NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 22, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter H with outer letters A, B, C, E, L, T. The puzzle contains 65 words worth 310 points, including 3 pangrams. The longest word is 10 letters. To reach Genius you need 217 points; Queen Bee requires all 310 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 184 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, e, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 65 words |
| Total Points | 310 points |
| Genius Level | 217 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| B | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| E | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 19 |
| L | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | Σ | 22 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 65 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AT×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×4 BE×3 BL×3 |
| C | CA×5 CH×6 |
| E | EA×1 ET×1 |
| H | HA×10 HE×9 |
| L | LA×3 LE×4 |
| T | TA×1 TE×6 TH×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 ATH×1 ATT×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BAH×1 BAT×3 BEA×1 BEE×1 BEL×1 BLA×1 BLE×2 |
| C | CAC×2 CAT×3 CHA×4 CHE×2 |
| E | EAC×1 ETC×1 |
| H | HAL×4 HAT×6 HEA×6 HEE×1 HEL×2 |
| L | LAT×3 LEA×1 LEC×1 LEE×1 LET×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TEA×2 TEC×1 TEE×2 TEL×1 THA×2 THE×2 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| at........ † | AT10 | No definition found; request failed |
| ca....... † | CA9 | No definition found; request failed |
| te....... † | TE9 | No definition found; request failed |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| at.... | AT6 | To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| at..... | AT7 | Alternative form of attaché |
| ba.. | BA4 | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. |
| ba... | BA5 | No definition found; request failed |
| ba.. | BA4 | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| ba... | BA5 | To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. |
| be... | BE5 | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| be... | BE5 | A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. |
| be... | BE5 | To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Pale; bleak. |
| bl... | BL5 | An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A seal, as of a letter. |
| ca... | CA5 | The act of seizing or capturing. |
| ca...... | CA8 | Alternative form of catch-all |
| ch.... | CH6 | No definition found; request failed |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To be engaged in informal conversation. |
| ch..... | CH7 | No definition found; request failed |
| ch... | CH5 | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head. It is native to Africa and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha... | HA5 | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. |
| ha..... | HA7 | A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha...... | HA8 | Alternative form of hatable |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he...... | HE8 | Receptive to treatment or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he...... | HE8 | Capable of being heated. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he..... | HE7 | No definition found; request failed |
| la... | LA5 | To close or lock as if with a latch. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| le... | LE5 | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Clipping of tachometer. |
| te... | TE5 | To pass on knowledge to. |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te........ | TE10 | Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.... | TH6 | Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- attachable† (AT10)
- catchable† (CA9)
- teachable† (TE9)
- ache (AC4)
- athlete (AT7)
- attach (AT6)
- attache (AT7)
- baht (BA4)
- batch (BA5)
- bath (BA4)
- bathe (BA5)
- beach (BE5)
- beech (BE5)
- belch (BE5)
- blah (BL4)
- bleach (BL6)
- blech (BL5)
- cache (CA5)
- cachet (CA6)
- catch (CA5)
- catchall (CA8)
- chalet (CH6)
- challah (CH7)
- chat (CH4)
- chattel (CH7)
- cheat (CH5)
- cheetah (CH7)
- each (EA4)
- etch (ET4)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- hatch (HA5)
- hatchet (HA7)
- hate (HA4)
- hateable (HA8)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- heal (HE4)
- healable (HE8)
- health (HE6)
- heat (HE4)
- heatable (HE8)
- heath (HE5)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellcat (HE7)
- latch (LA5)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- leach (LE5)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- lethal (LE6)
- tach (TA4)
- teach (TE5)
- tech (TE4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- telehealth (TE10)
- that (TH4)
- thatch (TH6)
- thee (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
Answer Definitions
- attachable† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- catchable† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- teachable† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- attach (verb): To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- attache (noun): Alternative form of attaché
- baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
- batch (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- bathe (verb): To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- beach (noun): The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
- beech (noun): A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- belch (verb): To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
- blah (noun): Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- bleach (adjective): Pale; bleak.
- blech (interjection): An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- cachet (noun): A seal, as of a letter.
- catch (noun): The act of seizing or capturing.
- catchall (noun): Alternative form of catch-all
- chalet (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- chat (verb): To be engaged in informal conversation.
- chattel (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- cheat (verb): To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- cheetah (noun): A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head. It is native to Africa and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hatch (noun): A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- hatchet (noun): A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hateable (adjective): Alternative form of hatable
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healable (adjective): Receptive to treatment or cure.
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heatable (adjective): Capable of being heated.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellcat (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- latch (verb): To close or lock as if with a latch.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- leach (noun): A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- tach (noun): Clipping of tachometer.
- teach (verb): To pass on knowledge to.
- tech (noun): Technology.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thatch (noun): Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.