January 20, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 20, 2024

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 20, 2024 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words67
Max Points327
Pangrams3
Genius229

4 letter answers 21 words

BEENBELLBENDBLEDBLOBBLOGBODEBOLDBOLLBOLOBONDBONEBONGBOOBBOONEBONGLOBLOBELOBONOOBOBOE

5 letter answers 13 words

BELLEBLEEDBLENDBLONDBLOODBODEDBONEDBONGOBOOEDEBBEDGLOBELOBEDNOBLE

6 letter answers 20 words

BEDDEDBEGGEDBEGONEBELLEDBELONGBLONDEBOBBEDBOBBLEBOGGEDBOGGLEBOLDEDBONBONBONDEDBONOBOBOOBOOBOODLEDEBONEGOBBLELOBBEDOBLONG

7 letter answers 9 words

BLENDEDBLOBBEDBLOGGEDBLOODEDBOBBLEDBOGGLEDDEBONEDENNOBLEGOBBLED

8 letter answers 2 words

BELONGEDENNOBLED

10 letter answers 1 word

BOONDOGGLE

11 letter answers 1 word

BOONDOGGLED

Common questions

How many answers in the January 20, 2024 Spelling Bee?

67 valid answers worth 327 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 229 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BELONGED, BOONDOGGLE, BOONDOGGLED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.