JUL 13 2026

Spelling Bee July 13, 2026 Answers

All 101 valid words for the NYT Spelling Bee. Center letter: M.

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101
Total Words
450
Max Points
315
Genius Score
M
Center Letter

Today’s Pangram

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⭐ Today’s Pangram
COMMITTAL
Uses all 7 letters — worth 16 points

The NYT Spelling Bee for July 13, 2026 was one of the more word-rich puzzle, with 101 valid words built entirely around the center letter M — which must appear in every answer.

With 101 valid words, this was an unusually large puzzle — patient, systematic solvers had plenty of material to work with. The outer letters were A, C, I, L, O, T, and the longest answer aside from the pangram ran 10 letters for 10 points. Reaching Genius required 315 points out of a possible 450; see how this compares in the full answers archive.

The pangram was worth 16 points — more than any other word that day. With answers ranging from 4 letters up to 10, working methodically from the shortest words up is the surest route to Genius; see the full method in our strategy guide.

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📋 Complete Word List
Every valid word for July 13, 2026’s seven letters, sorted by length. Compiled from the puzzle’s letters — it may include a few dictionary-valid words the NYT didn’t count in its official list.

Word List Hints — July 13, 2026

Not ready to spoil the whole puzzle? The grid below shows how many of the July 13, 2026 answers start with each letter and how long they run, and the two-letter list gives the count for each opening pair. It is the fastest way to close out the last few words without seeing every answer.

Start \ Len45678910Total
A53222··14
C343532·20
I1······1
L531····9
M2110662·146
O1·1····2
T114111·9
Total37211714831101

Two-letter starts

AC3AL2AM5AT4CA3CL5CO12IM1LA3LI3LL1LO2MA20MI11MO15OM1OO1TA3TI1TO5

Complete Word List 101 Words — Sorted by Length

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10 Letters1 word
MALOLACTIC17
9 Letters3 words
CLIMACTIC 9
COMMITTAL16
TOMATILLO 9
8 Letters8 words
AMITOTIC 8
ATOMICAL15
CLIMATAL 8
CLIMATIC 8
COMITIAL15
MAIOLICA 8
MAMMILLA 8
TALLITIM 8
7 Letters14 words
ACCLAIM 7
ACMATIC 7
COCOMAT 7
COMATIC 7
COMICAL 7
COMITIA 7
COMMATA 7
MAILLOT 7
MALACCA 7
MAMMATI 7
MILITIA 7
MIMICAL 7
MITOTIC 7
TIMOLOL 7
6 Letters17 words
AMATOL 6
ATOMIC 6
CALAMI 6
CAMAIL 6
COMMIT 6
LACTAM 6
MACACO 6
MALOTI 6
MALTOL 6
MAMMAL 6
MIOTIC 6
MOTMOT 6
OOMIAC 6
TATAMI 6
TOMATO 6
TOMCAT 6
TOMTIT 6
5 Letters21 words
ACMIC 5
ALAMO 5
AMICI 5
CLAIM 5
COMAL 5
COMIC 5
COMMA 5
LAMIA 5
LIMIT 5
LLAMA 5
MAILL 5
MALIC 5
MAMMA 5
MILIA 5
MIMIC 5
MOLAL 5
MOLTO 5
MOMMA 5
MOOLA 5
MOTTO 5
TAMAL 5
4 Letters37 words
ALMA 1
AMIA 1
AMMO 1
ATMA 1
ATOM 1
CALM 1
CLAM 1
COMA 1
IMAM 1
LAMA 1
LIMA 1
LIMO 1
LOAM 1
LOOM 1
MAIL 1
MAIM 1
MALL 1
MALM 1
MALT 1
MAMA 1
MATT 1
MICA 1
MILL 1
MILO 1
MILT 1
MITT 1
MOAT 1
MOIL 1
MOLA 1
MOLL 1
MOLT 1
MOMI 1
MOOL 1
MOOT 1
MOTT 1
OMIT 1
TOOM 1
Pangram ★ — uses all 7 letters High Value (8+ pts) Standard M= required center letter
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What the Words Mean

Definitions for the July 13, 2026 answers — so you know exactly what you found, or what you missed. Pangrams are marked .

