NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 10, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, h, i, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 227 points |
| Genius Level | 159 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| N | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| W | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | Σ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×2 CI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | |
| H | HI×5 |
| I | IG×1 IN×1 IT×2 |
| N | NI×3 |
| T | TH×4 TI×6 TW×8 |
| W | WH×2 WI×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×2 CIT×1 |
|---|---|
| G | |
| H | HIN×2 HIT×3 |
| I | IGN×1 INC×1 ITC×2 |
| N | NIG×1 NIN×1 NIT×1 |
| T | THI×4 TIG×1 TIN×4 TIT×1 TWI×8 |
| W | WHI×2 WIG×1 WIT×5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| tw....... † | TW9 | present participle of twitch |
| wi...... † | WI8 | present participle of witch |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans. |
| ci.... | CI6 | present participle of cite |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| hi..... | HI7 | The act of giving a hint or suggestion. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| hi...... | HI8 | present participle of hitch |
| hi..... | HI7 | A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignite |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of incite |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| it..... | IT7 | present participle of itch |
| ni... | NI5 | The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A scatterbrained or stupid person. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. |
| th...... | TH8 | present participle of thin |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tinge |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tint |
| ti..... | TI7 | A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : The tithe given as an offering to the church. The payment of tithes. The collection of tithes. |
| tw.. | TW4 | A small thin branch of a tree or bush. |
| tw.. | TW4 | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| tw...... | TW8 | present participle of twinge |
| tw..... | TW7 | A layout or motion that twines. |
| tw...... | TW8 | present participle of twin |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| tw.... | TW6 | A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh..... | WH7 | A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc. |
| wi... | WI5 | A living creature, especially a human being. |
| wi... | WI5 | A person who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
| wi.... | WI6 | In the inner part, spatially; physically inside. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Knowledge, awareness. |
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.
- twitching† (TW9)
- witching† (WI8)
- chit (CH4)
- chitin (CH6)
- citing (CI6)
- hint (HI4)
- hinting (HI7)
- hitch (HI5)
- hitching (HI8)
- hitting (HI7)
- igniting (IG8)
- inciting (IN8)
- itch (IT4)
- itching (IT7)
- night (NI5)
- ninth (NI5)
- nitwit (NI6)
- thigh (TH5)
- thin (TH4)
- thing (TH5)
- thinning (TH8)
- tight (TI5)
- tinct (TI5)
- tinging (TI7)
- tint (TI4)
- tinting (TI7)
- tithing (TI7)
- twig (TW4)
- twin (TW4)
- twinging (TW8)
- twining (TW7)
- twinning (TW8)
- twit (TW4)
- twitch (TW6)
- whit (WH4)
- whiting (WH7)
- wight (WI5)
- witch (WI5)
- with (WI4)
- within (WI6)
- witting (WI7)
Answer Definitions
- twitching† (verb): present participle of twitch
- witching† (verb): present participle of witch
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- chitin (noun): A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
- citing (verb): present participle of cite
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hinting (noun): The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- hitching (verb): present participle of hitch
- hitting (noun): A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
- igniting (verb): present participle of ignite
- inciting (verb): present participle of incite
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- itching (verb): present participle of itch
- night (noun): The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thing (noun): That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
- thinning (verb): present participle of thin
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tinging (verb): present participle of tinge
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tinting (verb): present participle of tint
- tithing (noun): A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : The tithe given as an offering to the church. The payment of tithes. The collection of tithes.
- twig (noun): A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
- twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- twinging (verb): present participle of twinge
- twining (noun): A layout or motion that twines.
- twinning (verb): present participle of twin
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- twitch (noun): A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- whiting (noun): A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
- wight (noun): A living creature, especially a human being.
- witch (noun): A person who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
- with (preposition): Against.
- within (preposition): In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
- witting (noun): Knowledge, awareness.