January 2, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 2, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 2, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words73
Max Points331
Pangrams2
Genius232
4 letter answers 25 words
CEDECELLCODECOEDCOMEDECODEEDDEEMDELLDEMODOLEDOMEDYEDEDDYEELYEYEDLEDELODEMELDMEMEMEMOMODEMOLEOLEOYELL
5 letter answers 15 words
CEDEDCELLOCODEDCOOEDCYCLEDECOYDOLEDDOMEDEMCEEMELEEMEMEDMODELMODEMMOOEDYODEL
6 letter answers 23 words
CELLEDCLOYEDCODDLECOMEDYCOMELYCOOLEDCYCLEDDECODEDEEDEDDEEMEDDEMOEDDOLLEDDOODLEDOOMEDEMCEEDLOLLEDLOOMEDMEDDLEMEDLEYMELDEDMELODYMOLDEDYELLED
7 letter answers 8 words
CODDLEDCOMMODEDECODEDDECOYEDDOODLEDMEDDLEDMODELEDYODELED
11 letter answers 1 word
MOLLYCODDLE
12 letter answers 1 word
MOLLYCODDLED
Common questions
How many answers in the January 2, 2021 Spelling Bee?
73 valid answers worth 331 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 232 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are MOLLYCODDLE, MOLLYCODDLED. 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.