October 10, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 10, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 10, 2022 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words41
Max Points227
Pangrams2
Genius159

4 letter answers 10 words

CHITHINTITCHTHINTINTTWIGTWINTWITWHITWITH

5 letter answers 9 words

HITCHNIGHTNINTHTHIGHTHINGTIGHTTINCTWIGHTWITCH

6 letter answers 5 words

CHITINCITINGNITWITTWITCHWITHIN

7 letter answers 9 words

HINTINGHITTINGITCHINGTINGINGTINTINGTITHINGTWININGWHITINGWITTING

8 letter answers 7 words

HITCHINGIGNITINGINCITINGTHINNINGTWINGINGTWINNINGWITCHING

9 letter answers 1 word

TWITCHING

Common questions

How many answers in the October 10, 2022 Spelling Bee?

41 valid answers worth 227 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 159 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are TWITCHING, WITCHING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.