January 13, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 13, 2021

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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 13, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points179
Pangram1
Genius125

4 letter answers 21 words

ALUMFALLFOALFOOLFOULFULLFURLLAMALOAFLOAMLOLLLOOMLUAULULLLULUMALLMAULMOLLMULLORALROLL

5 letter answers 16 words

AFOULALARMALOOFAURALFLOORFLORAFLOURFLUFFLLAMALOOFAMOLARMOOLAMORALMURALOFFALRURAL

6 letter answers 6 words

ALARUMAMORALARMFULFLORALFORMALMAMMAL

7 letter answers 5 words

ALFALFAAURORALFALLOFFFORMULAROOMFUL

Common questions

How many answers in the January 13, 2021 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 179 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 125 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. 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.