August 27, 2026, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, August 27, 2026

Aug 27, 2026, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, M, O, R, T, W, Y honeycomb (center letter T) feature 51 words, a 216-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARROWROOT, WORRYWART.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 27, 2026 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,M,O,R,W and Y

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Thursday, August 27, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

43rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.33

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

30/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 30% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

42 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×9L4×8L5×7L8×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 151 pts

22 words2×9L4×8L5×7L4×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

98 vowels · 174 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up32 PTS
25%Good54 PTS
40%Solid86 PTS
50%Nice108 PTS
60%Great130 PTS
65%Amazing140 PTS
70%Genius151 PTS
100%Queen Bee216 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, August 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

39%

18%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2025-06-01(M)2024-05-02(W)2023-03-25(A)

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Word Length Distribution

21 words

11 words

8 words

5 words

4 words (Pangram)

2 words

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

51 words

100%

40 words

78%

36 words

71%

35 words

69%

18 words

35%

16 words

31%

10 words

20%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

55 pts

48 pts

35 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2039%

918%

714%

612%

36%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 216 ranks in the 60th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-26.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-26.
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 Medium 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 2026-08-26.
The estimated solve time of 36–48 min is comparable 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*:

amort
amyroot
aortotomy
aromata
atar
atma
atmo
atomy
atta
attry
atty
awat
maat
mammotomy
mamoty
marrot
marty
martyry
matamata
matar
matara
matra
matt
matta
matty
maty
moorwort
morat
moratory
mort
mortary
mota
motmot
motory
mott
motty
myomata
myotomy
myrt
otary
ottar
ottawa
otto
rata
rato
ratwa
rootworm
rooty
rort
rorty
rota
roto
rotta
rowt
ryot
ryotwar
taar
tama
tamara
tamarao
tamaroa
tammar
tammy
tara
tarama
tarata
tarr
tartary
tarty
tatar
tatary
tatoo
tatta
tawa
tayra
toat
toatoa
toma
tommy
tooart
toom
tora
torma
torot
torr
tory
totara
toto
totora
totoro
totty
toty
towaway
towy
toyo
toyota
toywort
trama
troat
trotty
trow
tryma
trymata
twat
tway
tyroma
tyromata
wartwort
waywort
wormroot
wroot
yamato
yaoort

*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.