NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, n, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 134 points |
| Genius Level | 94 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| C | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 |
| I | IM×1 IN×1 |
| M | MA×11 MI×10 MY×1 |
| N | |
| T | TA×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMI×1 ANI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAI×1 CAM×1 CAT×1 CAY×1 |
| I | IMA×1 INT×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MAM×2 MAN×6 MIC×1 MIM×1 MIN×7 MIT×1 MYN×1 |
| N | |
| T | TAT×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| in...... † | IN8 | Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality. |
| am... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus) |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of caiman |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma...... | MA8 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. |
| ma... | MA5 | Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small movie camera. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi... | MI5 | Having a flavour or essence of mint. |
| mi.... | MI6 | The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
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.
- intimacy† (IN8)
- amity (AM5)
- anima (AN5)
- caiman (CA6)
- cami (CA4)
- catmint (CA7)
- cayman (CA6)
- imam (IM4)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- maintain (MA8)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mania (MA5)
- maniac (MA6)
- manic (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- mica (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mini (MI4)
- minicam (MI7)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- minty (MI5)
- minyan (MI6)
- mitt (MI4)
- myna (MY4)
- tatami (TA6)
Answer Definitions
- intimacy† (noun): Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- caiman (noun): Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- catmint (noun): Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
- cayman (noun): Alternative spelling of caiman
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- maniac (noun): An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- manic (adjective): Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minicam (noun): A small movie camera.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- minty (adjective): Having a flavour or essence of mint.
- minyan (noun): The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.