January 31, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 31, 2022

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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 31, 2022 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words65
Max Points246
Pangram1
Genius172

4 letter answers 31 words

ALITEVILKALEKEELKILLKILTLAKELATELAVALAVELEAKLEEKLIKELILTLITELIVETAILTALETALITALKTALLTEALTELLTILETILLTILTVALEVEALVEILVIALVILE

5 letter answers 17 words

ALIKEALIVEATILTAVAILELATEELITEKVELLLATKELATTELEAVELEVEELEVELTITLEVALETVALVEVILLAVITAL

6 letter answers 9 words

ALKALIALLELEKETTLELITTLETALKIETALLITTATTLETITTLEVELVET

7 letter answers 1 word

ELEVATE

8 letter answers 2 words

LEVITATETELLTALE

9 letter answers 4 words

ALLEVIATETALKATIVETEAKETTLETITILLATE

10 letter answers 1 word

TATTLETALE

Common questions

How many answers in the January 31, 2022 Spelling Bee?

65 valid answers worth 246 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 172 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is TALKATIVE. 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.