January 31, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 31, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 31, 2020 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words57
Max Points257
Pangrams2
Genius180
4 letter answers 22 words
ALITBAILBALKBALLBILKBILLBLABBLATCALLKILLKILTLACKLAICLICKLILTTAILTALCTALITALKTALLTILLTILT
5 letter answers 14 words
ALACKALIBIATILTBLACKCABALCALLACILIACLACKCLICKILIACLABIALICITLILACTABLA
6 letter answers 7 words
ALKALICABALAITALICLABIALLACTICLAICALTIBIAL
7 letter answers 5 words
BACILLIBACKLITCATCALLCATTAILILLICIT
8 letter answers 7 words
BACKTALKBIBLICALBILABIALCALLBACKKICKBALLTACTICALTAILBACK
9 letter answers 2 words
BALALAIKABLACKBALL
Common questions
How many answers in the January 31, 2020 Spelling Bee?
57 valid answers worth 257 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 180 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BACKLIT, TAILBACK. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.