October 9, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 9, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 9, 2022 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words47
Max Points266
Pangrams3
Genius186
4 letter answers 6 words
ALLYEELYPLAYTYPEYELLYELP
5 letter answers 22 words
ALLAYALLEYAPPLYAPTLYNANNYNATTYNETTYPANTYPAPPYPATLYPATTYPAYEEPEATYPENNYPEPPYPETTYTALLYTATTYTEENYYAPPYYENTAYENTE
6 letter answers 8 words
ANALLYEYELETLATELYLEANLYNEATLYPALELYPAPAYAPLENTY
7 letter answers 7 words
APLENTYLAYETTEPAPALLYPENALLYPENALTYPLAYLETPLAYPEN
8 letter answers 4 words
LATENTLYPATENTLYTELEPLAYTELETYPE
Common questions
How many answers in the October 9, 2022 Spelling Bee?
47 valid answers worth 266 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 186 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are APLENTY, PATENTLY, PENALTY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is Y. 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.