September 27, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 27, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 27, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words78
Max Points431
Pangrams4
Genius302
4 letter answers 20 words
DUFFFEEDFEELFELLFENDFEUDFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFINDFINEFLEDFLEEFLUEFUELFULLFUNDLIFELUFF
5 letter answers 11 words
ELFINFELIDFIELDFIENDFIFEDFILEDFINEDFLIEDFLUFFFLUIDUNFED
6 letter answers 21 words
DEFENDDEFIEDDEFILEDEFINEDEFUNDDUFFELDUFFLEFELINEFELLEDFENDEDFENNELFEUDEDFIDDLEFILLEDFINNEDFUDDLEFUELEDFUNDEDFUNNELINFILLLUFFED
7 letter answers 14 words
DEFILEDDEFINEDDEIFIEDEDIFIEDFIDDLEDFIELDEDFLUFFEDFUDDLEDFULFILLINFIDELINFIELDNEEDFULUNFILEDUNIFIED
8 letter answers 7 words
DEFENDEDDEFUNDEDFUNNELEDINFILLEDLIFELINEUNFILLEDUNFUNDED
9 letter answers 3 words
FULFILLEDNULLIFIEDUNDEFINED
10 letter answers 1 word
UNDEFENDED
11 letter answers 1 word
UNFULFILLED
Common questions
How many answers in the September 27, 2026 Spelling Bee?
78 valid answers worth 431 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 302 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are NULLIFIED, UNFILED, UNFILLED, UNFULFILLED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.