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NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 27, 2026

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 puts O in the center, with E, L, N, X, F, I around it. There are 54 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.

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54Words
211Points
148Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersX
Words54
Points211
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 148 points. Queen Bee is 211.

Genius · 63 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good17
Solid32
Nice53
Great84
Amazing106
148Genius148
Queen Bee211

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

Pangram Breakdown

FLEXION
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
INFLEXION
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 27th percentile
Total points 19th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5473.915418
Points211355.489260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 27, 2026 hive put O in the center with E, L, N, X, F, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 54 words (211 points). Genius sat at 148.

Pangrams on this date: FLEXION, INFLEXION. Top starting letters: F (14), L (11). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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