NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 10, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 151 points |
| Genius Level | 106 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | 20 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | Σ | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| G | |
| H | HA×11 HI×4 HU×5 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LA×2 |
| N | NI×1 |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| G | |
| H | HAG×1 HAI×2 HAL×2 HAN×4 HAU×2 HIG×1 HIL×2 HIN×1 HUG×1 HUL×3 HUN×1 |
| I | INH×1 |
| L | LAU×2 |
| N | NIG×1 |
| U | UNH×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | present participle of haul |
| la...... † | LA8 | The action of the verb to laugh. |
| ha...... | HA8 | present participle of haggle |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha..... | HA7 | present participle of hail |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To be or remain suspended. |
| ha..... | HA7 | present participle of hang |
| ha...... | HA8 | A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail. |
| ha.... | HA6 | The Kashmir stag. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi..... | HI7 | The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants. |
| hi..... | HI7 | present participle of hinge |
| hu..... | HU7 | present participle of hug |
| hu.. | HU4 | A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. |
| hu.. | HU4 | The outer covering of a fruit or seed. |
| hu..... | HU7 | present participle of hull |
| hu.. | HU4 | simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of inhale |
| la... | LA5 | An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. |
| ni.. | NI4 | near, close by |
| un.... | UN6 | To take down something (such as a picture) from a hanging position |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unhang |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unhinge |
| un.... | UN6 | Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. |
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.
- hauling† (HA7)
- laughing† (LA8)
- haggling (HA8)
- hail (HA4)
- hailing (HA7)
- halal (HA5)
- hall (HA4)
- hang (HA4)
- hanging (HA7)
- hangnail (HA8)
- hangul (HA6)
- haul (HA4)
- high (HI4)
- hill (HI4)
- hilling (HI7)
- hinging (HI7)
- hugging (HU7)
- hula (HU4)
- hull (HU4)
- hulling (HU7)
- hung (HU4)
- inhaling (IN8)
- laugh (LA5)
- nigh (NI4)
- unhang (UN6)
- unhanging (UN9)
- unhinging (UN9)
- unhung (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- hauling† (verb): present participle of haul
- laughing† (noun): The action of the verb to laugh.
- haggling (verb): present participle of haggle
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- hailing (verb): present participle of hail
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hang (verb): To be or remain suspended.
- hanging (verb): present participle of hang
- hangnail (noun): A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
- hangul (noun): The Kashmir stag.
- haul (verb): To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilling (noun): The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
- hinging (verb): present participle of hinge
- hugging (verb): present participle of hug
- hula (noun): A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
- hull (noun): The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- hulling (verb): present participle of hull
- hung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
- inhaling (verb): present participle of inhale
- laugh (noun): An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
- nigh (adjective): near, close by
- unhang (verb): To take down something (such as a picture) from a hanging position
- unhanging (verb): present participle of unhang
- unhinging (verb): present participle of unhinge
- unhung (adjective): Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.