January 21, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 21, 2025

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 21, 2025 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words35
Max Points188
Pangram1
Genius132

4 letter answers 10 words

FAILFALLFANGFILLFLAGFLANFLAPFLIPGAFFNAIF

5 letter answers 4 words

FINALFLAILFLINGPILAF

6 letter answers 7 words

FIFINGFILIALFILINGFILLIPFINIALFININGINFILL

7 letter answers 5 words

ALFALFAFAILINGFALLINGFANNINGFILLING

8 letter answers 7 words

FLAGGINGFLAILINGFLANGINGFLAPPINGFLINGINGFLIPPINGPIFFLING

9 letter answers 2 words

FINAGLINGINFILLING

Common questions

How many answers in the January 21, 2025 Spelling Bee?

35 valid answers worth 188 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 132 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is F. 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.