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Spelling Bee Answers for January 14, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words48
Pangrams1
Points possible250
Center letterT
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published January 14, 2024·3 min read

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

AC
ITL
YU

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
20 pts
Good
38 pts
Solid
63 pts
Nice
100 pts
Great
125 pts
Amazing
175 pts
Genius
213 pts
Queen Bee
250 pts
Total words
48
Pangrams
1
Possible points
250

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
actuality +16 pts

The full word list

All 48 valid Spelling Bee solutions for January 14, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters14 words
alitcitycultittylilttacttailtalctalitalltauttilltilttutu
5 letters10 words
atiltatticcacticattylaitylicittacittallytattytutti
6 letters8 words
actualacuityculticitaliclactictactictallittautly
7 letters8 words
catcallcattailcattilyillicitlicitlytacitlytactualutility
8 letters2 words
actuallytactical
9 letters4 words
actualitycatalyticillicitlytactility
10 letters1 word
tactically
13 letters1 word
catalytically

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

actuality +16catalytically +13tactically +10catalytic +9illicitly +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for January 14, 2024 has 48 valid words for a total of 250 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 213 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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