NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 5, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, i, l, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 54 words |
| Total Points | 232 points |
| Genius Level | 162 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| F | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| O | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 |
| V | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | Σ | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 54 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×3 DI×2 DO×11 |
|---|---|
| E | EV×2 |
| F | FI×1 FL×3 FO×9 |
| I | ID×1 IO×1 |
| L | LO×5 |
| O | OF×1 OI×1 OL×5 OV×1 |
| V | VI×3 VO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEV×3 DIL×1 DIO×1 DOD×1 DOF×2 DOL×5 DOO×2 DOV×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EVO×2 |
| F | FIV×1 FLO×3 FOI×2 FOL×3 FOO×4 |
| I | IDO×1 IOD×1 |
| L | LOD×1 LOL×2 LOV×2 |
| O | OFF×1 OIL×1 OLD×1 OLE×1 OLI×2 OLL×1 OVO×1 |
| V | VID×2 VIO×1 VOI×3 VOL×1 VOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi...... † | FI8 | Five times as much or as many. |
| de.... | DE6 | Completely without; having none of. |
| de..... | DE7 | To roll (something) down; to unroll. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of devolve |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di... | DI5 | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doff |
| do.. | DO4 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of dolly |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| do.. | DO4 | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| ev..... | EV7 | Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl..... | FL7 | Filled with water from rain or rivers. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foil |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fold |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.... | FO6 | A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fool |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| io.... | IO6 | A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| lo... | LO5 | simple past tense and past participle of love |
| of... | OF5 | simple past tense and past participle of off |
| oi... | OI5 | simple past tense and past participle of oil |
| ol... | OL5 | Something or someone old. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| ov... | OV5 | Shaped like an oval. |
| vi... | VI5 | Television, television show, movie. |
| vi..... | VI7 | simple past tense and past participle of video |
| vi.. | VI4 | A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold |
| vo.. | VO4 | Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. |
| vo.... | VO6 | simple past tense and past participle of void |
| vo... | VO5 | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. |
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.
- fivefold† (FI8)
- devoid (DE6)
- devolve (DE7)
- devolved (DE8)
- dildo (DI5)
- diode (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doff (DO4)
- doffed (DO6)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- dollied (DO7)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- dove (DO4)
- evolve (EV6)
- evolved (EV7)
- floe (FL4)
- flood (FL5)
- flooded (FL7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiled (FO6)
- fold (FO4)
- folded (FO6)
- folio (FO5)
- food (FO4)
- foodie (FO6)
- fool (FO4)
- fooled (FO6)
- idol (ID4)
- iodide (IO6)
- lode (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- love (LO4)
- loved (LO5)
- offed (OF5)
- oiled (OI5)
- oldie (OL5)
- oleo (OL4)
- olio (OL4)
- olive (OL5)
- ollie (OL5)
- ovoid (OV5)
- video (VI5)
- videoed (VI7)
- viol (VI4)
- void (VO4)
- voided (VO6)
- voile (VO5)
- vole (VO4)
- voodoo (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- fivefold† (adjective): Five times as much or as many.
- devoid (adjective): Completely without; having none of.
- devolve (verb): To roll (something) down; to unroll.
- devolved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of devolve
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- diode (noun): An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doff
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- dollied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dolly
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- dove (noun): A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- evolved (adjective): Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- flooded (adjective): Filled with water from rain or rivers.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foil
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- folded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fold
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- foodie (noun): A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fool
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- iodide (noun): A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- loved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of love
- offed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of off
- oiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of oil
- oldie (noun): Something or someone old.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- olive (noun): A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- ovoid (adjective): Shaped like an oval.
- video (noun): Television, television show, movie.
- videoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of video
- viol (noun): A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
- void (adjective): Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
- voided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of void
- voile (noun): A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- voodoo (noun): Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.