NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 27, 2026
Longest word
unfading
8 letters
Top scorer
unfading
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
–
2
3
–
–
5
D
1
–
–
–
–
1
F
2
1
1
1
–
5
G
4
–
–
5
–
9
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
N
4
1
–
1
–
6
U
–
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
11
4
5
7
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 2ai 1an 1
D
da 1
F
fa 5
G
ga 9
I
ig 1
N
na 6
U
un 1
All 28 answers
125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
again5
aging5
aiding6
angina6
dang1
fading6
fang1
fanning7
faun1
fauna5
gadding7
gaff1
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gang1
ganging7
gauging7
iguana6
naan1
nada1
nagging7
naiad5
naif1
nana1
★unfadingpangram15