January 23, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 23, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 23, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words53
Max Points229
Pangram1
Genius160
4 letter answers 20 words
ANALANONBANGBONGBOONGANGGNATGONGGOONLOANLONGLOONNAANNANANOOBNOONONTOTANGTONGTOON
5 letter answers 11 words
ALONGBANALBATONBONGOGONNALLANONABOBNATALTALONTANGOTONAL
6 letter answers 12 words
ANALOGATONALBABOONBANANABONBONBONOBOGALLONLAGOONLONGANNATANTOBLONGOOLONG
7 letter answers 6 words
BALLOONBLATANTBOLOGNAGALLANTNANOBOTNONAGON
8 letter answers 3 words
LONGBOATTAGALONGTOBOGGAN
9 letter answers 1 word
NONAGONAL
Common questions
How many answers in the January 23, 2020 Spelling Bee?
53 valid answers worth 229 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 160 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is LONGBOAT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is N. 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.