NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 2, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, g, n, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 17 words |
| Total Points | 77 points |
| Genius Level | 54 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| G | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 4 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| U | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 5 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 17 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| E | EG×1 EP×1 EY×1 |
| G | GU×1 |
| N | |
| P | PE×6 PU×5 |
| U | UN×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| E | EGG×1 EPE×1 EYE×1 |
| G | GUP×1 |
| N | |
| P | PEE×2 PEN×3 PEP×1 PUC×1 PUN×3 PUP×1 |
| U | UNP×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| pu...... † | PU8 | The state of being pungent. |
| eg.... | EG6 | A small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ey.... | EY6 | an eyebath |
| gu... | GU5 | A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe... | PE5 | plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound). |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pu.. | PU4 | A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish. |
| pu... | PU5 | A punishment. |
| pu.. | PU4 | Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. |
| pu... | PU5 | A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months) |
| un... | UN5 | To remove from a peg. |
| un... | UN5 | To release from a pen. |
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.
- pungency† (PU8)
- eggcup (EG6)
- epee (EP4)
- eyecup (EY6)
- guppy (GU5)
- peen (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- pence (PE5)
- penne (PE5)
- penny (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- puce (PU4)
- punny (PU5)
- puny (PU4)
- puppy (PU5)
- unpeg (UN5)
- unpen (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- pungency† (noun): The state of being pungent.
- eggcup (noun): A small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- eyecup (noun): an eyebath
- guppy (noun): A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- puce (noun): A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- punny (noun): A punishment.
- puny (adjective): Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
- puppy (noun): A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)
- unpeg (verb): To remove from a peg.
- unpen (verb): To release from a pen.