January 17, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 17, 2021

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

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.