NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 21, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 5 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 381 points |
| Genius Level | 267 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12</th><th>13</th><th>14 | Σ | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| E | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| V | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CO×11 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×6 DI×8 DO×1 |
| E | EN×2 EV×6 |
| I | IN×4 IV×1 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OV×3 |
| V | VE×4 VI×6 VO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIV×1 CON×9 COV×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DEV×4 DIV×8 DOV×1 |
| E | END×1 ENV×1 EVE×2 EVI×4 |
| I | INC×2 INV×2 IVI×1 |
| N | NOV×1 |
| O | OVE×1 OVI×1 OVO×1 |
| V | VEI×2 VEN×2 VIC×1 VID×2 VIE×1 VIN×1 VIV×1 VOI×4 VOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co....... † | CO9 | simple past tense and past participle of conceive |
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of connive |
| co....... † | CO9 | In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily. |
| in............ † | IN14 | simple past tense and past participle of inconvenience |
| in...... † | IN8 | simple past tense and past participle of invoice |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| co...... | CO8 | To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate. |
| co..... | CO7 | To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. |
| co..... | CO7 | To come together; to meet; to unite. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convene |
| co......... | CO11 | The quality of being convenient. |
| co...... | CO8 | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| co.. | CO4 | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |
| co... | CO5 | A formal group or assembly of witches. |
| de..... | DE7 | To trick or mislead. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deceive |
| de.... | DE6 | To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). |
| de...... | DE8 | Having had the veins removed. |
| de.... | DE6 | Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. |
| de.... | DE6 | Completely without; having none of. |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di...... | DI8 | A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually). |
| di.... | DI6 | Of or pertaining to a god. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divine |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| do.. | DO4 | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. |
| en.... | EN6 | A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of envy |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev...... | EV8 | Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. |
| ev....... | EV9 | simple past tense and past participle of evidence |
| ev.... | EV6 | To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest. |
| ev..... | EV7 | simple past tense and past participle of evince |
| in........... | IN13 | The quality of being inconvenient. |
| in..... | IN7 | A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms. |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| no.... | NO6 | A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ov... | OV5 | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis. |
| ov... | OV5 | Shaped like an oval. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Having veins or veinlike markings. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
| vi... | VI5 | Television, television show, movie. |
| vi..... | VI7 | simple past tense and past participle of video |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
| vo... | VO5 | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character |
| vo.... | VO6 | simple past tense and past participle of voice |
| vo.. | VO4 | Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. |
| vo.... | VO6 | simple past tense and past participle of void |
| vo.... | VO6 | Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. |
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.
- conceived† (CO9)
- connived† (CO8)
- convinced† (CO9)
- inconvenienced† (IN14)
- invoiced† (IN8)
- civic (CI5)
- conceive (CO8)
- connive (CO7)
- convene (CO7)
- convened (CO8)
- convenience (CO11)
- convince (CO8)
- cove (CO4)
- coven (CO5)
- deceive (DE7)
- deceived (DE8)
- devein (DE6)
- deveined (DE8)
- device (DE6)
- devoid (DE6)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- dividend (DI8)
- divine (DI6)
- divined (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- dove (DO4)
- endive (EN6)
- envied (EN6)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- evidence (EV8)
- evidenced (EV9)
- evince (EV6)
- evinced (EV7)
- inconvenience (IN13)
- invoice (IN7)
- ivied (IV5)
- novice (NO6)
- oven (OV4)
- ovine (OV5)
- ovoid (OV5)
- vein (VE4)
- veined (VE6)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- vice (VI4)
- video (VI5)
- videoed (VI7)
- vied (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
- voice (VO5)
- voiced (VO6)
- void (VO4)
- voided (VO6)
- voodoo (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- conceived† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of conceive
- connived† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of connive
- convinced† (adjective): In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.
- inconvenienced† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inconvenience
- invoiced† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of invoice
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- conceive (verb): To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
- connive (verb): To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
- convene (verb): To come together; to meet; to unite.
- convened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convene
- convenience (noun): The quality of being convenient.
- convince (verb): To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
- cove (noun): A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- coven (noun): A formal group or assembly of witches.
- deceive (verb): To trick or mislead.
- deceived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deceive
- devein (verb): To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
- deveined (adjective): Having had the veins removed.
- device (noun): Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- devoid (adjective): Completely without; having none of.
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- dividend (noun): A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
- divine (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god.
- divined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divine
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- dove (noun): A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- endive (noun): A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- envied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of envy
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- evidence (noun): Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
- evidenced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evidence
- evince (verb): To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- evinced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evince
- inconvenience (noun): The quality of being inconvenient.
- invoice (noun): A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- novice (noun): A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- ovine (adjective): Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- ovoid (adjective): Shaped like an oval.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- veined (adjective): Having veins or veinlike markings.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- vice (noun): A bad habit.
- video (noun): Television, television show, movie.
- videoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of video
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.
- voice (noun): Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
- voiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of voice
- void (adjective): Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
- voided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of void
- voodoo (noun): Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.