Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Oct 30, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, T, N, I, E, M, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 54 words, a 330-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ENTICEMENT, INCITEMENT, INDICTMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for October 30, 2024 with center letter C and surrounding letters D,T,N,I,E and M

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.37

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

90/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 90% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

59 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

30

words to Genius
3×10L2×9L9×8L9×7L7×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 231 pts
30 words3×10L2×9L9×8L9×7L6×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

149 vowels · 195 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start17 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up50 PTS
  • 25%Good83 PTS
  • 40%Solid132 PTS
  • 50%Nice165 PTS
  • 60%Great198 PTS
  • 65%Amazing215 PTS
  • 70%Genius231 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee330 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 54 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

D
24%
I
22%
E
19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 3 words

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 9 words

7-Letter Words 9 words

6-Letter Words 13 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 7 words

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Word Length Distribution

7 words
4L
7
11 words
5L
11
13 words
6L
13
9 words
7L
9
9 words
8L
9
2 words
9L
2
3 words (Pangram)
10L
3

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
54 words
100%
E
51 words
94%
I
43 words
80%
D
33 words
61%
T
29 words
54%
N
27 words
50%
M
21 words
39%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

7 pts
7
4L
55 pts
55
5L
78 pts
78
6L
63 pts
63
7L
72 pts
72
8L
18 pts
18
9L
37 pts (Pangram)
37
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
1324%
I
1222%
E
1019%
M
815%
C
713%
N
24%
T
24%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 330 ranks in the 95th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-10-29.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 54 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 78th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-10-29.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-10-29.
  • The estimated solve time of 50–68 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • ccitt
  • cedent
  • cedi
  • cementite
  • cene
  • centime
  • cete
  • cetene
  • ceti
  • ceticide
  • cetin
  • cimetidine
  • cimicid
  • ciminite
  • cincinni
  • cinct
  • cindie
  • cine
  • citee
  • citied
  • cnicin
  • ctene
  • ctenii
  • decede
  • decence
  • decene
  • decidement
  • decidence
  • decime
  • decine
  • deictic
  • dict
  • dietic
  • dinic
  • ecce
  • ecdemic
  • ecdemite
  • ectene
  • eddic
  • edemic
  • edenic
  • emic
  • enceinte
  • endeictic
  • endict
  • etic
  • iceni
  • ictic
  • identic
  • idic
  • imidic
  • incend
  • incide
  • indecence
  • indic
  • indice
  • indictee
  • intice
  • medici
  • medicined
  • meece
  • menticide
  • metic
  • miticide
  • mnemic
  • nicene
  • nici
  • tectite
  • tendence
  • tice
  • ticement
  • tinc
  • tincted

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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