NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 27, 2026

Thursday, August 27, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, August 27, 2026 puts T in the center, with W, R, M, A, O, Y around it. There are 86 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

86Words
354Points
248Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

36

5-letter words

20

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

7

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words86
Points354
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 248 points. Queen Bee is 354.

Genius · 106 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good28
Solid53
Nice89
Great142
Amazing177
248Genius248
Queen Bee354

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

Pangram Breakdown

MOTORWAY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 68th percentile
Total points 56th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8673.815418
Points354354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 27, 2026 hive put T in the center with W, R, M, A, O, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 86 words (354 points). Genius sat at 248.

Pangram on this date: MOTORWAY. Top starting letters: T (37), M (18). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for August 27, 2026