January 12, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 12, 2025

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 12, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words64
Max Points359
Pangrams2
Genius251

4 letter answers 12 words

ANTICANTNAANNANANARCPAINPANTPINTRAINRANIRANTTINT

5 letter answers 13 words

ANTICAPIANCAIRNCANNAINAPTPAINTPANICPRINTRICINTAINTTINCTTITANTRAIN

6 letter answers 24 words

ARCANAARNICAARRANTATTAINCANCANCATNAPCATNIPCRANIAINCANTINTACTNATANTNIACINNITRICPANINIPATINAPICNICPINATAPIPPINRAPINIRATTANTANNICTANNINTANTRATARTAN

7 letter answers 6 words

CANTATACANTINACAPTAINTANTARATANTRICTITANIC

8 letter answers 3 words

ARANCINIIRRITANTRIPARIAN

9 letter answers 3 words

ANTARCTICPATRICIANTACTICIAN

10 letter answers 2 words

ANTICIPANTATTRACTANT

11 letter answers 1 word

PARTICIPANT

Common questions

How many answers in the January 12, 2025 Spelling Bee?

64 valid answers worth 359 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 251 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are PARTICIPANT, PATRICIAN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is N. 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.