACE
- PACT
- PICA
- TACT
- TALC
NYT Spelling Bee July 18, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are ELLIPTICAL, TAILPIECE.
What are today's letters?
C, A, E, I, L, P, T — with C in the center.
How many words are there?
73 words for 389 points; Genius is 272.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 7/18/26, 7-18-26, 7 18 26, 7/18/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
This large 73-word hive has two pangrams and a deep supply of CA-/CE-/CL- openings. Technical words such as ecliptic, pellicle, and piccata account for many of the harder Genius points.