NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 14, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, o, r, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| T | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 17 |
| V | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CL×1 CO×2 CR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 |
| L | LI×2 LO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RI×1 RO×4 |
| T | TI×2 TO×9 TR×6 |
| V | VI×3 VO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIT×1 CLO×1 COL×1 COO×1 CRI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 |
| L | LIC×1 LIL×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| O | |
| R | RIO×1 ROO×1 ROT×3 |
| T | TIL×2 TOI×1 TOL×1 TOO×2 TOR×5 TRI×4 TRO×2 |
| V | VIC×1 VIT×2 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) |
|---|---|---|
| vi....... † | VI9 | Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. |
| co.. | CO4 | A young male horse. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ro...... | RO8 | To break up and turn soil using a rototiller. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal. |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr...... | TR8 | Alternative form of tricolour |
| tr.... | TR6 | A soft knit fabric. |
| tr... | TR5 | A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr... | TR5 | A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| vi.... | VI6 | The winner in a fight or contest. |
| vi..... | VI7 | any of various metal sulphates. |
| vo.. | VO4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V |
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.
- vitriolic† (VI9)
- citric (CI6)
- clot (CL4)
- colt (CO4)
- coot (CO4)
- critic (CR6)
- illicit (IL7)
- licit (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- riot (RI4)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- rototill (RO8)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tori (TO4)
- toric (TO5)
- torii (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tricolor (TR8)
- tricot (TR6)
- trill (TR5)
- trio (TR4)
- troll (TR5)
- trot (TR4)
- victor (VI6)
- vitriol (VI7)
- volt (VO4)
Answer Definitions
- vitriolic† (adjective): Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
- citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- clot (noun): A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- colt (noun): A young male horse.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- rototill (verb): To break up and turn soil using a rototiller.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- toric (adjective): Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal.
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tricolor (adjective): Alternative form of tricolour
- tricot (noun): A soft knit fabric.
- trill (noun): A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- troll (noun): A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- victor (noun): The winner in a fight or contest.
- vitriol (noun): any of various metal sulphates.
- volt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V