January 12, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 12, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 12, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words46
Max Points187
Pangram1
Genius131
4 letter answers 17 words
AGOGAHOYAMMOANONGAGAGAMYGANGHANGMAMAMANYMAYOMOANMYNANAANNANAYANGYOGA
5 letter answers 19 words
AGONYAMONGANNOYGAMMAGONNAHAMMYHOAGYHOGANMAGMAMAMMAMANGAMANGOMANGYMANNAMOMMAMYNAHNAGGYNANNYYAHOO
6 letter answers 5 words
ANONYMANYHOOGAGMANGAMMONMAMMON
7 letter answers 2 words
HANGMANNONAGON
8 letter answers 3 words
HOMOGAMYMAHOGANYMONOGAMY
Common questions
How many answers in the January 12, 2020 Spelling Bee?
46 valid answers worth 187 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 131 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is MAHOGANY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.