NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 27, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter T with outer letters A, M, O, R, W, Y. The puzzle contains 51 words worth 216 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 151 points; Queen Bee requires all 216 points. Today is not a bingo — at least one letter starts no words. Compared with the eight-year average of about 183 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, m, o, r, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 216 points |
| Genius Level | 151 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| M | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| T | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 20 |
| W | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AO×1 AR×2 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| M | MA×3 MO×6 |
| O | OA×1 OR×2 |
| R | RA×2 RO×5 |
| T | TA×7 TO×7 TR×5 TY×1 |
| W | WA×3 WO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMA×1 AOR×1 ARR×1 ART×1 ATO×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| M | MAR×3 MOA×1 MOO×1 MOR×1 MOT×3 |
| O | OAT×1 ORA×2 |
| R | RAT×2 ROO×1 ROT×4 |
| T | TAR×5 TAT×2 TOM×3 TOO×1 TOR×3 TRA×3 TRO×2 TYR×1 |
| W | WAR×2 WAT×1 WOO×1 WOR×2 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| mo...... † | MO8 | A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each |
| am..... | AM7 | Of or relating to love, especially sexual love. |
| ao... | AO5 | The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| ar....... | AR9 | Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A shop, store. |
| ma.... | MA6 | One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks. |
| mo... | MO5 | A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| oa.. | OA4 | Containing oats. |
| or.... | OR6 | Someone who orates or delivers an oration. |
| or..... | OR7 | A private chapel or prayer room. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Capable of rotation. |
| ro..... | RO7 | One who or that which rotates. |
| ro...... | RO8 | of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. |
| ta... | TA5 | A card game played in various different variations. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to...... | TO8 | Nonsense, rot. |
| to...... | TO8 | On the day after the present day. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| to... | TO5 | A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). |
| tr..... | TR7 | The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr.. | TR4 | Of, or relating to, troy weight. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A beginner; a novice. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa... | WA5 | Having warts. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
| wo....... | WO9 | A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters. |
| wo.. | WO4 | A plant; herb; vegetable. |
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.
- motorway† (MO8)
- amatory (AM7)
- aorta (AO5)
- arrowroot (AR9)
- arty (AR4)
- atom (AT4)
- attar (AT5)
- marmot (MA6)
- mart (MA4)
- martyr (MA6)
- moat (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- mortar (MO6)
- motor (MO5)
- motto (MO5)
- oaty (OA4)
- orator (OR6)
- oratory (OR7)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ratty (RA5)
- root (RO4)
- rotary (RO6)
- rotator (RO7)
- rotatory (RO8)
- rotor (RO5)
- taro (TA4)
- tarot (TA5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- tomato (TO6)
- tommyrot (TO8)
- tomorrow (TO8)
- toot (TO4)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- torta (TO5)
- tram (TR4)
- tramway (TR7)
- tray (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
- troy (TR4)
- tyro (TY4)
- wart (WA4)
- warty (WA5)
- watt (WA4)
- woot (WO4)
- worrywart (WO9)
- wort (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- motorway† (noun): A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
- amatory (adjective): Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
- aorta (noun): The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- arrowroot (noun): Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- marmot (noun): Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
- mart (noun): A shop, store.
- martyr (noun): One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- mortar (noun): A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
- motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- oaty (adjective): Containing oats.
- orator (noun): Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- oratory (noun): A private chapel or prayer room.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- rotary (adjective): Capable of rotation.
- rotator (noun): One who or that which rotates.
- rotatory (adjective): of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- taro (noun): Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- tarot (noun): A card game played in various different variations.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tommyrot (noun): Nonsense, rot.
- tomorrow (adverb): On the day after the present day.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- torta (noun): A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.
- tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- tramway (noun): The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troy (adjective): Of, or relating to, troy weight.
- tyro (noun): A beginner; a novice.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- warty (adjective): Having warts.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t
- worrywart (noun): A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
- wort (noun): A plant; herb; vegetable.