January 19, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 19, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 19, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words35
Max Points167
Pangram1
Genius117
4 letter answers 11 words
ACAIBAILBIFFBILKBILLFAILFILLKICKKILLLAICLICK
5 letter answers 10 words
ABACIALIBICILIACLICKCLIFFFLAILFLICKILIACLABIALILAC
6 letter answers 6 words
ACACIAALKALIFACIALFILIALLABIALLAICAL
7 letter answers 2 words
BACILLIBAILIFF
8 letter answers 5 words
BACKFILLBIBLICALBILABIALKICKBACKKICKBALL
9 letter answers 1 word
BALALAIKA
Common questions
How many answers in the January 19, 2021 Spelling Bee?
35 valid answers worth 167 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 117 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BACKFILL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.