October 30, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 30, 2026

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 30, 2026 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words66
Max Points333
Pangrams2
Genius233

4 letter answers 16 words

ACNECALLCANECAVACAVECELLCLANCOALCOCACOLACONECOOLCOVELACELOCOONCE

5 letter answers 21 words

CACAOCALLACALVECANALCANNACANOECANONCELLOCLAVECLEANCLONECLOVECOCOACOLONCONVOCOVENLANCELOCALNONCEOCEANVOCAL

6 letter answers 13 words

ALCOVECANCANCANCELCANNONCANOLACLEAVECLOACACLONALCLOVENCOCOONENLACELOCALENEOCON

7 letter answers 10 words

COLLEENCOLONELCONCAVECONCEALCONVENEENCLAVENACELLEVALANCEVALENCEVOLCANO

8 letter answers 4 words

CALLALOOCOEVOLVECONCLAVENONLOCAL

9 letter answers 2 words

COLCANNONCOVALENCE

Common questions

How many answers in the October 30, 2026 Spelling Bee?

66 valid answers worth 333 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 233 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CONCLAVE, COVALENCE. 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.