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Spelling Bee Answers for October 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.

Words54
Pangrams1
Points possible330
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published October 30, 2024·3 min read

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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.

IN
DCE
MT

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
27 pts
Good
50 pts
Solid
83 pts
Nice
132 pts
Great
165 pts
Amazing
231 pts
Genius
281 pts
Queen Bee
330 pts
Total words
54
Pangrams
1
Possible points
330

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
indictment +17 pts

The full word list

All 54 valid Spelling Bee solutions for October 30, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters7 words
cedecentcitediceicedmicenice
5 letters11 words
cededciteddeicedicededictemceemedicmimicminceniecetinct
6 letters13 words
cementdeceitdecentdecidedeiceddetectemceedemeticenticeicemeninciteindictminced
7 letters9 words
decideddeicideeideticendemicenticedincitedmemeticmimetictitmice
8 letters9 words
cementeddecedentdetecteddieteticeminenceincidentindecentindictedmedicine
9 letters2 words
imminenceincidence
10 letters3 words
enticementincitementindictment

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.

indictment +17enticement +10incitement +10imminence +9incidence +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for October 30, 2024 has 54 valid words for a total of 330 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 281 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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