NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 14, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, k, l, m, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 109 points |
| Genius Level | 76 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| K | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×1 BI×6 BO×3 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| I | IM×2 |
| K | KI×3 |
| L | LI×7 |
| M | MI×6 MO×2 |
| O | OL×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEL×1 BIB×1 BIK×1 BIL×3 BIO×1 BOI×1 BOO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| I | IMB×1 IMM×1 |
| K | KIB×1 KIL×2 |
| L | LIB×2 LIK×1 LIM×4 |
| M | MIK×1 MIL×3 MIM×2 MOB×1 MOI×1 |
| O | OLI×1 OLL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo........ † | BO10 | A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection. |
| be... | BE5 | To lie around; encompass. |
| bi... | BI5 | Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”) |
| bi.. | BI4 | Clipping of bicycle. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. |
| bi.. | BI4 | The spoiling of someone's score in the crib. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi... | BI5 | Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar. |
| im.... | IM6 | To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages). |
| im...... | IM8 | not mobile, not movable |
| ki.... | KI6 | To grind coarsely. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Clipping of kilogram. |
| li... | LI5 | A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. |
| li..... | LI7 | The party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant. |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| li.. | LI4 | A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). |
| li... | LI5 | The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum). |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Alternative letter-case form of Mike of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.. | MI4 | No definition found; request failed |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | A mimeograph. |
| mo.... | MO6 | Capable of being moved, especially on wheels. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
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.
- bookmobile† (BO10)
- belie (BE5)
- bible (BI5)
- bike (BI4)
- bile (BI4)
- bilk (BI4)
- bill (BI4)
- biome (BI5)
- boil (BO4)
- bookie (BO6)
- imbibe (IM6)
- immobile (IM8)
- kibble (KI6)
- kill (KI4)
- kilo (KI4)
- libel (LI5)
- libelee (LI7)
- like (LI4)
- limb (LI4)
- limbo (LI5)
- lime (LI4)
- limo (LI4)
- mike (MI4)
- mile (MI4)
- milk (MI4)
- mill (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mimeo (MI5)
- mobile (MO6)
- moil (MO4)
- olio (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
Answer Definitions
- bookmobile† (noun): A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.
- belie (verb): To lie around; encompass.
- bible (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”)
- bike (noun): Clipping of bicycle.
- bile (noun): A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- bilk (noun): The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- biome (noun): Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- bookie (noun): A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.
- imbibe (verb): To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- immobile (adjective): not mobile, not movable
- kibble (verb): To grind coarsely.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- kilo (noun): Clipping of kilogram.
- libel (noun): A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- libelee (noun): The party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant.
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- limb (noun): A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- limbo (noun): The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- mike (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mike of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- milk (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
- mobile (adjective): Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.