NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 13, 2026

Monday, July 13, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, July 13, 2026 puts M in the center, with I, T, A, C, L, O around it. There are 101 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes M. Tap a word for a short definition.

101Words
471Points
330Genius
4Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes M.

Pangrams

4

4-letter words

37

5-letter words

21

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

14

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words101
Points471
Pangrams4
Longest word10
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 330 points. Queen Bee is 471.

Genius · 141 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up24
Good38
Solid71
Nice118
Great188
Amazing236
330Genius330
Queen Bee471

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 471 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

ATOMICAL
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

COMITIAL
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

COMMITTAL
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: M ×2, T ×2

MALOLACTIC
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, L ×2, C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 84th percentile
Total points 79th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words10173.715418
Points471354.189260
Pangrams42.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 13, 2026 hive put M in the center with I, T, A, C, L, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 101 words (471 points). Genius sat at 330.

Pangrams on this date: ATOMICAL, COMITIAL, COMMITTAL, MALOLACTIC. Top starting letters: M (46), C (20). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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