January 4, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 4, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 4, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words48
Max Points160
Pangram1
Genius112
4 letter answers 27 words
BALKBALLBAWLBLABBLOBBLOCBLOWBOLABOLLBOLOBOWLCALLCLAWCOALCOLACOOLCOWLKOLALACKLOBOLOCKLOCOLOLLLOOKWALKWALLWOOL
5 letter answers 11 words
ALACKALLOWBLACKBLOCKCABALCALLACLACKCLOAKCLOCKKOALALOCAL
6 letter answers 4 words
CABALACALLOWCLOACAWALLOW
7 letter answers 2 words
LAWBOOKLOWBALL
8 letter answers 3 words
BLOWBACKCALLALOOCALLBACK
9 letter answers 1 word
BLACKBALL
Common questions
How many answers in the January 4, 2020 Spelling Bee?
48 valid answers worth 160 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 112 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BLOWBACK. 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.