January 8, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 8, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 8, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words34
Max Points132
Pangram1
Genius92
4 letter answers 16 words
AEONANONDODODOFFDONEFONDFOODHOEDHONEHOODHOOFNEONNODENONENOONODEA
5 letter answers 6 words
ANODEDONEEHODADHONEDODEONOFFED
6 letter answers 8 words
DOFFEDDONNEDDOODADHOODEDHOODOOHOOFEDNODDEDOFFEND
7 letter answers 2 words
HANDOFFOFFHAND
8 letter answers 1 word
OFFENDED
9 letter answers 1 word
OFFHANDED
Common questions
How many answers in the January 8, 2021 Spelling Bee?
34 valid answers worth 132 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 92 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is OFFHANDED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is O. 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.