NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 7, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, h, i, k |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 172 points |
| Genius Level | 120 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×9 AD×1 AH×1 AI×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×6 CH×5 CI×1 |
| D | DA×2 DE×4 |
| E | EA×1 |
| H | HA×4 HE×3 |
| I | ID×1 |
| K | KH×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 ACC×2 ACE×1 ACH×2 ACI×2 ADD×1 AHE×1 AID×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×2 CAD×2 CAK×2 CHA×2 CHI×3 CIC×1 |
| D | DAC×2 DEA×3 DEC×1 |
| E | EAC×1 |
| H | HAC×2 HAK×2 HEA×3 |
| I | IDE×1 |
| K | KHA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch....... † | CH9 | A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac.... | AC6 | To approach; to arrive, to come forward. |
| ac..... | AC7 | simple past tense and past participle of accede |
| ac.. | AC4 | simple past tense and past participle of ace |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| ac... | AC5 | simple past tense and past participle of ache |
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ca.... | CA6 | simple past tense and past participle of cache |
| ca.... | CA6 | A golfer's assistant and adviser. |
| ca..... | CA7 | simple past tense and past participle of caddie |
| 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 |
| ch.. | CH4 | Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A female gypsy. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. |
| ch... | CH5 | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| da.. | DA4 | The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe. |
| da... | DA5 | A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| de.... | DE6 | A group, set, or series of ten , particularly: |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| ha.. | HA4 | To chop or cut down in a rough manner. |
| ha.... | HA6 | simple past tense and past participle of hack |
| ha.. | HA4 | A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A hook; a pot-hook. |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he...... | HE8 | A pain or ache in the head. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| kh... | KH5 | A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. |
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.
- chickadee† (CH9)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- accede (AC6)
- acceded (AC7)
- aced (AC4)
- ache (AC4)
- ached (AC5)
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- added (AD5)
- ahead (AH5)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- cache (CA5)
- cached (CA6)
- caddie (CA6)
- caddied (CA7)
- cake (CA4)
- caked (CA5)
- chad (CH4)
- chai (CH4)
- chia (CH4)
- chica (CH5)
- cicada (CI6)
- dace (DA4)
- dacha (DA5)
- dead (DE4)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- decade (DE6)
- each (EA4)
- hack (HA4)
- hacked (HA6)
- haka (HA4)
- hake (HA4)
- head (HE4)
- headache (HE8)
- headed (HE6)
- idea (ID4)
- khaki (KH5)
Answer Definitions
- chickadee† (noun): A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- accede (verb): To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
- acceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of accede
- aced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ace
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- ached (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ache
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- cached (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cache
- caddie (noun): A golfer's assistant and adviser.
- caddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of caddie
- 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
- chad (noun): Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
- chai (noun): A female gypsy.
- chia (noun): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
- chica (noun): A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- dace (noun): The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- dacha (noun): A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- decade (noun): A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- hack (verb): To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- hacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hack
- haka (noun): A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.
- hake (noun): A hook; a pot-hook.
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headache (noun): A pain or ache in the head.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- khaki (noun): A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.