January 13, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 13, 2025

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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, 2025 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words28
Max Points132
Pangrams2
Genius92

4 letter answers 10 words

BABABACKBOATBOBACOATCOCAJACKTACKTACOTACT

5 letter answers 8 words

ABACKABBOTBABKACACAOCOCOAJABOTKABOBTABOO

6 letter answers 5 words

ATTACKBAOBABBOBCATJOJOBATATTOO

7 letter answers 2 words

TOBACCOTOCCATA

8 letter answers 3 words

BOOTJACKCOCKATOOJACKBOOT

Common questions

How many answers in the January 13, 2025 Spelling Bee?

28 valid answers worth 132 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 92 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BOOTJACK, JACKBOOT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.