NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 9, 2022

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 9, 2022
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 9, 2022

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 9, 2022
Center LetterY
Outer Lettersa, e, l, n, p, t
# of Pangrams3 (Perfect: 2)
Total Words47 words
Total Points266 points
Genius Level186 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 9, 2022

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>8Σ
A1411-7
E1-1--2
L--2114
N-31--4
P1935119
T13--26
Y23---5
Σ62287447

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AL×3
AN×1
AP×3
E
EE×1
EY×1
L
LA×3
LE×1
N
NA×2
NE×2
P
PA×9
PE×6
PL×4
T
TA×2
TE×3
TY×1
Y
YA×1
YE×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ALL×3
ANA×1
APL×1
APP×1
APT×1
E
EEL×1
EYE×1
L
LAT×2
LAY×1
LEA×1
N
NAN×1
NAT×1
NEA×1
NET×1
P
PAL×1
PAN×1
PAP×3
PAT×3
PAY×1
PEA×1
PEN×3
PEP×1
PET×1
PLA×3
PLE×1
T
TAL×1
TAT×1
TEE×1
TEL×2
TYP×1
Y
YAP×1
YEL×2
YEN×2

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ap..... †AP7In a generous or overlarge quantity.
pa...... †PA8In a clear and unambiguous manner.
pe..... †PE7A legal sentence.
al...AL5To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
al...AL5A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
al..AL4To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
an....AN6Involving the anus.
ap...AP5To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
ap...AP5In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
ee..EE4Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
ey....EY6An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
la....LA6Recently; not long ago.
la......LA8In a latent manner
la.....LA7A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
le....LE6In a lean way.
na...NA5A child's nurse.
na...NA5Smart and fashionable.
ne....NE6In a neat manner.
ne...NE5Neat, well-groomed, natty.
pa....PA6In a light manner; lightly.
pa...PA5Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
pa.....PA7in papal fashion
pa....PA6A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
pa...PA5Like pap; soft; mushy.
pa...PA5In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely.
pa...PA5A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
pa...PA5one to whom money is paid.
pe...PE5Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
pe.....PE7According to a penal code
pe...PE5In 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...PE5Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
pe...PE5Having little or no importance.
pl..PL4To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
pl.....PL7A short play (dramatic work).
pl.....PL7An enclosure for children to play in.
pl....PL6A more-than-adequate amount.
ta...TA5Target sighted.
ta...TA5worn and shabby; in poor condition.
te...TE5Very small; tiny.
te......TE8A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
te......TE8A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
ty..TY4A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
ya...YA5Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
ye..YE4shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
ye..YE4An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
ye...YE5A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
ye...YE5Alternative spelling of yenta

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.

  • aplenty†  (AP7)
  • patently†  (PA8)
  • penalty†  (PE7)
  • allay  (AL5)
  • alley  (AL5)
  • ally  (AL4)
  • anally  (AN6)
  • apply  (AP5)
  • aptly  (AP5)
  • eely  (EE4)
  • eyelet  (EY6)
  • lately  (LA6)
  • latently  (LA8)
  • layette  (LA7)
  • leanly  (LE6)
  • nanny  (NA5)
  • natty  (NA5)
  • neatly  (NE6)
  • netty  (NE5)
  • palely  (PA6)
  • panty  (PA5)
  • papally  (PA7)
  • papaya  (PA6)
  • pappy  (PA5)
  • patly  (PA5)
  • patty  (PA5)
  • payee  (PA5)
  • peaty  (PE5)
  • penally  (PE7)
  • penny  (PE5)
  • peppy  (PE5)
  • petty  (PE5)
  • play  (PL4)
  • playlet  (PL7)
  • playpen  (PL7)
  • plenty  (PL6)
  • tally  (TA5)
  • tatty  (TA5)
  • teeny  (TE5)
  • teleplay  (TE8)
  • teletype  (TE8)
  • type  (TY4)
  • yappy  (YA5)
  • yell  (YE4)
  • yelp  (YE4)
  • yenta  (YE5)
  • yente  (YE5)

Answer Definitions

  • aplenty† (adjective): In a generous or overlarge quantity.
  • patently† (adverb): In a clear and unambiguous manner.
  • penalty† (noun): A legal sentence.
  • allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
  • alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
  • ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
  • anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
  • apply (verb): To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
  • aptly (adverb): In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
  • eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
  • eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
  • lately (adverb): Recently; not long ago.
  • latently (adverb): In a latent manner
  • layette (noun): A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
  • leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
  • nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
  • natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
  • neatly (adverb): In a neat manner.
  • netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
  • palely (adverb): In a light manner; lightly.
  • panty (noun): Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
  • papally (adverb): in papal fashion
  • papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
  • pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
  • patly (adverb): In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely.
  • patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
  • payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
  • peaty (adjective): Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
  • penally (adverb): According to a penal code
  • 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
  • petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
  • play (verb): To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  • playlet (noun): A short play (dramatic work).
  • playpen (noun): An enclosure for children to play in.
  • plenty (noun): A more-than-adequate amount.
  • tally (interjection): Target sighted.
  • tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
  • teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
  • teleplay (noun): A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
  • teletype (noun): A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
  • type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
  • yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
  • yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  • yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
  • yenta (noun): A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
  • yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta