January 27, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 27, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 27, 2022 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words39
Max Points210
Pangrams2
Genius147

4 letter answers 6 words

ALLYAMYLEELYMANYMYNAYELL

5 letter answers 18 words

ALLAYALLEYENEMYMALTYMANLYMATEYMEALYMEANYMEATYMELTYNANNYNATTYNETTYTALLYTATTYTEENYYENTAYENTE

6 letter answers 11 words

ANALLYEYELETLAMELYLATELYLAYMANLAYMENLEANLYMEANLYNAMELYNEATLYTAMELY

7 letter answers 1 word

LAYETTE

8 letter answers 2 words

LATENTLYMENTALLY

11 letter answers 1 word

ELEMENTALLY

Common questions

How many answers in the January 27, 2022 Spelling Bee?

39 valid answers worth 210 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 147 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ELEMENTALLY, MENTALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is Y. 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.