January 12, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 12, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 12, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words31
Max Points144
Pangrams2
Genius101
4 letter answers 11 words
CHICCOILGILLGIRLHIGHHILLLOCIOLIORICHRILLROIL
5 letter answers 13 words
CHILICHILLCHOIRCIRRICOCCICOLICCORGICROCIGRILLICHORIGLOOLOGICRIGOR
6 letter answers 2 words
CHICHIGIGOLO
7 letter answers 2 words
CHLORICILLOGIC
9 letter answers 2 words
CHOIRGIRLHOROLOGIC
10 letter answers 1 word
CHOCOHOLIC
Common questions
How many answers in the January 12, 2021 Spelling Bee?
31 valid answers worth 144 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 101 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CHOIRGIRL, HOROLOGIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.