NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 15, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, k, m, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 100 points |
| Genius Level | 70 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| K | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| W | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×3 |
| K | KO×2 |
| M | MA×2 MO×6 |
| O | OA×1 |
| T | TA×1 TO×5 |
| W | WA×1 WH×3 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMM×1 AMO×1 ATO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HOO×3 |
| K | KOO×1 KOW×1 |
| M | MAK×1 MAM×1 MOA×1 MOH×1 MOM×1 MOO×1 MOT×2 |
| O | OAT×1 |
| T | TAT×1 TOM×2 TOO×3 |
| W | WAH×1 WHA×1 WHO×2 WOO×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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| to...... † | TO8 | An ax used by Native American warriors. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| am.. | AM4 | Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| ko.... | KO6 | To grovel, act in a very submissive manner. |
| ma.. | MA4 | mako shark |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo.... | MO6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mohawk |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| wa... | WA5 | Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. |
| wh.... | WH6 | Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| wh.. | WH4 | What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
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.
- tomahawk† (TO8)
- ammo (AM4)
- amok (AM4)
- atom (AT4)
- hook (HO4)
- hookah (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- kook (KO4)
- kowtow (KO6)
- mako (MA4)
- mammoth (MA7)
- moat (MO4)
- mohawk (MO6)
- momma (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- oath (OA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tomato (TO6)
- took (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- wahoo (WA5)
- whammo (WH6)
- whoa (WH4)
- whom (WH4)
- woohoo (WO6)
- woot (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- tomahawk† (noun): An ax used by Native American warriors.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- amok (adverb): Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- hook (noun): A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- hookah (noun): A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- kowtow (verb): To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
- mako (noun): mako shark
- mammoth (noun): Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- mohawk (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mohawk
- momma (noun): mother
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- wahoo (noun): Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
- whammo (interjection): Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
- whoa (interjection): Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
- whom (pronoun): What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t