January 26, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 26, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 26, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words36
Max Points186
Pangrams3
Genius130

4 letter answers 13 words

ALITBAILBAITBILLILLYITTYLILTLILYTAILTALITILLTILTVIAL

5 letter answers 10 words

ALIBIATILTAVAILBIALYBILLYLABIALAITYTIBIAVILLAVITAL

6 letter answers 4 words

LABIALTALLITTIBIALVIABLY

7 letter answers 2 words

ABILITYVITALLY

8 letter answers 3 words

BILABIALLABILITYVITALITY

9 letter answers 2 words

LIABILITYVIABILITY

10 letter answers 1 word

LIVABILITY

12 letter answers 1 word

AVAILABILITY

Common questions

How many answers in the January 26, 2023 Spelling Bee?

36 valid answers worth 186 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 130 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are AVAILABILITY, LIVABILITY, VIABILITY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.