January 9, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 9, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 9, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words55
Max Points256
Pangram1
Genius179
4 letter answers 18 words
AEONDEADDEAFDEANDEEDDONEFADEFEEDFENDHEADHEEDHOEDHONENEEDNENENEONNODENONE
5 letter answers 10 words
ADDEDAHEADANODEDONEEENDEDFADEDHENNAHONEDODEONOFFED
6 letter answers 18 words
ADDENDDEADENDEAFENDEEDEDDEFENDDOFFEDDONNEDENNEADFANNEDFENDEDHANDEDHEADEDHEEDEDHOODEDHOOFEDNEEDEDNODDEDOFFEND
7 letter answers 2 words
ADDENDAHENNAED
8 letter answers 5 words
DEADENEDDEADHEADDEAFENEDDEFENDEDOFFENDED
9 letter answers 1 word
OFFHANDED
10 letter answers 1 word
DEADHEADED
Common questions
How many answers in the January 9, 2025 Spelling Bee?
55 valid answers worth 256 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 179 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 E. 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.