NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 25, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 157 points |
| Genius Level | 110 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | Σ | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CL×2 |
| D | DE×5 |
| E | EK×1 |
| K | KA×1 KE×3 |
| L | LA×4 LE×3 |
| T | TA×7 TE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALA×1 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×2 CAK×2 CLA×2 |
| D | DEC×3 DEK×2 |
| E | EKE×1 |
| K | KAL×1 KEE×2 KET×1 |
| L | LAC×2 LAK×1 LAT×1 LEA×2 LEE×1 |
| T | TAC×4 TAK×1 TAL×2 TEA×3 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ta..... † | TA7 | simple past tense and past participle of tackle |
| al... | AL5 | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| at...... | AT8 | simple past tense and past participle of attack |
| ca.... | CA6 | The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. |
| ca..... | CA7 | simple past tense and past participle of cackle |
| ca.. | CA4 | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| ca... | CA5 | simple past tense and past participle of cake |
| cl... | CL5 | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. |
| cl..... | CL7 | simple past tense and past participle of clack |
| de.. | DE4 | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deck |
| de.... | DE6 | A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keel |
| ke.... | KE6 | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. |
| la.. | LA4 | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of lack |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la... | LA5 | A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of leak |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta.... | TA6 | simple past tense and past participle of tack |
| ta.... | TA6 | A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta.... | TA6 | simple past tense and past participle of talk |
| te..... | TE7 | A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea. |
| te.. | TE4 | An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). |
| te....... | TE9 | A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- tackled† (TA7)
- alack (AL5)
- attack (AT6)
- attacked (AT8)
- cackle (CA6)
- cackled (CA7)
- cake (CA4)
- caked (CA5)
- clack (CL5)
- clacked (CL7)
- deck (DE4)
- decked (DE6)
- deckle (DE6)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- eked (EK4)
- kale (KA4)
- keel (KE4)
- keeled (KE6)
- kettle (KE6)
- lack (LA4)
- lacked (LA6)
- lake (LA4)
- latke (LA5)
- leak (LE4)
- leaked (LE6)
- leek (LE4)
- tack (TA4)
- tacked (TA6)
- tackle (TA6)
- take (TA4)
- talk (TA4)
- talked (TA6)
- teacake (TE7)
- teak (TE4)
- teakettle (TE9)
Answer Definitions
- tackled† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tackle
- alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- attacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of attack
- cackle (noun): The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
- cackled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cackle
- cake (noun): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- caked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cake
- clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- clacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clack
- deck (noun): Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- decked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deck
- deckle (noun): A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- keeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keel
- kettle (noun): A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- lacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lack
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- latke (noun): A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leaked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of leak
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- tacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tack
- tackle (noun): A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- take (verb): To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- talked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of talk
- teacake (noun): A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.
- teak (noun): An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- teakettle (noun): A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.