May 1, 2024
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 1, 2024
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 1, 2024 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words72
Max Points397
Pangrams2
Genius278
4 letter answers 14 words
CEDECELLCLODCLUECODECOEDCOLDCONECOOLCUEDCULLDECOLOCOONCE
5 letter answers 18 words
CEDEDCELLOCLONECLOUDCLUEDCODEDCODONCOLONCONDOCONEDCOOEDCOULDDEUCEDUNCEEDUCENONCEOUNCEUNCLE
6 letter answers 15 words
CELLEDCLONEDCOCOONCODDLECONNEDCOOLEDCOULEECUDDLECULLEDDECODEDEDUCEEDUCEDENCODENEOCONUNCOOL
7 letter answers 15 words
CELLULECLOUDEDCODDLEDCOLLEENCOLLUDECOLONELCONCEDECONDONECUDDLEDDECODEDDEDUCEDENCODEDNUCLEONOCCLUDEUNCEDED
8 letter answers 7 words
COCOONEDCOLLUDEDCONCEDEDCONCLUDECONDONEDDENOUNCEOCCLUDED
9 letter answers 2 words
CONCLUDEDDENOUNCED
10 letter answers 1 word
CONDOLENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the May 1, 2024 Spelling Bee?
72 valid answers worth 397 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 278 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CONCLUDE, CONCLUDED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.