NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 27, 2026

Friday, March 27, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, March 27, 2026 puts A in the center, with N, D, U, G, I, F around it. There are 64 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 A. Tap a word for a short definition.

64Words
272Points
190Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

15

8-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words64
Points272
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 190 points. Queen Bee is 272.

Genius · 82 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up14
Good22
Solid41
Nice68
Great109
Amazing136
190Genius190
Queen Bee272

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

Pangram Breakdown

UNFADING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 41th percentile
Total points 34th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6473.615418
Points272353.889260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 27, 2026 hive put A in the center with N, D, U, G, I, F around it. Queen Bee needed all 64 words (272 points). Genius sat at 190.

Pangram on this date: UNFADING. Top starting letters: G (20), A (10). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for March 27, 2026