NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 19, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 206 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| G | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| V | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | Σ | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AV×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×2 GI×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LA×2 LI×1 |
| N | NA×2 |
| T | TI×1 |
| V | VA×7 VI×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANV×1 AVA×2 AVI×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GAL×2 GIV×1 |
| I | INV×1 |
| L | LAV×2 LIV×1 |
| N | NAV×2 |
| T | TIT×1 |
| V | VAG×3 VAI×1 VAL×1 VAN×2 VIA×1 VIG×2 VIL×2 VIT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ga....... † | GA9 | To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. |
| ga.......... † | GA12 | present participle and gerund of gallivant |
| vi...... † | VI8 | Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary |
| an... | AN5 | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av...... | AV8 | present participle and gerund of avail |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| av...... | AV8 | present participle and gerund of aviate |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of give |
| in...... | IN8 | Alluring; tempting; attractive. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.... | LA6 | present participle and gerund of lave |
| li.... | LI6 | present participle of live |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| na........ | NA10 | present participle and gerund of navigate |
| ti........ | TI10 | present participle and gerund of titivate |
| va... | VA5 | Of or relating to the vagus nerve. |
| va.... | VA6 | The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals. |
| va..... | VA7 | Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va..... | VA7 | Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic. |
| va..... | VA7 | Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. |
| va...... | VA8 | A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi... | VI5 | An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi..... | VI7 | (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
| vi....... | VI9 | present participle and gerund of vitiate |
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.
- gallivant† (GA9)
- gallivanting† (GA12)
- vigilant† (VI8)
- anvil (AN5)
- avail (AV5)
- availing (AV8)
- avian (AV5)
- aviating (AV8)
- giving (GI6)
- inviting (IN8)
- lava (LA4)
- laving (LA6)
- living (LI6)
- naval (NA5)
- navigating (NA10)
- titivating (TI10)
- vagal (VA5)
- vagina (VA6)
- vaginal (VA7)
- vain (VA4)
- valiant (VA7)
- vanilla (VA7)
- vanillin (VA8)
- vial (VI4)
- vigil (VI5)
- villa (VI5)
- villain (VI7)
- vital (VI5)
- vitiating (VI9)
Answer Definitions
- gallivant† (verb): To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
- gallivanting† (verb): present participle and gerund of gallivant
- vigilant† (adjective): Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
- anvil (noun): A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- availing (verb): present participle and gerund of avail
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- aviating (verb): present participle and gerund of aviate
- giving (verb): present participle of give
- inviting (adjective): Alluring; tempting; attractive.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- laving (verb): present participle and gerund of lave
- living (verb): present participle of live
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- navigating (verb): present participle and gerund of navigate
- titivating (verb): present participle and gerund of titivate
- vagal (adjective): Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
- vagina (noun): The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.
- vaginal (adjective): Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- valiant (adjective): Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
- vanilla (noun): Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- vanillin (noun): A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- vigil (noun): An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- villain (noun): (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- vitiating (verb): present participle and gerund of vitiate