January 17, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 17, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 17, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points210
Pangram1
Genius147
4 letter answers 29 words
ALTOATOPCHATCLOTCOATCOLTCOOTHALTHATHHOLTHOOTLATHLOOTOATHPACTPATHPHATPLATPLOTTACHTACOTACTTALCTALLTAPATHATTOLLTOOLTOOT
5 letter answers 16 words
ALLOTATOLLCATCHCLOTHCOACTCOOPTHATCHHATHALATCHLOATHLOTTOOCTALPATCHPHOTOTOOTHTOTAL
6 letter answers 6 words
ATTACHHOTPOTLAPTOPPOTATOTATTOOTHATCH
7 letter answers 6 words
CAPTCHACATALPACATCALLPALATALTOCCATATOPCOAT
8 letter answers 2 words
CATCHALLPOTLATCH
Common questions
How many answers in the January 17, 2021 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 210 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 147 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is POTLATCH. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.