Yesterday's NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Yesterday's New York Times Spelling Bee hive featured the letters A, E, H, N, O, P, Y with A in the center. The puzzle has 29 possible words, 116 total points, and 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect).
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Yesterday's NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at yesterday's NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
0/10
Easy2nd percentile
Avg Word Length
4.90
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
1/100
CommonRarer than 1% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
20 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
14
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: E, OAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
14
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 81 ptsVowel Split
45%
Balanced mix64 vowels · 78 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start6 PTS
- 15%Moving Up17 PTS
- 25%Good29 PTS
- 40%Solid46 PTS
- 50%Nice58 PTS
- 60%Great70 PTS
- 65%Amazing75 PTS
- 70%Genius81 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee116 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 29 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, October 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.
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Yesterday's Answers List
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8-Letter Words 1 word
6-Letter Words 5 words
5-Letter Words 12 words
4-Letter Words 11 words
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Word Length Distribution (Yesterday)
Share of 29 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Yesterday)
Share of 29 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Yesterday)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Yesterday)
Share of 29 words starting with each letter.
How does yesterday's puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Yesterday's score of 116 ranks in the 12th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-23.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 29 possible answers, yesterday's puzzle falls in the 15th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-20.
- 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.
- Yesterday's puzzle ranks among the Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, yesterday's challenge is easier than usual.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-10-26.
- The estimated solve time of 17–23 min is faster than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a steady solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on Yesterday's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- aeaean
- aheap
- anan
- anana
- anapnea
- anna
- anne
- annona
- anoa
- apay
- apayao
- aphony
- apnoea
- apoop
- apophony
- appay
- ayah
- ayapana
- ayen
- eoan
- epha
- ephah
- eyah
- haen
- haha
- hanap
- hanna
- hano
- haya
- haye
- hayey
- hayne
- heapy
- honan
- hoya
- hyaena
- hypha
- hyphae
- hyphaene
- hyponea
- hypopnea
- hypopnoea
- nahane
- nane
- napa
- napaea
- napaean
- napoo
- nappa
- nappe
- nappy
- nepa
- nhan
- noah
- nona
- nonane
- nyaya
- onan
- opah
- oyana
- paeon
- paeony
- paepae
- paha
- paho
- pahoehoe
- panna
- panne
- panoan
- paopao
- pape
- payen
- pean
- penna
- pennae
- phane
- poha
- poonah
- popean
- yana
- yanan
- yapa
- yapon
- yapp
- yaya
- yean
*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.