NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 30, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, n, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 122 points |
| Genius Level | 85 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| T | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 |
| U | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | Σ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GH×2 GO×1 |
| H | HE×1 HO×2 HU×3 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OU×2 |
| T | TE×3 TH×7 TO×3 |
| U | UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ENO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GHE×2 GOT×1 |
| H | HEN×1 HON×1 HOO×1 HUG×1 HUN×2 |
| N | NOU×1 |
| O | OUG×1 OUT×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×1 THE×2 THO×4 THU×1 TOO×1 TOU×2 |
| U | UNH×1 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| to..... † | TO7 | To make tough. |
| en.... | EN6 | Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gh.... | GH6 | An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| hu.. | HU4 | Very large. |
| hu.. | HU4 | simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) |
| hu.. | HU4 | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
| no.... | NO6 | Nothing; something which does not exist. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense of owe |
| ou........ | OU10 | simple past tense and past participle of outthink |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th... | TH5 | A strip of leather. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| th.... | TH6 | Despite that; however. |
| th..... | TH7 | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking. |
| th.. | TH4 | Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | Strong and resilient; sturdy. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. |
| un....... | UN9 | That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought. |
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.
- toughen† (TO7)
- enough (EN6)
- ghee (GH4)
- ghetto (GH6)
- goth (GO4)
- henge (HE5)
- hone (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- huge (HU4)
- hung (HU4)
- hunt (HU4)
- nought (NO6)
- ought (OU5)
- outthought (OU10)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tenth (TE5)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- thong (TH5)
- thou (TH4)
- though (TH6)
- thought (TH7)
- thug (TH4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tough (TO5)
- unhung (UN6)
- unthought (UN9)
Answer Definitions
- toughen† (verb): To make tough.
- enough (determiner): Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- ghetto (noun): An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- huge (adjective): Very large.
- hung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
- hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- nought (noun): Nothing; something which does not exist.
- ought (verb): simple past tense of owe
- outthought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outthink
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thong (noun): A strip of leather.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- though (adverb): Despite that; however.
- thought (noun): Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
- thug (noun): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tough (adjective): Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- unhung (adjective): Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.
- unthought (noun): That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought.