NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 20, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, j, k, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| C | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| K | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| P | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 11 | Σ | 19 | 7 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AP×5 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CE×1 CL×2 |
| E | |
| J | JA×1 JE×1 |
| K | KA×1 KE×2 |
| L | LA×4 LE×3 |
| P | PA×7 PE×2 PL×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALA×1 ALL×1 ALP×1 APP×5 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAL×2 CEL×1 CLA×2 |
| E | |
| J | JAC×1 JEL×1 |
| K | KAL×1 KEE×1 KEL×1 |
| L | LAC×2 LAK×1 LAP×1 LEA×2 LEE×1 |
| P | PAE×1 PAL×5 PAP×1 PEA×1 PEE×1 PLA×1 PLE×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ap....... † | AP9 | An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider. |
| al... | AL5 | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| al.... | AL6 | A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| ap.... | AP6 | An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued. A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review. |
| ap...... | AP8 | A respondent. |
| ap... | AP5 | A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates. |
| ca.... | CA6 | The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A telephone conversation; a phone call. |
| ca... | CA5 | A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| cl... | CL5 | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. |
| ja.... | JA6 | Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. |
| je.. | JE4 | a jelly or gel |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales). |
| la.. | LA4 | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
| la.. | LA4 | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la... | LA5 | Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le.. | LE4 | To jump. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. |
| pa.... | PA6 | An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Light in color. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pl... | PL5 | An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name. |
| pl.. | PL4 | An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. |
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.
- applejack† (AP9)
- alack (AL5)
- allele (AL6)
- alpaca (AL6)
- appall (AP6)
- appeal (AP6)
- appellee (AP8)
- apple (AP5)
- cackle (CA6)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- cell (CE4)
- clack (CL5)
- clap (CL4)
- jackal (JA6)
- jell (JE4)
- kale (KA4)
- keel (KE4)
- kelp (KE4)
- lace (LA4)
- lack (LA4)
- lake (LA4)
- lapel (LA5)
- leak (LE4)
- leap (LE4)
- leek (LE4)
- paella (PA6)
- palace (PA6)
- palapa (PA6)
- pale (PA4)
- pall (PA4)
- palp (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
- peal (PE4)
- peel (PE4)
- place (PL5)
- plea (PL4)
Answer Definitions
- applejack† (noun): An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
- alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- alpaca (noun): A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- appeal (noun): An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued. A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- appellee (noun): A respondent.
- apple (noun): A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.
- cackle (noun): The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
- call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- clap (noun): The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- jackal (noun): Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
- jell (noun): a jelly or gel
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kelp (noun): Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).
- lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- lapel (noun): Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leap (verb): To jump.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- paella (noun): A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
- palace (noun): Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
- palapa (noun): An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
- pale (adjective): Light in color.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- peal (noun): A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- place (noun): An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- plea (noun): An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.