October 18, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 18, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 18, 2022 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words58
Max Points256
Pangram1
Genius179
4 letter answers 22 words
BEEFDAFTDEAFDEFTFADEFALLFATEFEATFEEDFEELFEETFELLFELTFETAFETEFLABFLATFLEAFLEDFLEELEAFLEFT
5 letter answers 10 words
DEFATDELFTFABLEFADEDFATALFATEDFELLAFETALFETEDFLEET
6 letter answers 11 words
BAFFLEBEEFEDBEFALLBEFELLDEFEATEFFETEFABLEDFEEBLEFELLEDFETTLELEAFED
7 letter answers 9 words
AFFABLEALFALFABAFFLEDDEFLATEFALAFELFELLATEFLATBEDLEAFLETTAFFETA
8 letter answers 6 words
DEADFALLDEFATTEDDEFEATEDDEFLATEDFELLATEDFLATFEET
Common questions
How many answers in the October 18, 2022 Spelling Bee?
58 valid answers worth 256 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 179 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is FLATBED. 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.