NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 13, 2026
Longest word
climactic
9 letters
Top scorer
committal
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
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 pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1am 1at 2
C
ca 3cl 4co 6
I
im 1
L
la 1li 3ll 1lo 2
M
ma 9mi 5mo 8
O
om 1
T
ta 1to 4
All 53 answers
194 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acclaim7
ammo1
atom1
atomic6
calm1
cami1
camo1
claim5
clam1
climactic9
climatic8
coma1
comic5
comical7
comma5
commit6
★committalpangram16
imam1
lama1
lima1
limit5
limo1
llama5
loam1
loom1
mail1
maillot7
maim1
malic5
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mica1
militia7
mill1
mimic5
mitt1
moat1
moil1
moll1
molt1
momma5
moola5
moot1
motto5
omit1
tatami6
tomatillo9
tomato6
tomcat6
tomtit6