January 9, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 9, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 9, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words71
Max Points259
Pangram1
Genius181
4 letter answers 34 words
ALITALTOCALLCLOTCOALCOILCOLACOLTCOOLKILLKILOKILTKOLALACKLAICLICKLILTLOCILOCKLOCOLOLLLOOKLOOTOLIOTAILTALCTALITALKTALLTILLTILTTOILTOLLTOOL
5 letter answers 20 words
AIOLIALACKALLOTATILTATOLLCALLACILIACLACKCLICKCLOAKCLOCKCOLICILIACKOALALICITLILACLOCALLOTTOOCTALTOTAL
6 letter answers 7 words
ALKALICALICOCLOACACOITALITALICLACTICLAICAL
7 letter answers 4 words
CATCALLCATTAILILLICITTOOLKIT
8 letter answers 6 words
CALLALOOCOATTAILCOCKTAILOCOTILLOTACTICALTAILCOAT
Common questions
How many answers in the January 9, 2021 Spelling Bee?
71 valid answers worth 259 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 181 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is COCKTAIL. 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.