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Spelling Bee January 4, 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: P

A
I
L
M
O
P
T

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

52

accepted entries

Total points

213

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

149

70% of total

Center letter

P

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • OPTIMAL
  • OPTIMAL

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

4 pts

2%

Moving Up

10 pts

5%

Good

17 pts

8%

Solid

31 pts

15%

Nice

53 pts

25%

Great

85 pts

40%

Amazing

106 pts

50%

Genius

149 pts

70%

Queen Bee

213 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 2 words
  • appall
  • atop
I 1 word
  • impala
L 8 words
  • lamp
  • laptop
  • limp
  • lipo
  • lipoma
  • lollipop
  • lollop
  • loop
O 4 words
  • opal
  • optima
  • optimal
  • optimal
P 32 words
  • pail
  • palapa
  • palatal
  • palatial
  • pall
  • palm
  • palp
  • pampa
  • papa
  • papal
  • papilla
  • papilloma
  • patio
  • pill
  • pilot
  • pimp
  • pipit
  • pita
  • pitapat
  • plait
  • plat
  • plop
  • plot
  • polio
  • poll
  • polo
  • pomp
  • pompom
  • pool
  • poop
  • poppa
  • potato
T 5 words
  • taillamp
  • tamp
  • tapa
  • tilapia
  • tiptop

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, January 4, 2024 uses the seven letters A, I, L, M, O, P, T, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 52 accepted words for a total of 213 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 149 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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