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Spelling Bee Answers for July 24, 2020

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

Words46
Pangrams1
Points possible242
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 24, 2020·3 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.

EL
TCI
AZ

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
20 pts
Good
37 pts
Solid
61 pts
Nice
97 pts
Great
121 pts
Amazing
170 pts
Genius
206 pts
Queen Bee
242 pts
Total words
46
Pangrams
1
Possible points
242

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
italicize +16 pts

The full word list

All 46 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 24, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters9 words
acaicallcellcitelacelaiclicetacttalc
5 letters13 words
atticcacticallacelliciliacleateclatelectiliaclicitlilactacettacit
6 letters11 words
acaciaacetalaceticcattleceliaceliciticicleitaliclacticlaicaltactic
7 letters10 words
acetatecatcallcattailelecteeillicitlactatelacteallaicizelatticetactile
8 letters2 words
eclectictactical
9 letters1 word
italicize

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.

italicize +16eclectic +8tactical +8acetate +7catcall +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 24, 2020 has 46 valid words for a total of 242 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 206 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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