NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 13, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, l, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 53 words |
| Total Points | 194 points |
| Genius Level | 136 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 22 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 5 | Σ | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 53 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AM×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CL×4 CO×6 |
| I | IM×1 |
| L | LA×1 LI×3 LL×1 LO×2 |
| M | MA×9 MI×5 MO×8 |
| O | OM×1 |
| T | TA×1 TO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 AMM×1 ATO×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×1 CAM×2 CLA×2 CLI×2 COM×6 |
| I | IMA×1 |
| L | LAM×1 LIM×3 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOO×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MAL×3 MAM×3 MIC×1 MIL×2 MIM×1 MIT×1 MOA×1 MOI×1 MOL×2 MOM×1 MOO×2 MOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| T | TAT×1 TOM×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| co....... † | CO9 | No definition found; request failed |
| ac..... | AC7 | To shout; to call out. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| cl... | CL5 | A demand of ownership made for something. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. |
| cl....... | CL9 | Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement. |
| cl...... | CL8 | Of, relating to, or influenced by climate. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co..... | CO7 | Originally, relating to comedy. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| li.. | LI4 | lima bean |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A bag or wallet. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A one-piece swimsuit (for women) |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma... | MA5 | Pertaining to apples. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi..... | MI7 | An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo... | MO5 | Money, cash. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| to....... | TO9 | A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.... | TO6 | A tom, an intact male cat. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
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.
- committal† (CO9)
- acclaim (AC7)
- ammo (AM4)
- atom (AT4)
- atomic (AT6)
- calm (CA4)
- cami (CA4)
- camo (CA4)
- claim (CL5)
- clam (CL4)
- climactic (CL9)
- climatic (CL8)
- coma (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- comical (CO7)
- comma (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- imam (IM4)
- lama (LA4)
- lima (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- limo (LI4)
- llama (LL5)
- loam (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- mail (MA4)
- maillot (MA7)
- maim (MA4)
- malic (MA5)
- mall (MA4)
- malt (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammal (MA6)
- mica (MI4)
- militia (MI7)
- mill (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- moat (MO4)
- moil (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- molt (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- moola (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- tatami (TA6)
- tomatillo (TO9)
- tomato (TO6)
- tomcat (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- committal† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- acclaim (verb): To shout; to call out.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- atomic (adjective): Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- calm (adjective): Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- claim (noun): A demand of ownership made for something.
- clam (noun): A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- climactic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement.
- climatic (adjective): Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- comical (adjective): Originally, relating to comedy.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- lima (noun): lima bean
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- mail (noun): A bag or wallet.
- maillot (noun): A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- malic (adjective): Pertaining to apples.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- malt (noun): Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- militia (noun): An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- momma (noun): mother
- moola (noun): Money, cash.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tomatillo (noun): A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tomcat (noun): A tom, an intact male cat.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit