January 1, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 1, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 1, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words50
Max Points255
Pangrams2
Genius179
4 letter answers 11 words
ARCOCAMOCOCACOMACORNCRAMCROCCYANNARCORCARACY
5 letter answers 15 words
ACORNCACAOCANNACANNYCANONCARNYCAROMCARRYCOCOACOMMACORNYCRONYCROONMACRONARCO
6 letter answers 17 words
ARCANACANARYCANCANCANNONCANYONCAYMANCOCOONCOMMONCORONACRANNYCRAYONMACRONMARACANONCOMRANCORROCOCOROMCOM
7 letter answers 4 words
ACRONYMMACARONMOROCCORACCOON
8 letter answers 2 words
CORONARYMACAROON
9 letter answers 1 word
MONOCRACY
Common questions
How many answers in the January 1, 2022 Spelling Bee?
50 valid answers worth 255 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 179 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ACRONYM, MONOCRACY. 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.