January 24, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 24, 2020

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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 24, 2020 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words39
Max Points164
Pangram1
Genius115

4 letter answers 16 words

ABLYALITALLYBAILBALLBILLBLABBLATILLYLILTLILYTAILTALITALLTILLTILT

5 letter answers 11 words

ALIBIALLAYATILTAXIALBIALYBILLYLABIALAITYLAXLYTABLATALLY

6 letter answers 5 words

AXILLABLABBYLABIALLAXITYTIBIAL

7 letter answers 3 words

ABILITYAXIALLYBIAXIAL

8 letter answers 2 words

BILABIALLABILITY

9 letter answers 1 word

LIABILITY

10 letter answers 1 word

TAXABILITY

Common questions

How many answers in the January 24, 2020 Spelling Bee?

39 valid answers worth 164 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 115 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. 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.