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Spelling Bee Answers for July 28, 2024

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

Words28
Pangrams1
Points possible96
Center letterA
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 28, 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.

RI
FAM
OV

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
8 pts
Good
15 pts
Solid
24 pts
Nice
39 pts
Great
48 pts
Amazing
68 pts
Genius
82 pts
Queen Bee
96 pts
Total words
28
Pangrams
1
Possible points
96

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
variform +15 pts

The full word list

All 28 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 28, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters15 words
afarafroammoariafairfarmfavafoamforaimammaimmamamarmroamroar
5 letters8 words
armoraromafarrofavorfriarmafiamammamomma
6 letters3 words
affairaffirmraffia
8 letters2 words
riffraffvariform

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.

variform +15riffraff +8affair +6affirm +6raffia +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 28, 2024 has 28 valid words for a total of 96 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 82 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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