NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 27, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, l, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 109 points |
| Genius Level | 76 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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 16 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BO×1 |
| D | DO×1 |
| F | FA×4 FL×6 FO×6 |
| L | LO×2 |
| O | OF×2 |
| R | RO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×1 AFR×1 ALF×1 ALO×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAR×1 BOF×1 |
| D | DOF×1 |
| F | FAL×2 FAR×2 FLA×1 FLO×5 FOA×1 FOL×1 FOO×2 FOR×2 |
| L | LOA×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OFF×2 |
| R | ROO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl........ † | FL10 | Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor. |
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; to be able or rich enough. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Vomit. |
| bo... | BO5 | Outstanding; very good or successful. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fa... | FA5 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fl.. | FL4 | Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fl... | FL5 | Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo.. | FO4 | A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| of..... | OF7 | to unload. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
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.
- floorboard† (FL10)
- afar (AF4)
- afford (AF6)
- afro (AF4)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- aloof (AL5)
- barf (BA4)
- boffo (BO5)
- doff (DO4)
- fall (FA4)
- falloff (FA7)
- farad (FA5)
- farro (FA5)
- flab (FL4)
- flood (FL5)
- floor (FL5)
- flora (FL5)
- floral (FL6)
- foal (FO4)
- fold (FO4)
- food (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- fora (FO4)
- ford (FO4)
- loaf (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- offal (OF5)
- offload (OF7)
- roof (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- floorboard† (noun): Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- afford (verb): To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; to be able or rich enough.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- barf (noun): Vomit.
- boffo (adjective): Outstanding; very good or successful.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- farad (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- flab (noun): Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- flora (noun): Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- floral (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- ford (noun): A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- offload (verb): to unload.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.