January 12, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 12, 2024

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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 12, 2024 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points201
Pangram1
Genius141

4 letter answers 21 words

BABABACKBALKBALLBARBBARKBLABBLOBBLOCBOARBOBABOCKBOLABOLLBOLOBOOBBOOKBOORCARBCRABLOBO

5 letter answers 11 words

ABACKARBORBABKABLACKBLOCKBROOKCABALCAROBCOBRAKABOBLABOR

6 letter answers 4 words

BAOBABBOOBOOCABALACOLLAB

7 letter answers 3 words

BARBACKBARRACKROLLBAR

8 letter answers 8 words

BALLCOCKBARBACOABOOKRACKCALLBACKCOOKBOOKLOOKBOOKROBOCALLROLLBACK

9 letter answers 1 word

BLACKBALL

Common questions

How many answers in the January 12, 2024 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 201 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 141 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.