January 16, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 16, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 16, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words57
Max Points248
Pangram1
Genius174
4 letter answers 20 words
ABLYBABABABYBALLBLABBLATBLOBBLOTBOATBOBABOLABOLLBOLOBOLTBONYBOOBBOONBOOTLOBONOOB
5 letter answers 14 words
ABBOTBANALBATONBATTYBLOATBONNYBOOBYBOOTYLOBBYNABOBNOBLYTABBYTABLATABOO
6 letter answers 13 words
BABOONBALLOTBANANABANYANBAOBABBATBOYBLABBYBLOBBYBLOTTOBONBONBONOBOBOOBOOBOTANY
7 letter answers 8 words
ATTABOYBALLBOYBALLOONBANALLYBLATANTNANOBOTNOTABLYTALLBOY
8 letter answers 1 word
LOBLOLLY
9 letter answers 1 word
BLATANTLY
Common questions
How many answers in the January 16, 2025 Spelling Bee?
57 valid answers worth 248 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 174 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is NOTABLY. 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.