Spelling Bee April 27, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: Z
Puzzle stats
Total words
24
Total points
149
Pangrams
2
Genius score
104
Center letter
Z
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- LEGALIZING
- LEGALIZING
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
2 pts
2%
Moving Up
7 pts
5%
Good
11 pts
8%
Solid
22 pts
15%
Nice
37 pts
25%
Great
59 pts
40%
Amazing
74 pts
50%
Genius
104 pts
70%
Queen Bee
149 pts
100%
All accepted words
- agaze
- azalea
- elegize
- elegizing
- gaze
- gazelle
- gazing
- geez
- glaze
- glazing
- laze
- lazing
- legalize
- legalizing
- legalizing
- zagging
- zeal
- zigging
- zigzag
- zigzagging
- zine
- zing
- zinging
- zinnia
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, April 27, 2026 uses the seven letters A, E, G, I, L, N, Z, with Z as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 24 accepted words for a total of 149 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 104 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.