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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, October 30, 2026

Center letter C (required in every word) · Outer letters: A, E, L, N, O, V

A two-pangram Bee today, with a long CON- and COL- run through the middle of the list. The longest words run to nine letters. 66 words, and Genius is at 233 points.

A
E
L
C
N
O
V
66Accepted words
333Max score
233Genius at
2Pangrams

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Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Every word must contain the center letter C. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.

Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams

There are two pangrams today: a word for a private meeting, especially of cardinals choosing a pope, and a chemistry word for a bond formed by sharing electrons.

Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?

Look for word families: a big CON- set (conceal, cone, convene and convo among them), a COL- set (cola, colon, colonel and colcannon), and short C words like ACNE, CALL, CANE and COVE to bank quick points.

The two pangrams

Each uses all seven letters: C, A, E, L, N, O, V.

CONCLAVE
COVALENCE

All 66 words

The complete accepted word list for today.

conclave
covalence
acne
alcove
cacao
call
calla
callaloo
calve
canal
cancan
cancel
cane
canna
cannon
canoe
canola
canon
cava
cave
cell
cello
clan
clave
clean
cleave
cloaca
clonal
clone
clove
cloven
coal
coca
cocoa
cocoon
coevolve
cola
colcannon
colleen
colon
colonel
concave
conceal
cone
convene
convo
cool
cove
coven
enclave
enlace
lace
lance
local
locale
loco
nacelle
neocon
nonce
nonlocal
ocean
once
valance
valence
vocal
volcano
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