January 18, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 18, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 18, 2022 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words51
Max Points211
Pangram1
Genius148

4 letter answers 20 words

AMENGAGEGAMEGAZEGEEZGENEMAGEMANEMAZEMEANMEGAMEMEMEZEMIENMIMEMINENAMENENENINEZINE

5 letter answers 13 words

AGAZEAMAZEANIMEENEMAGENIEGENIIGIMMEIMAGEINANEINNIEMAIZEMANGEMEZZE

6 letter answers 12 words

AGEINGANEMIAEGGINGENGAGEENGINEENIGMAGAMINEMANAGEMEANIEMEMINGMENAGEMIZZEN

7 letter answers 2 words

IMAGINEMEANING

8 letter answers 3 words

ENGAGINGMAGAZINEMINIMIZE

9 letter answers 1 word

MEZZANINE

Common questions

How many answers in the January 18, 2022 Spelling Bee?

51 valid answers worth 211 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 148 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is MAGAZINE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.