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Spelling Bee Answers for January 30, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words55
Pangrams1
Points possible259
Center letterR
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published January 30, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

DI
ARC
TF

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
21 pts
Good
39 pts
Solid
65 pts
Nice
104 pts
Great
130 pts
Amazing
182 pts
Genius
221 pts
Queen Bee
259 pts
Total words
55
Pangrams
1
Possible points
259

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
diffract +15 pts

The full word list

All 55 valid Spelling Bee solutions for January 30, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters16 words
afarariaaridcardcartdartdirtdratfairfartfratraftraidriffrifttart
5 letters18 words
acridatriaattarcaratcircacirricraftdraftdriftfaradfriarradarradiiraitatiaratracttraittriad
6 letters9 words
adriftaffairafraidarcticcitriccriticraffiatarifftartar
7 letters5 words
arcadiaattractcardiacratatattraffic
8 letters6 words
aircraftartifactcataractdiffractfrittatariffraff
9 letters1 word
diacritic

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

diffract +15diacritic +9aircraft +8artifact +8cataract +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for January 30, 2024 has 55 valid words for a total of 259 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 221 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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