January 23, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 23, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 23, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words34
Max Points153
Pangram1
Genius107

4 letter answers 11 words

GHEEHEEDHIDEHIEDHIGHTHEEWHEEWHETWHEWWHITWITH

5 letter answers 11 words

EIGHTHEDGEHEWEDTEETHTHIGHTIGHTTITHEWEIGHWHITEWIDTHWIGHT

6 letter answers 7 words

EIGHTHHEDGEDHEEDEDHEIGHTTEETHETITHEDWEIGHT

7 letter answers 3 words

TEETHEDWEIGHEDWHETTED

8 letter answers 1 word

WEIGHTED

9 letter answers 1 word

EIGHTIETH

Common questions

How many answers in the January 23, 2021 Spelling Bee?

34 valid answers worth 153 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 107 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is H. 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.