January 26, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 26, 2022

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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 26, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words62
Max Points262
Pangrams2
Genius183

4 letter answers 26 words

ALITANALFAILFALLFILLFLANFLAPFLATFLIPFLITLAINLIFTLILTLINTNAILPAILPALLPALPPILLPLANPLATTAILTALITALLTILLTILT

5 letter answers 13 words

ANNALATILTFATALFINALFLAILFLINTLANAINATALPAPALPILAFPLAINPLAITPLANT

6 letter answers 9 words

APPALLFILIALFILLIPFINIALINFILLPALAPAPLAINTPLIANTTALLIT

7 letter answers 10 words

ALFALFAFANTAILINITIALLANTANAPALATALPAPILLAPINTAILPITFALLTAILFINTILAPIA

8 letter answers 3 words

FLIPPANTPALATIALPLANTAIN

9 letter answers 1 word

PLAINTIFF

Common questions

How many answers in the January 26, 2022 Spelling Bee?

62 valid answers worth 262 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 183 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are FLIPPANT, PLAINTIFF. 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.