NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 9, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, e, i, m, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×1 DI×7 DO×1 |
| E | |
| I | IV×1 |
| M | MO×3 |
| O | OV×1 |
| V | VI×6 VO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOV×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEV×1 DIV×7 DOV×1 |
| E | |
| I | IVI×1 |
| M | MOV×3 |
| O | OVO×1 |
| V | VIB×2 VID×2 VIE×1 VIV×1 VOI×2 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) |
|---|---|---|
| di...... † | DI8 | To bomb whilst in a steep dive. |
| di........ † | DI10 | simple past tense and past participle of divebomb |
| bo... | BO5 | An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep). |
| de.... | DE6 | Completely without; having none of. |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| 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. |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. |
| mo... | MO5 | No definition found; request failed |
| mo... | MO5 | A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion. |
| ov... | OV5 | Shaped like an oval. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A vibraphone. |
| vi... | VI5 | simple past tense and past participle of vibe |
| vi... | VI5 | Television, television show, movie. |
| vi..... | VI7 | simple past tense and past participle of video |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. |
| vo.... | VO6 | simple past tense and past participle of void |
| 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.
- divebomb† (DI8)
- divebombed† (DI10)
- bovid (BO5)
- devoid (DE6)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- dove (DO4)
- ivied (IV5)
- move (MO4)
- moved (MO5)
- movie (MO5)
- ovoid (OV5)
- vibe (VI4)
- vibed (VI5)
- video (VI5)
- videoed (VI7)
- vied (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
- void (VO4)
- voided (VO6)
- voodoo (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- divebomb† (verb): To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
- divebombed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divebomb
- bovid (noun): An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).
- devoid (adjective): Completely without; having none of.
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- 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.
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- move (verb): To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
- moved (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- movie (noun): A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.
- ovoid (adjective): Shaped like an oval.
- vibe (noun): A vibraphone.
- vibed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vibe
- video (noun): Television, television show, movie.
- videoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of video
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.
- void (adjective): Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
- voided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of void
- voodoo (noun): Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.