Spelling Bee October 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: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
30
Total points
131
Pangrams
2
Genius score
91
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- PAYPHONE
- PAYPHONE
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
2 pts
2%
Moving Up
6 pts
5%
Good
10 pts
8%
Solid
19 pts
15%
Nice
32 pts
25%
Great
52 pts
40%
Amazing
65 pts
50%
Genius
91 pts
70%
Queen Bee
131 pts
100%
All accepted words
- aeon
- ahoy
- annoy
- anon
- anyhoo
- anyone
- apnea
- happen
- happy
- heap
- henna
- hyena
- naan
- nana
- nanny
- nape
- neap
- paean
- pane
- papa
- papaya
- pappy
- payee
- payphone
- payphone
- peahen
- poppa
- yahoo
- yappy
- yeah
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 uses the seven letters A, E, H, N, O, P, Y, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 30 accepted words for a total of 131 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 91 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.