April 27, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 27, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 27, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points256
Pangram1
Genius179
4 letter answers 30 words
ALITALTOAMMOATOMATOPIMAMIOTALAMALAMPLIMALOAMMAILMAIMMALLMALTMAMAMOATOPALPAILPALLPALMPALPPAPAPITAPLATTAILTALITALLTAMPTAPA
5 letter answers 14 words
AIOLIALLOTATILTATOLLLLAMAMAMMAMOMMAMOOLAPAMPAPAPALPATIOPLAITPOPPATOTAL
6 letter answers 11 words
APPALLIMPALALAPTOPLIPOMAMAMMALOPTIMAPALAPAPOTATOTATAMITATTOOTOMATO
7 letter answers 7 words
MAILLOTMILITIAOPTIMALPALATALPAPILLAPITAPATTILAPIA
8 letter answers 2 words
PALATIALTAILLAMP
9 letter answers 2 words
PAPILLOMATOMATILLO
Common questions
How many answers in the April 27, 2021 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 256 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 179 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is OPTIMAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.