NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 27, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, February 27, 2026 puts P in the center, with A, B, C, E, I, L around it. There are 92 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

92Words
433Points
303Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

29

5-letter words

23

6-letter words

20

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

9

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words92
Points433
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 303 points. Queen Bee is 433.

Genius · 130 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up22
Good35
Solid65
Nice108
Great173
Amazing217
303Genius303
Queen Bee433

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

Pangram Breakdown

APPLICABLE
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, P ×2, L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 75th percentile
Total points 72th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9273.515418
Points433353.289260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The February 27, 2026 hive put P in the center with A, B, C, E, I, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 92 words (433 points). Genius sat at 303.

Pangram on this date: APPLICABLE. Top starting letters: P (57), A (13). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for February 27, 2026