NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 27, 2026

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 puts A in the center, with E, H, N, O, P, Y around it. There are 29 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

These are the NYT-accepted answers for this hive. Every word includes A. Tap a word for a short definition.

29Words
116Points
81Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

11

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

5

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words29
Points116
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 81 points. Queen Bee is 116.

Genius · 35 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up6
Good9
Solid17
Nice29
Great46
Amazing58
81Genius81
Queen Bee116

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

Pangram Breakdown

PAYPHONE
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 4th percentile
Total points 4th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words2973.515418
Points116352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 27, 2026 hive put A in the center with E, H, N, O, P, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 29 words (116 points). Genius sat at 81.

Pangram on this date: PAYPHONE. Top starting letters: P (9), A (7). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 27, 2026