January 8, 2024
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 8, 2024
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 8, 2024 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words53
Max Points320
Pangrams4
Genius224
4 letter answers 14 words
ALITALTOANALANONANTIIOTALAINLOANNAANNAILNANATAILTALITALL
5 letter answers 15 words
AIOLIALLOTANIONANNALATILTATOLLLANAILLANONATALTAINTTALONTITANTONALTOTALZONAL
6 letter answers 9 words
ANOINTATONALATTAINNATANTNATIONTALLITTANNINTATTOOZINNIA
7 letter answers 3 words
INITIALLANOLINLANTANA
8 letter answers 3 words
NATIONALNOTATIONNOTIONAL
10 letter answers 4 words
ANNOTATIONINITIATIONINTONATIONIONIZATION
11 letter answers 2 words
LIONIZATIONTITILLATION
13 letter answers 1 word
TANTALIZATION
14 letter answers 1 word
INITIALIZATION
15 letter answers 1 word
NATIONALIZATION
Common questions
How many answers in the January 8, 2024 Spelling Bee?
53 valid answers worth 320 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 224 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INITIALIZATION, LIONIZATION, NATIONALIZATION, TANTALIZATION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.