Answers for September 27, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the September 27, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 78 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: September 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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The puzzle on 2026-09-27 had 78 words worth 431 points total. Pangram(s) included nullified, unfiled, unfilled, unfulfilled. You needed 302 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Today's Puzzle Insights

How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history

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Difficulty Score
315 Medium
99th percentile
Total Words
78
99th percentile
Total Points
431
99th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.94
All-time avg: 5.3
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302
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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431
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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40
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
14
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
80m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

20 words
4L 20
11 words
5L 11
21 words
6L 21
14 words (Pangram)
7L 14⭐
7 words (Pangram)
8L 7⭐
3 words (Pangram)
9L 3⭐
1 word
10L 1
1 word (Pangram)
11L 1⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

F🐝
45
D
13
U
8
I
4
L
4
E
2
N
2
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 78 ~44.89 79 16
Total Points 431 ~210.06 431 60
Avg Word Length 5.94 ~5.44 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 4 ~1.51 4 1

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This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is NULLIFIED. It consists of 9 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 44% (4 vowels and 5 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ed
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: L (x2), I (x2)

Today's featured pangram is UNFILED. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 43% (3 vowels and 4 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)
  • ⚑ Prefix: Starts with the common prefix un-
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ed

Today's featured pangram is UNFILLED. It consists of 8 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 38% (3 vowels and 5 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Prefix: Starts with the common prefix un-
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ed
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: L (x2)

Today's featured pangram is UNFULFILLED. It consists of 11 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 36% (4 vowels and 7 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Prefix: Starts with the common prefix un-
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ed
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: U (x2), F (x2), L (x3)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Germanic/Old English NULLIFIED

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Germanic/Old English UNFILED

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Germanic/Old English UNFILLED

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Rejected Word List

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

deedful defi delf diff diffide diffided diffund dueful duffed effendi effie effude effund eiffel endfile
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangrams

nullified (16 pts)unfiled (14 pts)unfilled (15 pts)unfulfilled (18 pts)
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Try finding the longest word yourself first with our guide.

4-Letter Words20 words

duff
feed
feel
fell
fend
feud
fief
fife
file
fill
find
fine
Click to Reveal 20 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words11 words

elfin
felid
field
fiend
fifed
filed
fined
flied
fluff
fluid
unfed
Click to Reveal 11 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words21 words

defend
defied
defile
define
defund
duffel
duffle
feline
felled
fended
fennel
feuded
Click to Reveal 21 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words14 words

defiled
defined
deified
edified
fiddled
fielded
fluffed
fuddled
fulfill
infidel
infield
needful
Click to Reveal 14 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words7 words

defended
defunded
funneled
infilled
lifeline
unfilled
unfunded
Click to Reveal 7 8-Letter Words

9-Letter Words3 words

fulfilled
nullified
undefined
Click to Reveal 3 9-Letter Words

10-Letter Words1 words

undefended
Click to Reveal 1 10-Letter Words

11-Letter Words1 words

unfulfilled
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About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features F as the center letter, with 78 words worth 431 points total. The pangram is "nullified" β€” a 9-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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