NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 27, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, l, n, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 90 points |
| Genius Level | 63 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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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.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| O | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| F | FE×1 FL×2 FO×3 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LE×1 LI×1 LO×5 |
| N | NE×1 NO×4 |
| O | OF×1 OL×3 ON×2 OX×1 |
| X | XE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| F | FEL×1 FLE×1 FLO×1 FOI×1 FOL×1 FOO×1 |
| I | INF×1 |
| L | LEO×1 LIO×1 LOI×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NOE×1 NON×2 NOO×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OLE×1 OLI×1 OLL×1 ONI×1 ONL×1 OXE×1 |
| X | XEN×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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| fl..... † | FL7 | The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| le..... | LE7 | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| of..... | OF7 | Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.... | ON6 | Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. |
| ox.. | OX4 | plural of ox |
| xe... | XE5 | The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. |
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.
- flexion† (FL7)
- felon (FE5)
- floe (FL4)
- foil (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- fool (FO4)
- info (IN4)
- leonine (LE7)
- lion (LI4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loonie (LO6)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- offline (OF7)
- oleo (OL4)
- olio (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
- onion (ON5)
- online (ON6)
- oxen (OX4)
- xenon (XE5)
Answer Definitions
- flexion† (noun): The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- info (noun): information.
- leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- offline (adjective): Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- online (adjective): Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- oxen (noun): plural of ox
- xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.