NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 1, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, h, i, p, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 224 points |
| Genius Level | 157 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| D | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 18 |
| E | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 19 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CH×5 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×11 DI×4 DU×3 |
| E | ED×3 EP×2 |
| H | HE×2 HI×4 HU×1 |
| I | IC×1 |
| P | PE×4 PI×5 PU×1 |
| U | UP×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CHE×2 CHI×3 CUE×1 CUP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DED×2 DEE×3 DEI×3 DEU×1 DIC×2 DIE×1 DIP×1 DUD×1 DUP×2 |
| E | EDD×1 EDU×2 EPE×1 EPI×1 |
| H | HEE×2 HIC×2 HID×1 HIP×1 HUE×1 |
| I | ICE×1 |
| P | PEE×3 PEP×1 PIE×3 PIP×2 PUC×1 |
| U | UPP×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| hi...... † | HI8 | simple past tense and past participle of hiccup |
| hi....... † | HI9 | simple past tense and past participle of hiccup |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ch... | CH5 | Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of cheep |
| ch... | CH5 | To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chide |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chip |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu.... | CU6 | In the shape of a cup; concave. |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.. | DE4 | Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively. |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du.. | DU4 | A person who has been deceived. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dupe |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ep.. | EP4 | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.... | HI6 | A teenager who imitated the beatniks. |
| hu.. | HU4 | coloured; having a hue. |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| pe.. | PE4 | simple past tense and past participle of pee |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peep |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pep |
| pi... | PI5 | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of piece |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
| pu.. | PU4 | A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish. |
| up... | UP5 | simple past tense and past participle of up |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- hiccuped† (HI8)
- hiccupped† (HI9)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cheep (CH5)
- cheeped (CH7)
- chide (CH5)
- chided (CH6)
- chipped (CH7)
- cued (CU4)
- cupped (CU6)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deep (DE4)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- deuce (DE5)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- died (DI4)
- dipped (DI6)
- dude (DU4)
- dupe (DU4)
- duped (DU5)
- eddied (ED6)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- epee (EP4)
- epic (EP4)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hide (HI4)
- hippie (HI6)
- hued (HU4)
- iced (IC4)
- peed (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- peeped (PE6)
- pepped (PE6)
- piece (PI5)
- pieced (PI6)
- pied (PI4)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
- puce (PU4)
- upped (UP5)
Answer Definitions
- hiccuped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hiccup
- hiccupped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hiccup
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cheep (verb): Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
- cheeped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cheep
- chide (verb): To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- chided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chide
- chipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chip
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cupped (adjective): In the shape of a cup; concave.
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deep (adjective): Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- dupe (noun): A person who has been deceived.
- duped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dupe
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- epic (noun): An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hippie (noun): A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- hued (adjective): coloured; having a hue.
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- peed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pee
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peeped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peep
- pepped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pep
- piece (noun): A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- pieced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of piece
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe
- puce (noun): A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- upped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of up