NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — July 13, 2026
- 53Total words
- 194Total points
- 136Genius
- 1Pangram
The pangram for July 13, 2026
Every letter used at least once — worth a bonus 7 points on top of the length score.
Letter by letter
9 letters · tap any tile to reveal just that letter.
Spelling Bee hints for July 13, 2026
Three levels of help, gentlest first — take only as much as you need. Skip straight to the answers →
Words per starting letter
The gentlest nudge — which letters do the heavy lifting today.
Two-letter tally
How many words start with each pair — if a pair isn't here, nothing starts with it.
- ac1
- am1
- at2
- ca3
- cl4
- co6
- im1
- la1
- li3
- ll1
- lo2
- ma9
- mi5
- mo8
- om1
- ta1
- to4
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its 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 |
Spelling Bee answers for July 13, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- committal16
9
- climactic9
- tomatillo9
8
- climatic8
7
- acclaim7
- comical7
- maillot7
- militia7
6
- atomic6
- commit6
- mammal6
- tatami6
- tomato6
- tomcat6
- tomtit6
5
- claim5
- comic5
- comma5
- limit5
- llama5
- malic5
- mamma5
- mimic5
- momma5
- moola5
- motto5
4
- ammo1
- atom1
- calm1
- cami1
- camo1
- clam1
- coma1
- imam1
- lama1
- lima1
- limo1
- loam1
- loom1
- mail1
- maim1
- mall1
- malt1
- mama1
- mica1
- mill1
- mitt1
- moat1
- moil1
- moll1
- molt1
- moot1
- omit1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
5/ 10
A middling Monday that leans slightly easier than it first appears. With 53 words against a historical average of around 44, there is genuine volume here, and the four-letter base words are plentiful enough to build momentum quickly. The main challenge is the single pangram — a longer, less common word that requires assembling all seven letters in a specific order — which may keep some solvers short of Genius if they miss it. A handful of less familiar five- and six-letter entries, including one borrowed from an Asian language and one from French, add a modest layer of obscurity without making the puzzle brutal.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 194 | 100% |
| Genius | 136 | 70% |
| Amazing | 97 | 50% |
| Great | 78 | 40% |
| Nice | 49 | 25% |
| Solid | 29 | 15% |
| Good | 16 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 10 | 5% |
| Good Start | 4 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
committal16 pts
From Latin 'committere' (to entrust, to join together), via the English verb 'commit'; the noun suffix '-al' was added in the 17th century to denote the act of committing someone or something, especially to custody or a cause.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word9 letters
- 4-letter words27 of 53
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived85
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