Spelling Bee January 16, 2024 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: C
Puzzle stats
Total words
40
Total points
246
Pangrams
4
Genius score
172
Center letter
C
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- TELEKINETIC
- TELEKINETIC
- LITTLENECK
- LITTLENECK
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
12 pts
5%
Good
19 pts
8%
Solid
36 pts
15%
Nice
61 pts
25%
Great
98 pts
40%
Amazing
123 pts
50%
Genius
172 pts
70%
Queen Bee
246 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cell
- celli
- cent
- cite
- click
- client
- clientele
- clinic
- clink
- eclectic
- elect
- electee
- elicit
- entice
- icicle
- illicit
- incite
- incline
- intellect
- kick
- kinetic
- lenience
- lice
- licit
- lick
- littleneck
- littleneck
- neck
- neckline
- necktie
- nice
- nick
- nickel
- niece
- telekinetic
- telekinetic
- tick
- ticket
- tickle
- tinct
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, January 16, 2024 uses the seven letters C, E, I, K, L, N, T, with C as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 40 accepted words for a total of 246 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 172 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.