Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, July 27, 2026

Jul 27, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, I, N, T, V, Y honeycomb (center letter I) feature 39 words, a 207-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: INACTIVITY.

Spelling Bee hive for July 27, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,C,N,T,V and Y

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Monday, July 27, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

68th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.74

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

72/100

Rare

Rarer than 72% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L4×8L3×7L10×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 145 pts
21 words1×10L1×9L4×8L3×7L6×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

86 vowels · 138 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up31 PTS
  • 25%Good52 PTS
  • 40%Solid83 PTS
  • 50%Nice104 PTS
  • 60%Great124 PTS
  • 65%Amazing135 PTS
  • 70%Genius145 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee207 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 39 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, July 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

T
31%
A
21%
C
15%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

4-Letter Words 8 words

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Word Length Distribution

8 words
4L
8
12 words
5L
12
10 words
6L
10
3 words
7L
3
4 words
8L
4
1 word
9L
1
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 39 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

I
39 words
100%
T
30 words
77%
A
28 words
72%
N
27 words
69%
C
23 words
59%
Y
15 words
38%
V
11 words
28%

Share of 39 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

8 pts
8
4L
60 pts
60
5L
60 pts
60
6L
21 pts
21
7L
32 pts
32
8L
9 pts
9
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1231%
A
821%
C
615%
I
513%
V
513%
N
38%

Share of 39 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 207 ranks in the 56th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-24.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 39 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 39th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-24.
  • 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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-07-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • acacian
  • acaciin
  • acacin
  • acini
  • acinic
  • actin
  • actinia
  • actinian
  • actinic
  • activin
  • aint
  • anicca
  • anita
  • anniv
  • anticity
  • anticivic
  • atactic
  • atavic
  • attaint
  • avania
  • avanti
  • aviatic
  • ayin
  • cain
  • cainian
  • cainitic
  • canaanitic
  • caninity
  • cantic
  • cataian
  • catti
  • cavatina
  • cavin
  • cavina
  • ccitt
  • cincinnati
  • cincinnatian
  • cincinni
  • cinct
  • civitan
  • civvy
  • civy
  • cnicin
  • cyanic
  • cyanin
  • cyanitic
  • ictic
  • inactinic
  • inca
  • incaic
  • incan
  • incitant
  • inia
  • init
  • inti
  • invict
  • invt
  • ivan
  • naiant
  • nain
  • niantic
  • nici
  • nictitant
  • nina
  • nitta
  • nitty
  • tain
  • tainan
  • tait
  • tania
  • tanitic
  • tannaic
  • tannaitic
  • tantivy
  • ticca
  • tina
  • tinc
  • tinta
  • tinty
  • titania
  • titanian
  • titanitic
  • titi
  • titian
  • titianic
  • titty
  • tivy
  • vaccina
  • vaccinia
  • vannic
  • vatic
  • vatican
  • vaticanic
  • viatic
  • viatica
  • vicianin
  • vina
  • vinata
  • vinca
  • vinic
  • vinny
  • vint
  • vinta
  • vita
  • viti
  • vitta
  • viva
  • vivant
  • vivat
  • vivian
  • yati

*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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