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Spelling Bee Answers for July 31, 2024

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

Words39
Pangrams1
Points possible168
Center letterE
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 31, 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.

IM
NEC
LY

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
14 pts
Good
26 pts
Solid
42 pts
Nice
68 pts
Great
84 pts
Amazing
118 pts
Genius
143 pts
Queen Bee
168 pts
Total words
39
Pangrams
1
Possible points
168

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
inclemency +17 pts

The full word list

All 39 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 31, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters16 words
celleelylicelienlimelinemememicemienmilemimeminenenenicenineyell
5 letters10 words
celliclimecycleemceeenemyinnielinenmeleeminceniece
6 letters5 words
cicelyicemeniciclemyelinnicely
7 letters2 words
inclinelinemen
8 letters4 words
clemencyeminencelenienceleniency
9 letters1 word
imminence
10 letters1 word
inclemency

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.

inclemency +17imminence +9clemency +8eminence +8lenience +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 31, 2024 has 39 valid words for a total of 168 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 143 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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