Spelling Bee January 5, 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: D
Puzzle stats
Total words
62
Total points
270
Pangrams
2
Genius score
189
Center letter
D
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- LIKELIHOOD
- LIKELIHOOD
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
5 pts
2%
Moving Up
13 pts
5%
Good
21 pts
8%
Solid
40 pts
15%
Nice
67 pts
25%
Great
108 pts
40%
Amazing
135 pts
50%
Genius
189 pts
70%
Queen Bee
270 pts
100%
All accepted words
- deed
- deeded
- deke
- deked
- deli
- dell
- diddle
- diddled
- died
- dike
- dildo
- dill
- diode
- dodo
- dole
- doled
- doll
- dolled
- dollied
- doodle
- doodled
- eddied
- eked
- elide
- elided
- heed
- heeded
- heeled
- held
- hide
- hied
- hiked
- hilled
- hoed
- hold
- holed
- hood
- hooded
- hoodie
- hoodoo
- hooked
- idle
- idled
- idol
- iodide
- keeled
- keloid
- kidded
- kiddie
- kiddo
- killed
- lede
- lidded
- lied
- liked
- likelihood
- likelihood
- lode
- lolled
- looked
- oiled
- oldie
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, January 5, 2024 uses the seven letters D, E, H, I, K, L, O, with D as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 62 accepted words for a total of 270 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 189 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.