January 18, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 18, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 18, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words54
Max Points240
Pangram1
Genius168
4 letter answers 19 words
AHOYHOARHOOTHORAOATHOATYROARROOTROTOTAROTOOTTOROTORTTROTTROYTYROWHOAWOOTWORT
5 letter answers 13 words
AORTAARROWHOARYROTORTAROTTHROWTOOTHTORAHTROTHWAHOOWORRYWORTHYAHOO
6 letter answers 14 words
ARROYOHARROWHOORAHHOORAYHORRORORATORROTARYTATTOOTHROATTOOTHYWOOHOOWORTHYYARROWYOOHOO
7 letter answers 3 words
ORATORYROTATORTHROATY
8 letter answers 1 word
ROTATORY
9 letter answers 4 words
ARROWROOTHORTATORYTHROWAWAYWORRYWART
Common questions
How many answers in the January 18, 2020 Spelling Bee?
54 valid answers worth 240 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 168 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is THROWAWAY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is O. 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.