NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 27, 2026

Saturday, June 27, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, June 27, 2026 puts W in the center, with I, P, B, E, L, O around it. There are 32 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 W. Tap a word for a short definition.

32Words
127Points
89Genius
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 W.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

14

5-letter words

4

6-letter words

13

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterW
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words32
Points127
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 89 points. Queen Bee is 127.

Genius · 38 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up6
Good10
Solid19
Nice32
Great51
Amazing64
89Genius89
Queen Bee127

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

Pangram Breakdown

BLOWPIPE
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 6th percentile
Total points 5th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3273.715418
Points127354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 27, 2026 hive put W in the center with I, P, B, E, L, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 32 words (127 points). Genius sat at 89.

Pangram on this date: BLOWPIPE. Top starting letters: W (13), B (10). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for June 27, 2026