Spelling Bee January 12, 2020 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
47
Total points
202
Pangrams
2
Genius score
141
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- MAHOGANY
- MAHOGANY
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
16 pts
8%
Solid
30 pts
15%
Nice
50 pts
25%
Great
80 pts
40%
Amazing
101 pts
50%
Genius
141 pts
70%
Queen Bee
202 pts
100%
All accepted words
- agog
- agony
- ahoy
- ammo
- among
- annoy
- anon
- anonym
- anyhoo
- gaga
- gagman
- gamma
- gammon
- gamy
- gang
- gonna
- hammy
- hang
- hangman
- hoagy
- hogan
- homogamy
- magma
- mahogany
- mahogany
- mama
- mamma
- mammon
- manga
- mango
- mangy
- manna
- many
- mayo
- moan
- momma
- monogamy
- myna
- mynah
- naan
- naggy
- nana
- nanny
- nonagon
- yahoo
- yang
- yoga
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, January 12, 2020 uses the seven letters A, G, H, M, N, O, Y, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 47 accepted words for a total of 202 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 141 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.