January 1, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 1, 2025

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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 January 1, 2025 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words47
Max Points195
Pangram1
Genius137

4 letter answers 18 words

ALTOBLATBLOTBOATBOLTBOOTGNATGOATLOOTONTOTALLTANGTOGATOLLTONGTOOLTOONTOOT

5 letter answers 15 words

ABBOTALLOTATOLLBATONBLOATGLOATGOTTALOTTONATALTABLATABOOTALONTANGOTONALTOTAL

6 letter answers 6 words

ATONALBALLOTBLOTTOGALOOTNATANTTATTOO

7 letter answers 5 words

BLATANTGALLANTGLOTTALLANTANANANOBOT

8 letter answers 3 words

LONGBOATTAGALONGTOBOGGAN

Common questions

How many answers in the January 1, 2025 Spelling Bee?

47 valid answers worth 195 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 137 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is LONGBOAT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.