Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, July 13, 2026

Jul 13, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, I, L, M, O, T honeycomb (center letter M) feature 53 words, a 194-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: CLIMACTIC, COMMITTAL, TOMATILLO.

Spelling Bee hive for July 13, 2026 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,C,I,L,O and T

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Monday, July 13, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

40th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.06

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

35/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 35% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

44 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

17

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

20

words to Genius
3×9L1×8L4×7L7×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 136 pts
20 words3×9L1×8L4×7L6×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

112 vowels · 156 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up29 PTS
  • 25%Good49 PTS
  • 40%Solid78 PTS
  • 50%Nice97 PTS
  • 60%Great116 PTS
  • 65%Amazing126 PTS
  • 70%Genius136 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee194 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 53 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, July 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.

Common openings

M
42%
C
25%
L
13%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 3 words

8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

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Word Length Distribution

27 words
4L
27
11 words
5L
11
7 words
6L
7
4 words
7L
4
1 word
8L
1
3 words (Pangram)
9L
3

Share of 53 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

M
53 words
100%
A
38 words
72%
I
28 words
53%
L
28 words
53%
O
27 words
51%
T
21 words
40%
C
19 words
36%

Share of 53 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts
27
4L
55 pts
55
5L
42 pts
42
6L
28 pts
28
7L
8 pts
8
8L
34 pts (Pangram)
34
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
2242%
C
1325%
L
713%
T
59%
A
48%
I
12%
O
12%

Share of 53 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 194 ranks in the 50th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-12.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 53 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 76th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-12.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-07-11.
  • The estimated solve time of 37–51 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • acmatic
  • acmic
  • acoma
  • acomia
  • alamo
  • alma
  • amal
  • amala
  • amalaita
  • amati
  • amatol
  • amia
  • amic
  • amical
  • amici
  • amil
  • amimia
  • amit
  • amitotic
  • amla
  • amma
  • amolilla
  • atma
  • atmo
  • atomical
  • caama
  • caimacam
  • caimitillo
  • caimito
  • calami
  • camaca
  • camail
  • camilla
  • cima
  • clallam
  • climactical
  • climatal
  • climatical
  • cloam
  • cocama
  • cocamama
  • cocomat
  • colima
  • comal
  • comatic
  • comital
  • comitia
  • comitial
  • coml
  • comm
  • commata
  • commatic
  • commo
  • commot
  • coom
  • ilama
  • imamic
  • immit
  • itmo
  • lactam
  • lactim
  • lamaic
  • lamia
  • lamm
  • limail
  • limital
  • limma
  • loimic
  • loma
  • lomilomi
  • lomita
  • maat
  • macaca
  • macaco
  • macao
  • macco
  • maco
  • maia
  • maill
  • maiolica
  • mala
  • malacca
  • malacia
  • malacotic
  • malactic
  • malam
  • malati
  • malcolm
  • mali
  • mallam
  • malm
  • malo
  • maloca
  • malolactic
  • maloti
  • malta
  • malto
  • maltol
  • mamaloi
  • mamilla
  • mammalia
  • mammati
  • mammilla
  • mamo
  • maomao
  • mataco
  • matai
  • matamata
  • matico
  • matlo
  • matt
  • matta
  • miami
  • miao
  • micmac
  • mico
  • mila
  • milia
  • miliolitic
  • milit
  • milla
  • millimol
  • milltail
  • milo
  • milt
  • mima
  • mimi
  • mimical
  • miotic
  • mitotic
  • mmmm
  • moca
  • moco
  • mocoa
  • moio
  • moit
  • mola
  • molal
  • molala
  • molla
  • momo
  • mool
  • mota
  • motmot
  • mott
  • olam
  • olomao
  • omao
  • oomiac
  • otomaco
  • otomi
  • tacoma
  • tallitim
  • talma
  • tama
  • tamal
  • tamil
  • tamilic
  • timolol
  • toma
  • tomia
  • tomial
  • toom

*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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