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Spelling Bee May 24, 2024 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

Today's letter set · Center: I

A
C
E
H
I
M
N

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

59

accepted entries

Total points

295

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

4

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

206

70% of total

Center letter

I

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • MECHANIC
  • MECHANIC
  • MACHINE
  • MACHINE

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

5 pts

2%

Moving Up

14 pts

5%

Good

23 pts

8%

Solid

44 pts

15%

Nice

73 pts

25%

Great

118 pts

40%

Amazing

147 pts

50%

Genius

206 pts

70%

Queen Bee

295 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 6 words
  • acacia
  • acai
  • anemia
  • anemic
  • anima
  • anime
C 14 words
  • caiman
  • cami
  • canine
  • chai
  • chain
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chime
  • chin
  • china
  • cinch
  • cinema
E 3 words
  • echinacea
  • eminence
  • enchain
H 2 words
  • hamachi
  • heinie
I 7 words
  • iceman
  • icemen
  • imam
  • imminence
  • inane
  • inch
  • innie
M 22 words
  • machine
  • machine
  • mahimahi
  • maim
  • main
  • mania
  • maniac
  • manic
  • meanie
  • mechanic
  • mechanic
  • mica
  • mice
  • mien
  • mime
  • mimic
  • mince
  • mine
  • mini
  • minicam
  • minim
  • minima
N 5 words
  • niacin
  • nice
  • niche
  • niece
  • nine

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, May 24, 2024 uses the seven letters A, C, E, H, I, M, N, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 59 accepted words for a total of 295 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 206 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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