October 9, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 9, 2024

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 9, 2024 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words60
Max Points230
Pangrams2
Genius161

4 letter answers 28 words

AEONALOEALTOANONHALOHOLEHOLTHONEHOOTLOANLOLLLONELOONLOOTNEONNOELNONENOONNOTEOATHOLEOONTOTOLLTONETOOLTOONTOOTTOTE

5 letter answers 19 words

ALLOTALOHAALONEATOLLATONEHELLOHOTELLENTOLLANOLOATHLOTTONONETOATENTALONTENONTONALTONNETOOTHTOTAL

6 letter answers 5 words

ATONALLOATHENOTATETATTOOTOOTLE

7 letter answers 2 words

ETHANOLNEONATE

8 letter answers 5 words

ANNOTATEHELLHOLENEONATALTEETOTALTELETHON

9 letter answers 1 word

NONLETHAL

Common questions

How many answers in the October 9, 2024 Spelling Bee?

60 valid answers worth 230 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 161 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ETHANOL, NONLETHAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.