January 15, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 15, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 15, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words47
Max Points188
Pangram1
Genius132
4 letter answers 19 words
ANALELANEVILJAILJELLLAINLANELAVALAVELEANLIENLINELIVENAILVALEVEALVEILVIALVILE
5 letter answers 16 words
ALIENALIVEANNALANVILAVAILLANAILEAVELEVEELEVELLINENLIVENNAVALNAVELVALVEVENALVILLA
6 letter answers 6 words
ALLELEANNEALELEVENLEAVENLINEALVENIAL
7 letter answers 4 words
ENLIVENJAVELINVANILLAVILLAIN
8 letter answers 1 word
VANILLIN
10 letter answers 1 word
VILLANELLE
Common questions
How many answers in the January 15, 2021 Spelling Bee?
47 valid answers worth 188 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 132 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is JAVELIN. 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.