Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, June 27, 2026

Jun 27, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, E, I, L, O, P, W honeycomb (center letter W) feature 24 words, a 99-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: BLOWPIPE.

Spelling Bee hive for June 27, 2026 with center letter W and surrounding letters B,E,I,L,O and P

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Saturday, June 27, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

15th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.08

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

30/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 30% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

17 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I, L, O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

10

words to Genius
1×8L9×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 69 pts
10 words1×8L9×6L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

48 vowels · 74 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start5 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up15 PTS
  • 25%Good25 PTS
  • 40%Solid40 PTS
  • 50%Nice50 PTS
  • 60%Great59 PTS
  • 65%Amazing64 PTS
  • 70%Genius69 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee99 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 24 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, June 27, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

B
38%
W
38%
P
21%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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8-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 4 words

4-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

10 words
4L
10
4 words
5L
4
9 words
6L
9
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 24 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

W
24 words
100%
L
17 words
71%
O
15 words
63%
E
14 words
58%
B
11 words
46%
P
9 words
38%
I
8 words
33%

Share of 24 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

10 pts
10
4L
20 pts
20
5L
54 pts
54
6L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
938%
W
938%
P
521%
E
14%

Share of 24 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 99 ranks in the 7th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-07.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 24 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 6th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-07.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-06-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 14–20 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • beweep
  • blowie
  • bowe
  • bowie
  • bowle
  • iiwi
  • lewie
  • lowbell
  • lowe
  • lowell
  • lwei
  • lwop
  • oilwell
  • pelew
  • piewipe
  • plew
  • weel
  • weewee
  • wellie
  • wibble
  • wiliwili
  • willi
  • willie
  • wollop
  • woolie

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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