October 12, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 12, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 12, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words43
Max Points189
Pangram1
Genius132

4 letter answers 16 words

ACHECHADEACHHACKHAKAHAKEHALEHALLHEADHEALHECKHEEDHEELHELDHELLLECH

5 letter answers 10 words

ACHEDAHEADCACHECHALKCHECKCHEEKDACHAHALALLEACHLEECH

6 letter answers 8 words

CACHEDHACKEDHACKLEHEADEDHEALEDHECKLEHEEDEDHEELED

7 letter answers 6 words

CHALKEDCHALLAHCHECKEDHECKLEDLEACHEDLEECHED

8 letter answers 2 words

DEADHEADHEADACHE

10 letter answers 1 word

DEADHEADED

Common questions

How many answers in the October 12, 2022 Spelling Bee?

43 valid answers worth 189 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 132 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is H. 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.