Mauk Mulder

November 21, 2022

NYT 🐝 Clues—Mon. 21 November, 2022

Mauk Mulder

November 21, 2022

Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.

Letters: e b c d o t y

Total Answers: 50
Pangrams: 1
Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

`BE`

BE6 — to go to one's bed in order to sleep; to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter synonyms—crashed, dossed (down), retired, turned in, em** sounds like—wedded

BE4 — a biennial garden plant (Beta vulgaris) of the goosefoot family that includes several cultivars (such as Swiss chard and sugar **) and that has thick edible leaves with long petioles and often swollen purplish-red roots; also : its root used especially as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or for forage sounds like—bait, bat

`BO`

BO6 — to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument synonyms—clipped, cropped, cut, cut back, docked sounds like—barbed, bard

BO5 — a game of Italian origin similar to lawn bowling played on a long narrow usually dirt court sounds like—base, bass, beau

BO4 — to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome synonyms—augur, fore, promise sounds like—a, bad, bade, bead, beau

BO5 — to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome synonyms—augured, fore*, promised

BO5 — as in jeered, hooted synonyms—hissed, hooted, jeered, bad-mouthed, defamed sounds like—bad, bade, bead, bed, bid

BO6 — to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way synonyms—blew, bobbled, boggled, bollixed (up), botched sounds like—bated, batted

BO6 — as in bobby socks, anklet synonyms—anklet, bobby socks, kneesock, support hose, hosiery sounds like—beauty, buoy, duty, sooty

BO9 — as in blackballed, blacked synonyms—blackballed, blacked sounds like—blunted, coated, located, pointed

`BY`

BY4 — a unit of computer information or data-storage capacity that consists of a group of eight bits and that is used especially to represent an alphanumeric character sounds like—bait, bat, beat, beet, bet

`CE`

CE4 — to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress; to give over the legal possession or ownership of; to give up (as a position of authority) formally synonyms—cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down sounds like—bead, deed, feed, heed, keyed

CE5 — to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress; to give over the legal possession or ownership of; to give up (as a position of authority) formally synonyms—coughed up, delivered, gave up, handed over, laid down sounds like—faded, jaded

`CO`

CO4 — a collection or system of rules of conduct synonyms—canon, constitution, decalogue, law sounds like—bode

CO5 — as in encrypted, en* synonyms—ciphered, enciphered, en*, encrypted, garbled

CO4 — as in undergraduate, postgraduate synonyms—collegian, postgraduate, undergraduate, pupil, scholar

CO5 — as in curred synonyms—curred, fizzed, hissed, murmured, purred sounds like—crude, curd

CO4 — as in henhouse, dove synonyms—dove, henhouse, kraal, stockade, fold sounds like—boat, cat, caught

CO6 — as in mule, gunrunner synonyms—gunrunner, mule, bootlegger, contrabandist, courier sounds like—catty, crony, feisty, goatee, iota

`DE`

DE4 — something (as money) which is owed; a breaking of a moral or legal code synonyms—arrearage, arrears, in**edness, liability, obligation sounds like—bet, dare, date

DE4 — a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized especially by bold outlines, geometric and zigzag forms, and the use of new materials (such as plastic) sounds like—echo

DE6 — as in reduce, boil down synonyms—boil down, reduce, clarify, clean, cleanse

DE8 — as in reduced, boiled down synonyms—boiled down, reduced, clarified, cleaned, cleansed

DE6 — to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language; to have a clear idea of synonyms—break, crack, decipher, decrypt, appreciate sounds like—code

DE7 — to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language; to have a clear idea of synonyms—broke, cracked, deciphered, decrypted, appreciated sounds like—divided, eroded

DE5 — something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap synonyms—bait, lure sounds like—duck, duct

DE7 — to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage synonyms—allured, baited, beguiled, betrayed, enticed

DE4 — an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness; something done by someone synonyms—exploit, feat, number, stunt, tour de force sounds like—bead, cede, dad, did, dud

DE6 — to give over the legal possession or ownership of synonyms—alienated, aliened, assigned, ceded, conveyed sounds like—needed

DE6 — to come upon after searching, study, or effort synonyms—ascertain, descry, determine, dig out, dig up

DE8 — as in identified, discovered synonyms—discovered, identified, bustling, busy, crowded sounds like—affected, connected, directed, protected, selected

`DO`

DO4 — to love or admire too much synonyms—adore, adulate, canonize, deify, hero-worship sounds like—boat, coat, date, debt, dirt

DO5 — to love or admire too much synonyms—adore, adulate, canonize, deify, hero-worship sounds like—coated, noted

DO6 — marked with spots synonyms—dappled, flecked, freckled, mottled, specked sounds like—adopted, bottle, bottled, bottom, cheated

`DY`

DY4 — as in stained, marked synonyms—discolored, marked, stained, stippled, flecked sounds like—bide, chide, dad, dead, deed

`EB`

EB5 — to become worse or of less value; to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually synonyms—atrophied, crumbled, decayed, declined, degenerated sounds like—bed

`ED`

ED4 — a circular movement of air or water synonyms—swirl, gyration, pirouette, reel, revolution sounds like—airy, any, heady, ready, t**

`EY`

EY4 — to keep one's eyes on; to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes; to give serious and careful thought to synonyms—followed, observed, watched, beheld, caught sounds like—add, aid, aide, awe, awed

`OB`

OB4 — to act according to the commands of synonyms—adhere (to), comply (with), conform (to), follow, goose-step (to) sounds like—bay, okay

OB6 — to act according to the commands of synonyms—adhered (to), complied (with), conformed (to), followed, goose-stepped (to) sounds like—ode, old, owned

OB4 — a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating tone, and a usual range from B flat below middle C upward for over 21/2 octaves sounds like—beau, lobo

`OC`

OC5 — as in trio, quartet synonyms—duo, quartet, quintet, septet, sextet sounds like—onset

`OO`

OO6 — an egg before maturation : a female gametocyte sounds like—cite, eyesight, sight, site

`TE`

TE5 — a stuffed toy bear sounds like—heady, ready, steady, tarry, tidy

TE4 — feeling or showing anger; subjected to and reacting with irritation synonyms—angered, angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off sounds like—bead, cede, deed, feed, heed

`TO`

TO4 — to touch, reach, or drive with the toe; to furnish with a toe; to drive (something, such as a nail) obliquely; also : to clinch or fasten by or with nails or rods so driven sounds like—bode, code, goad, load, mode

TO6 — to sound a short blast; to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument; to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts sounds like—rooted

TO4 — to support and take from one place to another synonyms—bear, carry, cart, convey, ferry sounds like—boat, coat, goat, moat, note

TO5 — to support and take from one place to another synonyms—bore, carried, carted, conveyed, ferried sounds like—coated, noted

TO5 — to engage in activity for amusement; to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun synonyms—dallied, disported, frolicked, played, recreated sounds like—tad, tide, tied, void