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Spelling Bee Answers for October 7, 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 possible78
Center letterM
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published October 7, 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.

OE
GMA
CK

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
7 pts
Good
12 pts
Solid
20 pts
Nice
32 pts
Great
39 pts
Amazing
55 pts
Genius
67 pts
Queen Bee
78 pts
Total words
28
Pangrams
1
Possible points
78

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
gamecock +15 pts

The full word list

All 28 valid Spelling Bee solutions for October 7, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters18 words
acmeammoamokcamecamocomacomegamemacemagemakemakomamameekmegamemememomock
5 letters9 words
cameocommaemceegammamagmamammameccamommaomega
8 letters1 word
gamecock

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.

gamecock +15cameo +5comma +5emcee +5gamma +5

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for October 7, 2024 has 28 valid words for a total of 78 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 67 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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