Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

May 13, 2026, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, D, B, I, Z, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 0 words, a 0-point total, 0 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 0-letter longest word: .

Spelling Bee hive for May 13, 2026 with center letter L and surrounding letters A,R,D,B,I and Z

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

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To reach Genius

2LL

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Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

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All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

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Min words to Genius (5+ letters)

GN4L OTN

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Exact-sum set to Genius (5+ letters)

Vowel Split

0%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

0 vowels · 0 consonants

Score Milestones

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  • 65%Amazing—
  • 70%Genius—
  • 100%Queen Bee—

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 0 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

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Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • aalii
  • abdal
  • abidal
  • abilla
  • adlai
  • adradial
  • airbill
  • alai
  • alala
  • alalia
  • alar
  • alba
  • albi
  • albizia
  • albizzia
  • alia
  • alibi
  • alida
  • alidad
  • alizari
  • aralia
  • aril
  • arilli
  • baal
  • babillard
  • bail
  • bala
  • balada
  • bald
  • baldrib
  • bali
  • ball
  • ballad
  • ballard
  • balli
  • barbal
  • barbaralalia
  • barilla
  • bibl
  • bilabial
  • bildar
  • bill
  • billard
  • billiard
  • biradial
  • birl
  • blab
  • blad
  • blair
  • bldr
  • blizzard
  • brail
  • brazil
  • bridal
  • brill
  • dail
  • dali
  • dial
  • diarial
  • dill
  • dilli
  • drail
  • drill
  • ilia
  • iliad
  • ilial
  • iridal
  • iridial
  • laari
  • labara
  • labaria
  • labba
  • labia
  • labial
  • lablab
  • labra
  • labral
  • labrid
  • laid
  • lair
  • laird
  • lall
  • laralia
  • lararia
  • lard
  • lari
  • larid
  • lariid
  • lazar
  • liar
  • liard
  • libbard
  • libbra
  • libidibi
  • libra
  • libral
  • librarii
  • libri
  • librid
  • lida
  • lidar
  • lidia
  • lila
  • lill
  • lira
  • liri
  • liza
  • lizard
  • radial
  • radialia
  • rail
  • railbird
  • rall
  • rial
  • ribald
  • rill
  • zila
  • zill
  • zilla

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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