Spelling Bee October 22, 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: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
53
Total points
248
Pangrams
2
Genius score
173
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- HAIRCUT
- HAIRCUT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
12 pts
5%
Good
19 pts
8%
Solid
37 pts
15%
Nice
62 pts
25%
Great
99 pts
40%
Amazing
124 pts
50%
Genius
173 pts
70%
Queen Bee
248 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- arch
- archaic
- arctic
- arhat
- aria
- arthritic
- atria
- attach
- attar
- attic
- attract
- aura
- cacti
- carat
- cart
- cataract
- catarrh
- catch
- cathartic
- chai
- chair
- char
- chart
- chat
- chia
- chica
- chihuahua
- chitchat
- circa
- hair
- haircut
- haircut
- hart
- hatch
- hath
- hatha
- hurrah
- raita
- ratatat
- tach
- tacit
- tact
- tactic
- tart
- tartar
- taut
- that
- thatch
- tiara
- tract
- trait
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, October 22, 2024 uses the seven letters A, C, H, I, R, T, U, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 53 accepted words for a total of 248 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 173 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.