NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 27, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, n, t, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 207 points |
| Genius Level | 145 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| V | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×3 AN×2 AT×2 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CI×2 CY×1 |
| I | IN×4 IT×1 |
| N | NA×1 NI×2 |
| T | TA×6 TI×6 |
| V | VA×2 VI×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 ACT×1 ANT×2 ATT×2 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAN×1 CAV×1 CIT×1 CIV×1 CYN×1 |
| I | INA×2 INC×1 INT×1 ITT×1 |
| N | NAT×1 NIA×1 NIN×1 |
| T | TAC×3 TAI×1 TAN×2 TIN×4 TIT×2 |
| V | VAI×1 VAN×1 VIC×1 VIN×1 VIV×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| in........ † | IN10 | The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac...... | AC8 | The state or quality of being active; activeness. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| an... | AN5 | Playful, funny, absurd. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca..... | CA7 | A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A hole or hollow depression in a solid object. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in.... | IN6 | To state solemnly, to chant. |
| in.... | IN6 | Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| na...... | NA8 | Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta....... | TA9 | A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| ti..... | TI7 | Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va.... | VA6 | That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit. |
| vi...... | VI8 | proximity; the state of being near. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Resembling or characteristic of a vine, especially in being twisty. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The quality or state of being vivacious. |
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.
- inactivity† (IN10)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- activity (AC8)
- anti (AN4)
- antic (AN5)
- attain (AT6)
- attic (AT5)
- avian (AV5)
- cacti (CA5)
- cantina (CA7)
- cavity (CA6)
- city (CI4)
- civic (CI5)
- cynic (CY5)
- inanity (IN7)
- incant (IN6)
- intact (IN6)
- itty (IT4)
- nativity (NA8)
- niacin (NI6)
- ninny (NI5)
- tacit (TA5)
- tactic (TA6)
- tactician (TA9)
- taint (TA5)
- tannic (TA6)
- tannin (TA6)
- tinct (TI5)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- titanic (TI7)
- vain (VA4)
- vanity (VA6)
- vicinity (VI8)
- viny (VI4)
- vivacity (VI8)
Answer Definitions
- inactivity† (noun): The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- activity (noun): The state or quality of being active; activeness.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- antic (adjective): Playful, funny, absurd.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- cantina (noun): A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- cavity (noun): A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- incant (verb): To state solemnly, to chant.
- intact (adjective): Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- nativity (noun): Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
- niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tactician (noun): A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannic (adjective): Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- titanic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- vanity (noun): That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- vicinity (noun): proximity; the state of being near.
- viny (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a vine, especially in being twisty.
- vivacity (noun): The quality or state of being vivacious.