NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 13, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, n, o, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 272 points |
| Genius Level | 190 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 17 |
| E | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| L | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| V | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 21 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×7 DO×6 DU×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×3 EV×2 |
| L | LE×5 LO×10 LU×4 |
| N | NE×2 NO×6 NU×1 |
| O | OL×2 OV×1 |
| U | UN×3 |
| V | VE×2 VO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×5 DEV×2 DOL×4 DOO×2 DUE×2 DUL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 ELU×2 EVO×2 |
| L | LED×1 LEN×1 LEV×3 LOD×1 LOL×2 LON×1 LOO×1 LOU×3 LOV×2 LUL×3 LUN×1 |
| N | NEE×2 NOD×1 NOE×1 NOO×2 NOU×1 NOV×1 NUL×1 |
| O | OLD×1 OLE×1 OVU×1 |
| U | UNE×1 UNL×2 |
| V | VEL×1 VEN×1 VOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un....... † | UN9 | Not evolved; yet to evolve. |
| un..... † | UN7 | Not loved. |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| de.... | DE6 | To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| de..... | DE7 | Being affected by delusions. |
| de... | DE5 | To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of delve |
| de..... | DE7 | To roll (something) down; to unroll. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of devolve |
| do.. | DO4 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| du.. | DU4 | Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duel |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dull |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| el... | EL5 | To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elude |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| ev..... | EV7 | Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development. |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of level |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Of great intensity. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To become louder. |
| lo...... | LO8 | simple past tense and past participle of louden |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| lo... | LO5 | simple past tense and past participle of love |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lull |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| no.... | NO6 | A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.... | NO6 | a string or strip of pasta |
| no..... | NO7 | simple past tense and past participle of noodle |
| no...... | NO8 | No definition found. |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| ol... | OL5 | From or relating to a previous era. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ov... | OV5 | The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
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.
- unevolved† (UN9)
- unloved† (UN7)
- dell (DE4)
- delude (DE6)
- deluded (DE7)
- delve (DE5)
- delved (DE6)
- devolve (DE7)
- devolved (DE8)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- duel (DU4)
- dueled (DU6)
- dull (DU4)
- dulled (DU6)
- eleven (EL6)
- elude (EL5)
- eluded (EL6)
- evolve (EV6)
- evolved (EV7)
- lede (LE4)
- lend (LE4)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- leveled (LE7)
- lode (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loud (LO4)
- louden (LO6)
- loudened (LO8)
- love (LO4)
- loved (LO5)
- lull (LU4)
- lulled (LU6)
- lulu (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- nodule (NO6)
- noel (NO4)
- noodle (NO6)
- noodled (NO7)
- nouvelle (NO8)
- novel (NO5)
- null (NU4)
- olden (OL5)
- oleo (OL4)
- ovule (OV5)
- unlevel (UN7)
- veld (VE4)
- venule (VE6)
- vole (VO4)
Answer Definitions
- unevolved† (adjective): Not evolved; yet to evolve.
- unloved† (adjective): Not loved.
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- delude (verb): To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- deluded (adjective): Being affected by delusions.
- delve (verb): To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- delved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delve
- devolve (verb): To roll (something) down; to unroll.
- devolved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of devolve
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- duel (noun): Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- dueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duel
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dull
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- elude (verb): To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- eluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elude
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- evolved (adjective): Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development.
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- leveled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of level
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loud (adjective): Of great intensity.
- louden (verb): To become louder.
- loudened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of louden
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- loved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of love
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lull
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- nodule (noun): A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- noodle (noun): a string or strip of pasta
- noodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of noodle
- nouvelle (n/a): No definition found.
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- olden (adjective): From or relating to a previous era.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- ovule (noun): The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- veld (noun): The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.