NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 29, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, n, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 179 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 24 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| P | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×2 |
| E | |
| H | HA×4 HE×9 HO×11 |
| N | |
| O | OP×2 |
| P | PE×1 PH×3 PO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAP×1 DEA×2 |
| E | |
| H | HAN×2 HAP×2 HEA×5 HEE×2 HEN×2 HOE×1 HON×2 HOO×5 HOP×3 |
| N | |
| O | OPA×1 OPE×1 |
| P | PEA×1 PHO×3 POO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| he....... † | HE9 | A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs. |
| op........ † | OP10 | Alternative form of open-handed Done with an open hand. Generous. Frank and tolerant. Loose and full. |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| da.... | DA6 | a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Having a certain kind or number of hands. |
| ha.... | HA6 | To occur or take place. |
| ha...... | HA8 | simple past tense and past participle of happen |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.... | HE6 | In a heap. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | Made sharp. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Containing hoops |
| ho.. | HO4 | To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. |
| ho... | HO5 | simple past tense and past participle of hope |
| ho.... | HO6 | simple past tense and past participle of hop |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A female peafowl. |
| ph... | PH5 | A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. |
| ph.... | PH6 | simple past tense and past participle of phone |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
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.
- headphone† (HE9)
- openhanded† (OP10)
- ahead (AH5)
- daphne (DA6)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- happen (HA6)
- happened (HA8)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heap (HE4)
- heaped (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- hoed (HO4)
- hone (HO4)
- honed (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoop (HO4)
- hooped (HO6)
- hope (HO4)
- hoped (HO5)
- hopped (HO6)
- opah (OP4)
- peahen (PE6)
- phone (PH5)
- phoned (PH6)
- phono (PH5)
- pooh (PO4)
Answer Definitions
- headphone† (noun): A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.
- openhanded† (adjective): Alternative form of open-handed Done with an open hand. Generous. Frank and tolerant. Loose and full.
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- daphne (noun): a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handed (adjective): Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- happen (verb): To occur or take place.
- happened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of happen
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heaped (adjective): In a heap.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honed (adjective): Made sharp.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hooped (adjective): Containing hoops
- hope (verb): To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
- hoped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hope
- hopped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hop
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- peahen (noun): A female peafowl.
- phone (noun): A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
- phoned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of phone
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.