January 22, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 22, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 22, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words75
Max Points537
Pangrams7
Genius376
4 letter answers 12 words
CITECOINICONINTONICENINENITETINETINTVEINVICEVINE
5 letter answers 13 words
CIVETCIVICCOCCICONICEVICTINNIEIONICNIECEONIONOVINETINCTTONICVOICE
6 letter answers 14 words
COOTIEENTICEEVINCEICONICINCITEINTENTINTONEINVENTINVITENOTICENOTIONNOVICETOONIEVOTIVE
7 letter answers 7 words
CONCEITCONNIVECONVICTEVICTEEINVITEEINVOICETONTINE
8 letter answers 7 words
CONCEIVECONVINCEEVICTIONINNOCENTNICOTINENINETEENTECTONIC
9 letter answers 7 words
CONTINENTINCENTIVEINNOCENCEINTENTIONINVECTIVEINVENTIONINVENTIVE
10 letter answers 10 words
CONCOCTIONCONNECTIONCONNECTIVECONTENTIONCONTINENCECONVECTIONCONVECTIVECONVENIENTCONVENTIONCONVICTION
11 letter answers 2 words
CONVENIENCEINCONTINENT
12 letter answers 2 words
INCONTINENCEINCONVENIENT
13 letter answers 1 word
INCONVENIENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the January 22, 2021 Spelling Bee?
75 valid answers worth 537 points, including 7 pangrams. Genius requires 376 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CONNECTIVE, CONVECTION, CONVECTIVE, CONVENIENT, CONVENTION, EVICTION, INCONVENIENT. 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.