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Spelling Bee hints for Oct 30, 2026 (#19072)

Help for the Spelling Bee puzzle dated Oct 30, 2026 (#19072).

Hive overview

This hive centers on C with six outer letters. It has 66 stored words, 2 pangrams, and about 333 available points before rank thresholds.

A
E
L
C
N
O
V
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This hive has 66 playable words worth about 333 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 2 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

C
4 letters12
5 letters16
6 letters9
7+ letters10
Total47
A
4 letters1
5 letters–
6 letters1
7+ letters–
Total2
E
4 letters–
5 letters–
6 letters1
7+ letters1
Total2
L
4 letters2
5 letters2
6 letters1
7+ letters–
Total5
N
4 letters–
5 letters1
6 letters1
7+ letters2
Total4
O
4 letters1
5 letters1
6 letters–
7+ letters–
Total2
V
4 letters–
5 letters1
6 letters–
7+ letters3
Total4
Σ
4 letters16
5 letters21
6 letters13
7+ letters16
Total66

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

  • Good Start: 0 pts
  • Moving Up: 7 pts
  • Good: 17 pts
  • Solid: 27 pts
  • Nice: 50 pts
  • Great: 83 pts
  • Amazing: 133 pts
  • Genius: 233 pts
  • Queen Bee: 333 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Show two-letter and length counts

Counts use the available unique accepted answers; they do not add dictionary guesses.

By length: 4 letters: 16 · 5 letters: 21 · 6 letters: 13 · 7 letters: 10 · 8 letters: 4 · 9 letters: 2

By first two letters: AC: 1 · AL: 1 · CA: 16 · CE: 2 · CL: 9 · CO: 20 · EN: 2 · LA: 2 · LO: 3 · NA: 1 · NE: 1 · NO: 2 · OC: 1 · ON: 1 · VA: 2 · VO: 2

Pangram 1

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8 letters; worth 15 points. Some hive letters appear more than once.

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The pangram starts with C and ends with E: C••••••E.

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CONCLAVE

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CONCLAVE: 8 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 15 points. Uses all seven letters: A, C, E, L, N, O, V.

Pangram 2

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9 letters; worth 16 points. Some hive letters appear more than once.

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The pangram starts with C and ends with E: C•••••••E.

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COVALENCE

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COVALENCE: 9 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 16 points. Uses all seven letters: A, C, E, L, N, O, V.

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Full answer list for this hive (alphabetical):

  • ACNE
    4
    1
    No
  • ALCOVE
    6
    6
    No
  • CACAO
    5
    5
    No
  • CALL
    4
    1
    No
  • CALLA
    5
    5
    No
  • CALLALOO
    8
    8
    No
  • CALVE
    5
    5
    No
  • CANAL
    5
    5
    No
  • CANCAN
    6
    6
    No
  • CANCEL
    6
    6
    No
  • CANE
    4
    1
    No
  • CANNA
    5
    5
    No
  • CANNON
    6
    6
    No
  • CANOE
    5
    5
    No
  • CANOLA
    6
    6
    No
  • CANON
    5
    5
    No
  • CAVA
    4
    1
    No
  • CAVE
    4
    1
    No
  • CELL
    4
    1
    No
  • CELLO
    5
    5
    No
  • CLAN
    4
    1
    No
  • CLAVE
    5
    5
    No
  • CLEAN
    5
    5
    No
  • CLEAVE
    6
    6
    No
  • CLOACA
    6
    6
    No
  • CLONAL
    6
    6
    No
  • CLONE
    5
    5
    No
  • CLOVE
    5
    5
    No
  • CLOVEN
    6
    6
    No
  • COAL
    4
    1
    No
  • COCA
    4
    1
    No
  • COCOA
    5
    5
    No
  • COCOON
    6
    6
    No
  • COEVOLVE
    8
    8
    No
  • COLA
    4
    1
    No
  • COLCANNON
    9
    9
    No
  • COLLEEN
    7
    7
    No
  • COLON
    5
    5
    No
  • COLONEL
    7
    7
    No
  • CONCAVE
    7
    7
    No
  • CONCEAL
    7
    7
    No
  • CONCLAVE
    8
    15
    Yes
  • CONE
    4
    1
    No
  • CONVENE
    7
    7
    No
  • CONVO
    5
    5
    No
  • COOL
    4
    1
    No
  • COVALENCE
    9
    16
    Yes
  • COVE
    4
    1
    No
  • COVEN
    5
    5
    No
  • ENCLAVE
    7
    7
    No
  • ENLACE
    6
    6
    No
  • LACE
    4
    1
    No
  • LANCE
    5
    5
    No
  • LOCAL
    5
    5
    No
  • LOCALE
    6
    6
    No
  • LOCO
    4
    1
    No
  • NACELLE
    7
    7
    No
  • NEOCON
    6
    6
    No
  • NONCE
    5
    5
    No
  • NONLOCAL
    8
    8
    No
  • OCEAN
    5
    5
    No
  • ONCE
    4
    1
    No
  • VALANCE
    7
    7
    No
  • VALENCE
    7
    7
    No
  • VOCAL
    5
    5
    No
  • VOLCANO
    7
    7
    No

Displayed puzzle date (NYT print date): Oct 30, 2026 (2026-10-30 · Puzzle #19072).

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