NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 13, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, k, l, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 156 points |
| Genius Level | 109 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| T | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| V | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×5 AT×1 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EV×1 |
| I | |
| K | KI×3 |
| L | LE×1 LI×5 |
| T | TA×5 TI×9 |
| V | VE×1 VI×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×3 ALK×1 ALL×1 ATI×1 AVA×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELI×1 EVI×1 |
| I | |
| K | KIL×2 KIT×1 |
| L | LEV×1 LIK×1 LIL×1 LIT×2 LIV×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAL×4 TIK×2 TIL×3 TIT×4 |
| V | VEI×1 VIA×1 VIL×2 VIT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ta....... † | TA9 | Tending to talk a lot. |
| al... | AL5 | Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| al... | AL5 | Having life; living; not dead. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. |
| al....... | AL9 | To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty . |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av.... | AV6 | To operate an aircraft. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To gather up (skirts) around the body. |
| ki.. | KI4 | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| le...... | LE8 | To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.... | TA6 | A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
| ti... | TI5 | A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti....... | TI9 | To stimulate or excite sensually |
| ti...... | TI8 | To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
| vi..... | VI7 | To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. |
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.
- talkative† (TA9)
- alike (AL5)
- alit (AL4)
- alive (AL5)
- alkali (AL6)
- alleviate (AL9)
- atilt (AT5)
- avail (AV5)
- aviate (AV6)
- elite (EL5)
- evil (EV4)
- kill (KI4)
- kilt (KI4)
- kite (KI4)
- levitate (LE8)
- like (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- live (LI4)
- tail (TA4)
- tali (TA4)
- talkie (TA6)
- tallit (TA6)
- tiki (TI4)
- tikka (TI5)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- titillate (TI9)
- titivate (TI8)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- veil (VE4)
- vial (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- vital (VI5)
- vitiate (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- talkative† (adjective): Tending to talk a lot.
- alike (adjective): Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- alive (adjective): Having life; living; not dead.
- alkali (noun): One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- alleviate (verb): To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- aviate (verb): To operate an aircraft.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- kilt (verb): To gather up (skirts) around the body.
- kite (noun): A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- levitate (verb): To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- talkie (noun): A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
- tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- tiki (noun): Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
- tikka (noun): A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- titillate (verb): To stimulate or excite sensually
- titivate (verb): To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- vitiate (verb): To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.