NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 27, 2026

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 27, 2026

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 27, 2026
Center LetterA
Outer Lettersd, f, g, i, n, u
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words28 words
Total Points125 points
Genius Level88 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 27, 2026

Spelling Bee Grid

The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.

45678Σ
A-23--5
D1----1
F2111-5
G4--5-9
I--1--1
N41-1-6
U----11
Σ11457128

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AD×1
AG×2
AI×1
AN×1
D
DA×1
F
FA×5
G
GA×9
I
IG×1
N
NA×6
U
UN×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ADD×1
AGA×1
AGI×1
AID×1
ANG×1
D
DAN×1
F
FAD×1
FAN×2
FAU×2
G
GAD×1
GAF×1
GAG×2
GAI×2
GAN×2
GAU×1
I
IGU×1
N
NAA×1
NAD×1
NAG×1
NAI×2
NAN×1
U
UNF×1

Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)

The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.

Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.

Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol ().

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
un...... UN8No definition found; request failed
ad....AD6present participle of add
ag...AG5Another time; once more.
ag...AG5present participle of age
ai....AI6present participle of aid
an....AN6An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
da..DA4Damn.
fa....FA6present participle of fade.
fa..FA4a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
fa.....FA7present participle of fan
fa..FA4A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
fa...FA5Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
ga.....GA7present participle of gad
ga..GA4A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
ga..GA4Mentally senile.
ga.....GA7present participle of gag
ga..GA4To acquire possession of.
ga.....GA7present participle of gain
ga..GA4To go; walk; proceed.
ga.....GA7a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing
ga.....GA7present participle of gauge
ig....IG6A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
na..NA4A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na..NA4Nothing.
na.....NA7present participle of nag
na...NA5A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
na..NA4Alternative spelling of naïf.
na..NA4A banana.

Today's Complete Solution

The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.

Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.

  • unfading  (UN8)
  • adding  (AD6)
  • again  (AG5)
  • aging  (AG5)
  • aiding  (AI6)
  • angina  (AN6)
  • dang  (DA4)
  • fading  (FA6)
  • fang  (FA4)
  • fanning  (FA7)
  • faun  (FA4)
  • fauna  (FA5)
  • gadding  (GA7)
  • gaff  (GA4)
  • gaga  (GA4)
  • gagging  (GA7)
  • gain  (GA4)
  • gaining  (GA7)
  • gang  (GA4)
  • ganging  (GA7)
  • gauging  (GA7)
  • iguana  (IG6)
  • naan  (NA4)
  • nada  (NA4)
  • nagging  (NA7)
  • naiad  (NA5)
  • naif  (NA4)
  • nana  (NA4)

Answer Definitions

  • unfading (n/a): No definition found; request failed
  • adding (verb): present participle of add
  • again (adverb): Another time; once more.
  • aging (verb): present participle of age
  • aiding (verb): present participle of aid
  • angina (noun): An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
  • dang (verb): Damn.
  • fading (verb): present participle of fade.
  • fang (noun): a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
  • fanning (verb): present participle of fan
  • faun (noun): A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
  • fauna (noun): Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
  • gadding (verb): present participle of gad
  • gaff (noun): A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
  • gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
  • gagging (verb): present participle of gag
  • gain (verb): To acquire possession of.
  • gaining (verb): present participle of gain
  • gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
  • ganging (noun): a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing
  • gauging (verb): present participle of gauge
  • iguana (noun): A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
  • naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
  • nada (pronoun): Nothing.
  • nagging (verb): present participle of nag
  • naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
  • naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
  • nana (noun): A banana.