January 12, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 12, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 12, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words43
Max Points176
Pangram1
Genius123
4 letter answers 17 words
EPEEEVILEXITLITELIVEPEELPEEPPELTPILEPIPEPLIETELLTEXTTILEVEEPVEILVILE
5 letter answers 13 words
ELITEEXILEEXPELLEVEELEVELPEEVEPETITPIPETPIXELPIXIETELEXTEPEETITLE
6 letter answers 8 words
LITTLEPELLETPETITETEEPEETIPPETTIPPLETITTLEVELVET
7 letter answers 2 words
PIPETTETEXTILE
8 letter answers 2 words
EXPELLEETELETEXT
9 letter answers 1 word
EXPLETIVE
Common questions
How many answers in the January 12, 2022 Spelling Bee?
43 valid answers worth 176 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 123 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is EXPLETIVE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is E. 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.