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Spelling Bee Answers for September 24, 2023

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

Words79
Pangrams5
Points possible506
Center letterM
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published September 24, 2023·3 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.

AR
GMI
TN

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
41 pts
Good
76 pts
Solid
127 pts
Nice
203 pts
Great
253 pts
Amazing
355 pts
Genius
431 pts
Queen Bee
506 pts
Total words
79
Pangrams
5
Possible points
506

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 5 pangrams
immigrating +18 ptsmarinating +17 ptsimmigrant +16 ptsmigrating +16 ptsmigrant +14 pts

The full word list

All 79 valid Spelling Bee solutions for September 24, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters14 words
gramgrimimammagimaimmainmamamarmmartminimintmitttramtrim
5 letters11 words
animagamingammamagmamammamangamaniamannamantaminimmirin
6 letters19 words
aimingairmanarminggaminggrammamantramarginmarinamartinmatingmimingminimaminingmiringnamingtamaritamingtatamitiming
7 letters16 words
anagramgrammarimagingmaimingmanningmarringmartianmartinimattingmigrantmintingrammingrimmingtamarintangramtrigram
8 letters5 words
maintainmanagingmarinaratrimarantrimming
9 letters7 words
animatingimaginingimitatingimmigrantmargaritamarginingmigrating
10 letters4 words
grammarianintimatingmarinatingmitigating
11 letters3 words
anagrammingimmigratingmaintaining

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.

immigrating +18marinating +17immigrant +16migrating +16migrant +14

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for September 24, 2023 has 79 valid words for a total of 506 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 431 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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