NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 24, 2026

Jul 24, 2026 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 24, 2026

Game Summary

Center Letter	K
Outer Letters	e, g, i, n, o, v
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	24 words
Total Points	112 points
Genius Level	78 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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
E	-	3	-	1	-	4
G	1	-	1	1	-	3
I	-	-	2	-	1	3
K	6	-	-	4	-	10
N	1	-	-	-	-	1
O	1	-	-	1	-	2
V	-	-	1	-	-	1
Σ	9	3	4	7	1	24

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E	EK×1 EN×1 EV×2
G	GE×2 GI×1
I	IN×3
K	KE×3 KI×4 KN×2 KO×1
N	NO×1
O	OI×2
V	VI×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E	EKI×1 ENO×1 EVO×2
G	GEE×2 GIN×1
I	INK×1 INV×2
K	KEE×2 KEN×1 KIN×4 KNE×2 KOO×1
N	NOO×1
O	OIN×2
V	VIK×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)
ev..... ^†	EV7	present participle of evoke
ek...	EK5	The act or process of adding.
en...	EN5	An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes.
ev...	EV5	To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
ge..	GE4	A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
ge.....	GE7	present participle of geek
gi....	GI6	Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
in....	IN6	present participle of ink
in....	IN6	To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
in......	IN8	present participle of invoke
ke..	KE4	Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
ke.....	KE7	Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
ke..	KE4	A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
ki..	KI4	A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
ki.....	KI7	present participle of king
ki..	KI4	To laugh loudly.
ki.....	KI7	present participle of kink
kn..	KN4	In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
kn.....	KN7	present participle of knee
ko..	KO4	An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
no..	NO4	A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
oi..	OI4	Representing the sound made by a pig.
oi.....	OI7	present participle of oink
vi....	VI6	No definition found; request failed

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.

evoking^† (EV7)
eking (EK5)
enoki (EN5)
evoke (EV5)
geek (GE4)
geeking (GE7)
ginkgo (GI6)
inking (IN6)
invoke (IN6)
invoking (IN8)
keen (KE4)
keening (KE7)
keno (KE4)
king (KI4)
kinging (KI7)
kink (KI4)
kinking (KI7)
knee (KN4)
kneeing (KN7)
kook (KO4)
nook (NO4)
oink (OI4)
oinking (OI7)
viking (VI6)

Answer Definitions

evoking^† (verb): present participle of evoke
eking (noun): The act or process of adding.
enoki (noun): An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes.
evoke (verb): To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
geek (noun): A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
geeking (verb): present participle of geek
ginkgo (noun): Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
inking (verb): present participle of ink
invoke (verb): To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
invoking (verb): present participle of invoke
keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
keening (adjective): Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
keno (noun): A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
king (noun): A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
kinging (verb): present participle of king
kink (verb): To laugh loudly.
kinking (verb): present participle of kink
knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
kneeing (verb): present participle of knee
kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
oink (interjection): Representing the sound made by a pig.
oinking (verb): present participle of oink
viking (n/a): No definition found; request failed