January 5, 2025 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2025, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
words: 199
score: 1,279 pts
pangrams: 13
perfect: 4
compounds: 13
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 26
G x 15
H x 71
I x 5
L x 23
N x 12
T x 47
4L x 30
5L x 44
6L x 34
7L x 44
8L x 24
9L x 8
10L x 8
11L x 3
12L x 3
13L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | tot | |
| A | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 26 |
| G | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 15 |
| H | 17 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 71 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 23 |
| N | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| T | 7 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 47 |
| tot | 30 | 44 | 34 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 199 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AG x 5 | AH x 4 | AI x 1 | AL x 5 | AN x 8 | AT x 2 |
| GA x 5 | GH x 6 | GI x 2 | GN x 2 | |||
| HA x 48 | HI x 23 | |||||
| IA x 1 | IL x 1 | IN x 3 | ||||
| LA x 11 | LI x 12 | |||||
| NA x 1 | NI x 11 | |||||
| TA x 18 | TH x 25 | TI x 4 |
| cmp | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
ALIGHTING, ALLNIGHT, ALNIGHT, ANNIHILATING, ANTILIGHT, GNATHALGIA, HALTING, HANGTAIL, HIGHTAILING, LATHING, LINGANTH, NIHILATING, THINGAL
| word | length | |||
| AAHING | 6 | |||
| AGHA | 4 | |||
| AGNATH | 6 | |||
| AGNATHA | 7 | |||
| AGNATHAN | 8 | |||
| AGNATHIA | 8 | |||
| AHAAINA | 7 | |||
| AHATA | 5 | |||
| AHING | 5 | |||
| AHINT | 5 | |||
| AIGHT | 5 | |||
| ALAIHI | 6 | |||
| ALIGHT | 6 | |||
| ALIGHTING | 9 | pangram | ||
| ALLNIGHT | 8 | pangram | ||
| ALNIGHT | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| ANHINGA | 7 | |||
| ANIGH | 5 | |||
| ANNIHILATING | 12 | pangram | ||
| ANTHIA | 6 | |||
| ANTHILL | * 7 | |||
| ANTIHANGING | 11 | |||
| ANTILIGHT | 9 | pangram | ||
| ANTITHALIAN | 11 | |||
| ATAGHAN | 7 | |||
| ATHAN | 5 | |||
| GALAH | 5 | |||
| GANTHIA | 7 | |||
| GATAH | 5 | |||
| GATHA | 5 | |||
| GATHIA | 6 | |||
| GHANA | 5 | |||
| GHANI | 5 | |||
| GHANTA | 6 | |||
| GHAT | 4 | |||
| GHATTI | 6 | |||
| GHILGAI | 7 | |||
| GIGAHIT | 7 | |||
| GITH | 4 | |||
| GNATHAL | 7 | |||
| GNATHALGIA | 10 | pangram | ||
| HAANGI | 6 | |||
| HAAT | 4 | |||
| HAGGING | 7 | |||
| HAGGLING | 8 | |||
| HAGIGAH | 7 | |||
| HAGLIN | 6 | |||
| HAHA | 4 | |||
| HAIL | 4 | |||
| HAILING | 7 | |||
| HAIN | 4 | |||
| HAINING | 7 | |||
| HAINT | 5 | |||
| HAINTING | 8 | |||
| HAITH | 5 | |||
| HALA | 4 | |||
| HALAL | 5 | |||
| HALALA | 6 | |||
| HALALAH | 7 | |||
| HALALING | 8 | |||
| HALALLING | 9 | |||
| HALANT | 6 | |||
| HALING | 6 | |||
| HALL | 4 | |||
| HALLAH | 6 | |||
| HALLAL | 6 | |||
| HALLALI | 7 | |||