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ACCLAIM
noun Enthusiastic approval
ALAMO
noun A siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836
AMIA
noun Type genus of the Amiidae
AMITOTIC
adjective Pertaining to a simple method of cell division
AMMO
noun Projectiles to be fired from a gun
ATOM
noun The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
ATOMIC
adjective Of or relating to or comprising atoms
CALAMI
noun Any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus
CALM
noun Steadiness of mind under stress
CAMAIL
noun A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
CLAIM
noun An assertion of a right (as to money or property)
CLAM
noun Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
CLIMACTIC
adjective Consisting of or causing a climax
CLIMATIC
adjective Of or relating to a climate
COMA
noun A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
COMAL
adjective Of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair
COMIC
noun A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
COMICAL
adjective Arousing or provoking laughter
COMMA
noun A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
COMMIT
verb Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
COMMITTAL
noun The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
IMAM
noun The man who leads prayers in a mosque
LAMA
noun A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
LAMIA
noun A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
LIMA
noun Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru
LIMIT
noun The greatest possible degree of something
LIMO
noun Large luxurious car
LLAMA
noun Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
LOAM
noun A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
LOOM
noun A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
MAIL
noun The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
MAILLOT
noun A woman's one-piece bathing suit
MAIM
verb Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
MAIOLICA
noun Highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
MALACCA
noun Stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
MALL
noun A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
MALT
noun A milkshake made with malt powder
MAMA
noun Informal terms for a mother
MAMMA
noun Informal terms for a mother
MAMMAL
noun Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair
MAMMILLA
noun The small projection of a mammary gland
MATT
noun The property of having little or no contrast
MICA
noun Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect…
MILIA
noun A small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
MILITIA
noun Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
MILL
noun A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
MILO
noun Small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
MILT
noun Fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland
MIMIC
noun Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
MIOTIC
noun A drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)
MITOTIC
adjective Of or relating to or undergoing mitosis
MITT
noun The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
MOAT
noun Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
MOIL
verb Work hard
MOLA
noun Among the largest bony fish
MOLAL
adjective Designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent
MOLL
noun The girlfriend of a gangster
MOLT
noun Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
MOLTO
adverb Much
MOMI
noun God of blame and mockery
MOMMA
noun Informal terms for a mother
MOOT
noun A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
MOTMOT
noun Tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
MOTT
noun United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
MOTTO
noun A favorite saying of a sect or political group
OMIT
verb Prevent from being included or considered or accepted
TAMAL
noun Dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed
TIMOLOL
noun A beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks
TOMATILLO
noun Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
TOMATO
noun Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
TOMCAT
noun Male cat
TOMTIT
noun Widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head

Word definitions from WordNet® 3.1, Princeton University.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NYT Spelling Bee for July 13, 2026 had 101 valid words, above average, giving solvers more paths to reach Genius than most puzzles offer. The center letter was M, the pangram was COMMITTAL (worth 16 points), and the maximum score was 450 points. Genius required 315 points. The longest word was MALOLACTIC at 17 points.
COMMITTAL was the July 13, 2026 pangram. Pangrams use every one of the 7 letters — A, C, I, L, M, O, T — at least once and collect a 7-point bonus on top of length, so COMMITTAL scored 16 points, the most of any word that day. No single find moves you toward Genius faster.
The July 13, 2026 Spelling Bee had 101 valid words, which is above average, giving solvers more paths to reach Genius than most puzzles offer. The word list ranged from 4-letter words worth 1 point each to 10-letter words. All 101 words contain the center letter M and use only the 7 letters A, C, I, L, M, O, T. Words must be at least 4 letters long and may reuse any letter.
Reaching Genius on July 13, 2026 took 315 points — 70% of the day's 450-point maximum. For context on the tiers: Beginner begins around 9 points and Amazing lands near 225 (half the maximum) before Genius at 315. Queen Bee requires finding all 101 words for the maximum 450 points. Genius is the everyday target; Queen Bee is the completionist's badge.
The 7 letters for the July 13, 2026 Spelling Bee were A, C, I, L, M, O, T. The center letter — M — must appear in every valid word. The outer letters were A, C, I, L, O, T. Every valid word must be at least 4 letters, use only these 7 letters (repeats allowed), and appear in a standard dictionary. Proper nouns, hyphenated words, and obscure terms are excluded.

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