January 28, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 28, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 28, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words46
Max Points273
Pangrams2
Genius191
4 letter answers 5 words
ACAIACIDCARDCRAGNARC
5 letter answers 10 words
ACINGACRIDCAIRNCANIDCANNACIGARCIRCACIRRIICINGRICIN
6 letter answers 18 words
ACACIAACIDICARCANAARCINGCAGINGCANARDCANCANCANDIDCANINGCARINGCICADACRANIADICINGINDICANIACINRACINGRANCIDRICING
7 letter answers 9 words
ARCADIACADGINGCANNINGCARDIACCARDINGCRANINGDANCINGGRACINGINDICIA
8 letter answers 3 words
ARCADIANCARDIGANCRINGING
9 letter answers 1 word
CIRCADIAN
Common questions
How many answers in the January 28, 2021 Spelling Bee?
46 valid answers worth 273 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 191 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CARDIGAN, CARDING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.