January 24, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 24, 2025

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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, 2025 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words66
Max Points346
Pangram1
Genius242

4 letter answers 14 words

ARCOCANTCARTCOATCOCACOOTCORNCROCCYANNARCORCARACYTACOTACT

5 letter answers 16 words

ACORNACTORCACAOCANNACANNYCANONCARATCARNYCARRYCATTYCOCOACORNYCRONYCROONNARCOTRACT

6 letter answers 19 words

ARCANACANARYCANCANCANNONCANNOTCANTONCANTORCANYONCARROTCARTONCOCOONCORONACOTTONCRANNYCRAYONOCTANTRANCORROCOCOTYCOON

7 letter answers 10 words

ATTRACTCANTATACARTOONCONCOCTCONTACTCONTORTCOTTONYRACCOONTOCCATATRACTOR

8 letter answers 4 words

CATARACTCONTRACTCONTRARYCORONARY

9 letter answers 1 word

ATTRACTOR

10 letter answers 2 words

ATTRACTANTCONTRACTOR

Common questions

How many answers in the January 24, 2025 Spelling Bee?

66 valid answers worth 346 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 242 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. 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.