January 4, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 4, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 4, 2025 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points239
Pangram1
Genius167
4 letter answers 20 words
AIDEDELIDIALDIEDDILLHAILHIDEHIEDHILLIDEAIDLELAIDLIEDPAIDPAILPIEDPILEPILLPIPEPLIE
5 letter answers 12 words
AIDEDAILEDAPHIDELIDEIDEALIDLEDLIPIDPHIALPILEDPIPEDPLAIDPLIED
6 letter answers 17 words
ALLIEDDAHLIADIALEDDIDDLEDIPPEDEDDIEDELIDEDHAILEDHILLEDHIPPIELADDIELIDDEDLIPPEDPALLIDPHALLIPIDDLEPILLED
7 letter answers 6 words
APPLIEDDALLIEDDIDDLEDHELIPADPAPILLAPIDDLED
8 letter answers 1 word
PAPILLAE
Common questions
How many answers in the January 4, 2025 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 239 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 167 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is HELIPAD. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.