January 27, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 27, 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 27, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words47
Max Points184
Pangram1
Genius129

4 letter answers 21 words

AGOGANONDODODOLLDONGGOADGOALGOLDGONGGOODGOONHALOHOLDHOODLOADLOANLOGOLOLLLONGLOONNOON

5 letter answers 11 words

ALOHAALONGDOGGOGONADGONNAHALLOHODADHOGANHOLLALLANONODAL

6 letter answers 8 words

ANALOGDOODADGALLONGOOGOLHOODOOLAGOONLONGANOOLONG

7 letter answers 4 words

GODHOODGONDOLAHANGDOGNONAGON

8 letter answers 2 words

HANDHOLDLONGHAND

9 letter answers 1 word

NONAGONAL

Common questions

How many answers in the January 27, 2020 Spelling Bee?

47 valid answers worth 184 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 129 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.