NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today: Hints and Pangram for October 30, 2026
By Tanveer Anwar, puzzle editor · Checked by Muhammad Abbas · Updated October 30, 2026
Centre letter C · Outer letters A, E, L, N, O, V
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The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, October 30, 2026 uses the letters A, E, L, N, O, V around the centre letter C. The pangrams are CONCLAVE, COVALENCE. There are 66 answers worth 333 points, and Genius starts at 233 points.
Spelling Bee Hint Grid
The grid shows how many answers start with each letter (rows) and how long they are (columns). It’s the quickest way to see what you’re still missing without being told the words.
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| C | 12 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| E | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| N | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
| O | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| V | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 4 |
| Σ | 16 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
Two-Letter List
Each pair shows the first two letters of a word and how many answers start that way. “BO-6” means six answers begin with BO.
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Today’s Extra Hints
- Words by first letter: A (2), C (47), E (2), L (5), N (4), O (2), V (4).
- Longest answer: 9 letters.
- Perfect pangram (uses all seven letters exactly once): No.
Today is a great day for food words. Look for a Caribbean leafy stew (CALLALOO), an Irish potato and cabbage dish (COLCANNON), the plant behind a popular cooking oil (CANOLA) and the bean behind chocolate (CACAO). Other less common accepted words include NACELLE (the housing for an aircraft engine), ENLACE (to wrap or entwine) and CLOACA. Double letters matter too: CANCAN, COCOON and CALLA all reuse a letter, so don’t stop at one C. Both pangrams are science and church words, so think about chemistry bonds and a meeting that chooses a pope.
Today’s Pangram
Spoiler ahead! Tap a tile to reveal one letter of the pangram, or show the whole word.
🎉 That’s the pangram! The other pangram is COVALENCE.
All NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 30, 2026
Open one length at a time if you only want a nudge. Pangrams are highlighted in yellow.
4-letter words 16 words
5-letter words 21 words
6-letter words 13 words
7-letter words 10 words
8-letter words 4 words
9-letter words 2 words
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Points Needed for Each Rank Today
Ranks are based on a share of today’s maximum score of 333 points. Four-letter words score 1 point, longer words score 1 point per letter, and every pangram earns a 7-point bonus.
| Rank | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 0% | 0 |
| Good Start | 2% | 7 |
| Moving Up | 5% | 17 |
| Good | 8% | 27 |
| Solid | 15% | 50 |
| Nice | 25% | 83 |
| Great | 40% | 133 |
| Amazing | 50% | 167 |
| Genius | 70% | 233 |
| Queen Bee | 100% | 333 |
How to Play the NYT Spelling Bee
The Spelling Bee gives you seven letters arranged in a honeycomb. Your goal is to make as many words as you can. Every word must:
- be at least four letters long,
- include the centre letter,
- use only the seven letters in the honeycomb, and you can repeat letters as often as you like.
Proper nouns, hyphenated words and offensive words aren’t accepted. Every puzzle has at least one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters. A new puzzle is published every day at 3:00 AM US Eastern time.
Spelling Bee Tips From Our Editor
Work through the grid one row at a time
Pick a starting letter from the hint grid and try every length before moving on. It’s much easier than hunting for words at random.
Add common endings
Once you have a base word, check whether -ED, -ING, -ER, -Y or -LY works with today’s letters. One root can often give you three or four answers.
Look for the pangram early
The pangram is worth at least 14 points, so it’s worth a few minutes at the start. Try combining the less common letters first, since they narrow down the options.
Double your letters
Letters can repeat, so words like GIGGLE or BELLIED are fair game. Many players miss these because the honeycomb only shows each letter once.
For more word skills, see our guides to common letter patterns in English and spotting double letters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is today’s Spelling Bee pangram?
The pangram for October 30, 2026 is CONCLAVE, COVALENCE.
How many words are in today’s Spelling Bee?
There are 66 accepted words worth 333 points in total. You need 233 points to reach Genius.
What time does the new Spelling Bee come out?
A new puzzle is published every day at 3:00 AM US Eastern time. We update this page as soon as it’s live.
What is Queen Bee?
Queen Bee is the unofficial top rank for finding every accepted word in the puzzle. It sits above Genius, which you reach at 70% of the maximum score.
Why isn’t my word accepted?
The Spelling Bee uses its own curated word list, so some real dictionary words, rare words and proper nouns aren’t included. If a word is missing from our list, it wasn’t accepted in today’s puzzle.
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