NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 24, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, n, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 179 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| F | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| I | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| N | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
| R | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| T | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AI×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×3 FI×1 FR×3 |
| I | IF×1 IN×3 IT×1 |
| N | NA×3 NI×2 |
| R | RA×4 |
| T | TA×3 TI×3 TR×2 TY×2 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×2 AIR×1 ARR×1 ART×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×1 FAN×1 FAT×1 FIF×1 FRA×2 FRI×1 |
| I | IFF×1 INA×1 INF×2 ITT×1 |
| N | NAN×1 NAR×1 NAT×1 NIF×1 NIN×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAR×1 RAT×2 |
| T | TAF×1 TAR×1 TAT×1 TIF×1 TIN×2 TRA×1 TRI×1 TYR×2 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in...... † | IN8 | Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units. |
| af...... | AF8 | A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| fa... | FA5 | a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell. |
| fa... | FA5 | euphemism for the buttocks |
| fa... | FA5 | derogatory term for an overweight person. |
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fr.... | FR6 | Resembling or characteristic of a college brotherhood member in behavior or appearance. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| fr.... | FR6 | house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in...... | IN8 | endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ni... | NI5 | Good, smart; useful or beneficial. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ra... | RA5 | marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ra.... | RA6 | To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ta... | TA5 | A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ti..... | TI7 | A kind of gauze, or very thin silk. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one. |
| ty..... | TY7 | A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
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.
- infantry† (IN8)
- affinity (AF8)
- affray (AF6)
- airy (AI4)
- array (AR5)
- arty (AR4)
- fairy (FA5)
- fanny (FA5)
- fatty (FA5)
- fifty (FI5)
- fratty (FR6)
- fray (FR4)
- friary (FR6)
- iffy (IF4)
- inanity (IN7)
- infinity (IN8)
- itty (IT4)
- nanny (NA5)
- nary (NA4)
- natty (NA5)
- nifty (NI5)
- ninny (NI5)
- rainy (RA5)
- rarity (RA6)
- ratify (RA6)
- ratty (RA5)
- taffy (TA5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tatty (TA5)
- tiffany (TI7)
- tinny (TI5)
- tiny (TI4)
- tray (TR4)
- trinity (TR7)
- tyranny (TY7)
- tyrant (TY6)
- yarn (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- infantry† (noun): Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units.
- affinity (noun): A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- fairy (noun): a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
- fanny (noun): euphemism for the buttocks
- fatty (adjective): derogatory term for an overweight person.
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- fratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a college brotherhood member in behavior or appearance.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- friary (noun): house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- infinity (noun): endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- nifty (adjective): Good, smart; useful or beneficial.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- rainy (adjective): marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- ratify (verb): To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- taffy (noun): A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tiffany (noun): A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- trinity (noun): A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
- tyranny (noun): A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government.
- tyrant (noun): A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.