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Spelling Bee Answers for October 24, 2024

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

Words43
Pangrams2
Points possible232
Center letterD
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published October 24, 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.

IL
NDG
PO

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
19 pts
Good
35 pts
Solid
58 pts
Nice
93 pts
Great
116 pts
Amazing
163 pts
Genius
198 pts
Queen Bee
232 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
2
Possible points
232

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 2 pangrams
dolloping +16 ptsplodding +15 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for October 24, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
dilldingdinodododolldonggildgoldgoodidolplodpond
5 letters5 words
dildodingodoggodoinglipid
6 letters8 words
diningdolingdollopdopingidlingindigoopioidpidgin
7 letters12 words
diggingdingingdiploiddippingdodgingdoggingdollingdonninggildingglidinglodgingnodding
8 letters5 words
diddlingdoodlingnoodlingpiddlingplodding
9 letters1 word
dolloping

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.

dolloping +16plodding +15diddling +8doodling +8noodling +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for October 24, 2024 has 43 valid words for a total of 232 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 198 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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