| HALLALING | 9 | |||
| HALLALLING | 10 | |||
| HALLAN | 6 | |||
| HALLIGAN | 8 | |||
| HALLING | 7 | |||
| HALT | 4 | |||
| HALTING | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| HANAI | 5 | |||
| HANG | 4 | |||
| HANGI | 5 | |||
| HANGING | 7 | |||
| HANGNAIL | * 8 | |||
| HANGTAG | * 7 | |||
| HANGTAIL | 8 | pangram | ||
| HANT | 4 | |||
| HATH | 4 | |||
| HATHA | 5 | |||
| HATING | 6 | |||
| HATTA | 5 | |||
| HATTAH | 6 | |||
| HATTI | 5 | |||
| HATTING | 7 | |||
| HIATAL | 6 | |||
| HIGGLING | 8 | |||
| HIGH | 4 | |||
| HIGHING | 7 | |||
| HIGHLIGHT | * 9 | |||
| HIGHLIGHTING | * 12 | |||
| HIGHLINING | * 10 | |||
| HIGHLIT | * 7 | |||
| HIGHT | 5 | |||
| HIGHTAIL | * 8 | |||
| HIGHTAILING | * 11 | pangram | ||
| HILA | 4 | |||
| HILAL | 5 | |||
| HILI | 4 | |||
| HILL | 4 | |||
| HILLING | 7 | |||
| HILT | 4 | |||
| HILTING | 7 | |||
| HING | 4 | |||
| HINGING | 7 | |||
| HINT | 4 | |||
| HINTING | 7 | |||
| HITTING | 7 | |||
| IANTHINA | 8 | |||
| ILLTH | 5 | |||
| INHALANT | 8 | |||
| INHALING | 8 | |||
| INLIGHT | 7 | |||
| LAHNGA | 6 | |||
| LAIGH | 5 | |||
| LAITH | 5 | |||
| LANGAHA | 7 | |||
| LANGTH | 6 | |||
| LANTHANA | 8 | |||
| LANTHANIAN | 10 | |||
| LATAH | 5 | |||
| LATH | 4 | |||
| LATHI | 5 | |||
| LATHING | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| LIGHT | 5 | |||
| LIGHTING | 8 | |||
| LIGHTNING | 9 | |||
| LIGHTNINGING | 12 | |||
| LIGHTTIGHT | * 10 | |||
| LILITH | 6 | |||
| LINGANTH | 8 | pangram | ||
| LITH | 4 | |||
| LITHAL | 6 | |||
| LITHIA | 6 | |||
| LITHIAN | 7 | |||
| LITHING | 7 | |||
| NALLAH | 6 | |||
| NIGH | 4 | |||
| NIGHING | 7 | |||
| NIGHT | 5 | |||
| NIGHTING | 8 | |||
| NIGHTLIGHT | * 10 | |||
| NIGHTLIGHTING | * 13 | |||
| NIHIL | 5 | |||
| NIHILATING | 10 | pangram | ||
| NILGHAI | 7 | |||
| NINTH | 5 | |||
| NINTHING | 8 | |||
| TAHA | 4 | |||
| TAHAN | 5 | |||
| TAHIL | 5 | |||
| TAHINA | 6 | |||
| TAHINI | 6 | |||
| TAHLI | 5 | |||
| TAIAHA | 6 | |||
| TAILLIGHT | * 9 | |||
| TALLITH | 7 | |||
| TANGHAN | 7 | |||
| TANGHIN | 7 | |||
| TANGHININ | 9 | |||
| TANGIHANGA | 10 | |||
| TANHA | 5 | |||
| TANNAH | 6 | |||
| TATH | 4 | |||
| TATHATA | 7 | |||
| TATHING | 7 | |||
| THAA | 4 | |||
| THAALI | 6 | |||
| THALI | 5 | |||
| THALIA | 6 | |||
| THALIAN | 7 | |||
| THALLI | 6 | |||
| THALLIAN | 8 | |||
| THAN | 4 | |||
| THANA | 5 | |||
| THANAH | 6 | |||
| THANG | 5 | |||
| THANNA | 6 | |||
| THANNAH | 7 | |||
| THAT | 4 | |||
| THIAL | 5 | |||
| THIG | 4 | |||
| THIGGING | 8 | |||
| THIGH | 5 | |||
| THIGHING | 8 | |||
| THILL | 5 | |||
| THIN | 4 | |||
| THING | 5 | |||
| THINGAL | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| THINGING | 8 | |||
| THINNING | 8 | |||
| TIGHT | 5 | |||
| TILTH | 5 | |||
| TITHI | 5 | |||
| TITHING | 7 |
* compound(ish) word