February 27, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 27, 2026

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 27, 2026 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words55
Max Points241
Pangrams2
Genius169

4 letter answers 24 words

BEEPBLIPCAPECLAPCLIPEPEEEPICLEAPPACEPAILPALEPALLPALPPAPAPEALPEELPEEPPICAPILEPILLPIPEPLEAPLEBPLIE

5 letter answers 10 words

APACEAPPLEBICEPBLEEPLAPELPAPALPEACEPIECEPLACEPLEBE

6 letter answers 9 words

ALPACAAPIECEAPPALLAPPEALIPECACPAELLAPALACEPALAPAPEBBLE

7 letter answers 3 words

CAPABLEPAPILLAPLIABLE

8 letter answers 5 words

APPELLEEPALPABLEPAPILLAEPEELABLEPELLICLE

9 letter answers 2 words

CLIPPABLEPEACEABLE

10 letter answers 2 words

APPEALABLEAPPLICABLE

Common questions

How many answers in the February 27, 2026 Spelling Bee?

55 valid answers worth 241 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 169 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are APPLICABLE, CLIPPABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.