Spelling Bee January 17, 2025 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: N
Puzzle stats
Total words
55
Total points
293
Pangrams
2
Genius score
205
Center letter
N
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- INFLECT
- INFLECT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
5 pts
2%
Moving Up
14 pts
5%
Good
23 pts
8%
Solid
43 pts
15%
Nice
73 pts
25%
Great
117 pts
40%
Amazing
146 pts
50%
Genius
205 pts
70%
Queen Bee
293 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cent
- client
- clientele
- clinic
- efficient
- elfin
- entente
- entice
- entitle
- feint
- feline
- fence
- fennel
- fifteen
- fine
- finite
- flint
- incite
- incline
- inefficient
- infect
- infill
- infinite
- inflect
- inflect
- inflict
- inlet
- innie
- intel
- intellect
- intent
- lenience
- lenient
- lent
- lentil
- lien
- lifeline
- line
- linen
- linnet
- lint
- lintel
- nene
- nettle
- nice
- niece
- nine
- nineteen
- nite
- teen
- tenet
- tent
- tinct
- tine
- tint
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, January 17, 2025 uses the seven letters C, E, F, I, L, N, T, with N as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 55 accepted words for a total of 293 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 205 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.