NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, July 13, 2026

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ACILOT M
53Answers
1Pangrams
194Maximum
136Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
C13
I1
L7
M22
O1
T5

Words by length

427
511
67
74
81
93

Two-letter starts

AC1
AM1
AT2
CA3
CL4
CO6
IM1
LA1
LI3
LL1
LO2
MA9
MI5
MO8
OM1
TA1
TO4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

C … L

Letter pattern

C•••••••L

M × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

committal

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • acclaim
  • ammo
  • atom
  • atomic

C 13

  • calm
  • cami
  • camo
  • claim
  • clam
  • climactic
  • climatic
  • coma
  • comic
  • comical
  • comma
  • commit
  • committalPangram

I 1

  • imam

L 7

  • lama
  • lima
  • limit
  • limo
  • llama
  • loam
  • loom

M 22

  • mail
  • maillot
  • maim
  • malic
  • mall
  • malt
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mica
  • militia
  • mill
  • mimic
  • mitt
  • moat
  • moil
  • moll
  • molt
  • momma
  • moola
  • moot
  • motto

O 1

  • omit

T 5

  • tatami
  • tomatillo
  • tomato
  • tomcat
  • tomtit

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 42/100, compared with 194 available puzzles through this date.

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