January 5, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 5, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 5, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words52
Max Points325
Pangrams5
Genius227
4 letter answers 14 words
HAILHALLHALTHANGHATHHIGHHILLHILTHINTLATHNIGHTHANTHATTHIN
5 letter answers 9 words
HALALHATHALIGHTNIGHTNINTHTHIGHTHINGTIGHTTILTH
6 letter answers 4 words
ALIGHTHATINGHIATALTAHINI
7 letter answers 10 words
ANTHILLHAILINGHALTINGHANGINGHILLINGHINGINGHINTINGHITTINGLATHINGTITHING
8 letter answers 7 words
HAGGLINGHANGNAILHIGHTAILINHALANTINHALINGLIGHTINGTHINNING
9 letter answers 4 words
ALIGHTINGHIGHLIGHTLIGHTNINGTAILLIGHT
10 letter answers 1 word
NIGHTLIGHT
11 letter answers 1 word
HIGHTAILING
12 letter answers 2 words
ANNIHILATINGHIGHLIGHTING
Common questions
How many answers in the January 5, 2025 Spelling Bee?
52 valid answers worth 325 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 227 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ALIGHTING, ANNIHILATING, HALTING, HIGHTAILING, LATHING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is H. 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.