Spelling Bee Summary July 2026
In the month of July 2026, 18 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 02 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 16 words.
Here's a summary of what came and went during the past month, along with a few notes about the month’s pangrams; the rates at which the E+D and I+N+G combinations and the BINGO characteristic appeared; center letter distribution, the complete lists of pangrams and words added and removed; notes about unusual puzzles; and much more.
Here's a summary of what came and went during the past month, along with a few notes about the month’s pangrams; the rates at which the E+D and I+N+G combinations and the BINGO characteristic appeared; center letter distribution, the complete lists of pangrams and words added and removed; notes about unusual puzzles; and much more.
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Summary of Ins and Outs
In the month of July 2026, 18 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 2 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 16 words.
17 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)01 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----18 total words added
- 2 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 2 total words removed
Net gain: 16 words
Words were added (or restored) on 09 days this month.Words were removed on 02 days this month.No words were added or removed on 21 days this month.
17 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)01 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----18 total words added
- 2 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 2 total words removed
Net gain: 16 words
Words were added (or restored) on 09 days this month.Words were removed on 02 days this month.No words were added or removed on 21 days this month.
WORD COUNTS, BINGO, -ING, -ED
CENTER LETTERS
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS:
Highest: 73Lowest: 21Average (Mean): 43.39Median: 44Mode(s): 53, 63, 54, 37, 24, 47, 44, 48
The BINGO characteristic was present in 16 of 31 puzzles (51.61%)
The E+D combination was present in 5 of 31 puzzles (16.13%)The I+N+G combination was present in 5 of 31 puzzles (16.13%) Both I+N+G and E+D were in the Bee of 2026-07-28 (M D E G I N P). This Bee was only the 16th time that all these letters have appeared together.
The BINGO characteristic was present in 16 of 31 puzzles (51.61%)
The E+D combination was present in 5 of 31 puzzles (16.13%)The I+N+G combination was present in 5 of 31 puzzles (16.13%) Both I+N+G and E+D were in the Bee of 2026-07-28 (M D E G I N P). This Bee was only the 16th time that all these letters have appeared together.
16 different center letters were used during the month.
A report of all center letters in Spelling Bee history may be seen HERE.
Frequency order:
4 M3 I3 O3 T2 B2 C2 E2 F2 K2 V1 A1 D1 G1 H1 P1 U
Alphabetical order:
1 A2 B2 C1 D2 E2 F1 G1 H3 I2 K4 M3 O1 P3 T1 U2 V
1 A2 B2 C1 D2 E2 F1 G1 H3 I2 K4 M3 O1 P3 T1 U2 V
PANGRAMS AND LETTER SETS
ALL THE PANGRAMS USED THIS MONTH
Brand-new pangrams are designated by the + sign; all the others are recycled pangrams.
PANGRAMS:
Monthly total: 47Daily average: 1.52 per puzzleDaily pangram numbers:6 in 0 puzzles (00.00%)5 in 0 puzzles (00.00%)4 in 0 puzzles (00.00%)3 in 3 puzzles (09.68%)2 in 10 puzzles (32.26%)1 in 18 puzzles (58.06%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles this month:
05 (16.13%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 05 puzzles introduced 08 new pangrams and added a total of 14 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 2.80 new words per puzzle.
26 (83.87%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 26 puzzles used 40 recycled pangrams and added a total of 04 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.15 new words per puzzle.
Of the 26 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams:08 letter sets were used for the second time09 letter sets were used for the third time04 letter sets were used for the fourth time05 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.87Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.23
Of the 31 Bee puzzles this month:
05 (16.13%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 05 puzzles introduced 08 new pangrams and added a total of 14 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 2.80 new words per puzzle.
26 (83.87%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 26 puzzles used 40 recycled pangrams and added a total of 04 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.15 new words per puzzle.
Of the 26 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams:08 letter sets were used for the second time09 letter sets were used for the third time04 letter sets were used for the fourth time05 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.87Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.23
ACRIDITYALBUMEN +ATOMIZATIONAVALANCHEAWAKENINGBIATHLETEBOTTLEFULCATHOLICCOFOUNDEDCOMMITTAL +CONFOUNDEDDIVEBOMBDIVEBOMBEDDOORNAILELLIPTICAL +EVOKINGFIVEFOLDGALLIVANTGALLIVANTINGHABITABLEHARDTACKHICCUPEDHICCUPPEDHITTABLE
IMPEDING +IMPENDING +IMPINGED +INACTIVITYINFALLIBLYLAPBOARDLILLIPUTIANLITURGYMELTING +MILLIONTHMINIMIZATIONMONOLITHNONBELIEFNUPTIALOPTIMALORDINALOUTBOARDTAILPIECE +TOUGHENTROUBADOURVIGILANTVITRIOLICWAKENINGWEAKENING
WORDS ADDED TO AND REMOVED FROM THE SPELLING BEE LEXICON THIS MONTH
WORDS ADDED TO THE LEXICON
WORDS REMOVED FROM THE LEXICON
Words added, not previously disallowed (BRAND-NEW WORDS) (IN)
MELTINGmovedCOMMITTALALBUMENalumnaebenumbnebulanebulaeunableELLIPTICALTAILPIECEvikingmanzanitaIMPEDINGIMPENDINGimpingeIMPINGED
Words added, previously disallowed
(OUT-IN)
See the list of all OUT-IN words HERE.
unfenced
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)
See the list of all IN-OUT-IN words HERE.
[none this month
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)
See the list of all OUT-IN-OUT-IN words HERE.
[none this month]
Words previously allowed now disallowed (IN-OUT)
See the list of all IN-OUT words HERE.
civvygimp
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all IN-OUT-IN-OUT words HERE.
[none this month]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all OUT-IN-OUT words HERE.
Words disallowed, allowed, disallowed, allowed, disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all O-I-O-I-O words HERE.
[none this month
[none this month]