January 27, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 27, 2021

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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, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words43
Max Points133
Pangram1
Genius93

4 letter answers 25 words

ABETBABEBATEBEAMBEATBEETBETABYTEEGGYGAGEGAMEGATEMAGEMATEMEATMEETMEGAMEMEMETAMETETAMETEAMTEATTEEMYEGG

5 letter answers 12 words

ABATEABBEYABEAMAGATEAMEBABEGATBEGEMBEGETMATEYMATTEMAYBEMEATY

6 letter answers 3 words

AMEBAEGAMETETEABAG

7 letter answers 1 word

BAGGAGE

8 letter answers 2 words

MEGABYTETEAMMATE

Common questions

How many answers in the January 27, 2021 Spelling Bee?

43 valid answers worth 133 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 93 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.