NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 5, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, i, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B | 9 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| D | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| T | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| B | BA×6 BI×3 BR×4 |
| D | DR×2 |
| H | HA×2 |
| I | |
| R | RA×3 RI×1 |
| T | TA×1 TI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAH×1 BAI×1 BAR×2 BAT×1 BIR×3 BRA×3 BRI×1 |
| D | DRA×1 DRI×1 |
| H | HAB×2 |
| I | |
| R | RAB×3 RIB×1 |
| T | TAB×1 TIB×1 TID×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi...... † | BI8 | A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs. |
| bi... | BI5 | The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. |
| br.. | BR4 | A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. |
| br... | BR5 | To make a sudden movement with, to jerk. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To cut off; chop off. |
| ha... | HA5 | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra... | RA5 | Affected with rabies. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | A tasty morsel (of food). |
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.
- birdbath† (BI8)
- baba (BA4)
- baht (BA4)
- bait (BA4)
- barb (BA4)
- bard (BA4)
- bath (BA4)
- bird (BI4)
- birth (BI5)
- brad (BR4)
- braid (BR5)
- brat (BR4)
- briar (BR5)
- drab (DR4)
- drib (DR4)
- habit (HA5)
- habitat (HA7)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- rabid (RA5)
- ribbit (RI6)
- tabard (TA6)
- tibia (TI5)
- tidbit (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- birdbath† (noun): A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- bard (noun): A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- bird (noun): A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- birth (noun): The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
- brad (noun): A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- braid (verb): To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- drab (noun): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- drib (verb): To cut off; chop off.
- habit (noun): An action performed on a regular basis.
- habitat (noun): Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rabid (adjective): Affected with rabies.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- tabard (noun): A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tidbit (noun): A tasty morsel (of food).