October 1, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 1, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 1, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words39
Max Points212
Pangram1
Genius148

4 letter answers 11 words

DEFTFEEDFEETFENDFETEFIEFFIFEFINDFINEFIVETIFF

5 letter answers 6 words

FEINTFETEDFETIDFIENDFIFEDFINED

6 letter answers 8 words

DEFENDDEFIEDDEFINEEFFETEFENDEDFINITEFINNEDFITTED

7 letter answers 5 words

DEFINEDDEIFIEDEDIFIEDFEINTEDFIFTEEN

8 letter answers 4 words

DEFENDEDDEFINITEINFINITEVIVIFIED

9 letter answers 1 word

DIFFIDENT

10 letter answers 4 words

DEFINITIVEIDENTIFIEDINDEFINITEINFINITIVE

Common questions

How many answers in the October 1, 2022 Spelling Bee?

39 valid answers worth 212 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 148 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is DEFINITIVE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is F. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.