January 9, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 9, 2022

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 9, 2022 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words31
Max Points131
Pangram1
Genius92

4 letter answers 12 words

COVEEVILLIVELOVEVEILVETOVICEVILEVIOLVOLEVOLTVOTE

5 letter answers 11 words

CIVETCIVICCIVILCLOVECOVETEVICTLEVEELEVELOLIVEVOICEVOILE

6 letter answers 4 words

EVOLVEVELVETVIOLETVOTIVE

7 letter answers 1 word

EVICTEE

8 letter answers 2 words

COEVOLVEELECTIVE

10 letter answers 1 word

COLLECTIVE

Common questions

How many answers in the January 9, 2022 Spelling Bee?

31 valid answers worth 131 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 92 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is COLLECTIVE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is V. 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.