Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.
Letters: i a c e h l t
- Total Answers: 72
- Pangrams: 2
- Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣
AC
- AC6 — gum arabic; any of a large genus (**) of leguminous shrubs and trees of warm regions with leaves pinnate or reduced to phyllodes and white or yellow flower clusters sounds like—occasion
- AC4 — a small, dark purple, berrylike fruit with a juicy pulp that is often used in beverages or eaten raw and that is produced by a tall, slender palm (Euterpe oleracea) native to tropical rain forests of Central and South America; the palm (Euterpe oleracea) that produces berries; a beverage made from the juice of the berry sounds like—occur, sky
- AC6 — a colorless liquid C4H6O3 with a pungent odor used in organic synthesis (as of cellulose acetate and aspirin) sounds like—ascetic
AL
- AL4 — to come to rest after descending from the air; to come down from something (as a vehicle) synonyms—landed, lit, perched, roosted, settled sounds like—eyelet, glut, gullet
AT
- AT8 — having great physical strength, skill, or ability synonyms—able-bodied, fit, trim, healthy, hearty
- AT5 — inclined or twisted to one side synonyms—askew, aslant, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed sounds like—stilt, tilt
- AT5 — a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building synonyms—cockloft, garret, loft sounds like—antic, stick, tick
CA
- CA5 — a branching Brazilian cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii synonym S. buckleyi) having flat jointed stems with scalloped margins and showy usually red, pink, white, violet, or yellow flowers; also : a related cactus (Schlumbergera truncata synonym Zygocactus truncatus) or a hybrid of this and the Christmas cactus
- CA7 — a mineral CaCO3 consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form and including common limestone, chalk, and marble
- CA7 — any of a genus (Typha of the family Typhaceae, the *** family) of tall reedy marsh plants with brown furry fruiting spikes; especially : a plant (Typha latifolia) with long flat leaves used especially for making mats and chair seats sounds like—curtail
CE
- CE6 — a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa —called also ** sprue sounds like—setback, slack, sleek
- CE5 — the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the viola sounds like—belly, jelly, sally, self, sell
CH
- CH4 — a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk sounds like—awry, buy, die, dye
- CH7 — a special drinking vessel for holding wine synonyms—goblet, cup, mug, beaker, blackjack sounds like—callous, malice, palace
- CH4 — an annual herb (Salvia hispanica) of the mint family that is native to Mexico and Guatemala, has spikes of blue, purple, or white flowers, and is grown for its grayish, edible, mucilaginous seeds which are eaten whole or used especially to make a beverage or oil; also : any of several related salvias (especially Salvia columbariae) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico; the seed of a ** sounds like—keel, keen, keep, key, keyed
- CH4 — being in the latest or current fashion synonyms—à la mode, au courant, cool, exclusive, fashionable sounds like—beak, eke, geek, leak, meek
- CH5 —
- CH6 — as in extravagant, ostentatious synonyms—extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly
- CH6 — a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum sounds like—fickle, nickel, pickle, sickle, tickle
- CH5 — a dipping sauce of melted cheese and chopped * peppers —called also queso sounds like—filly, hilly, lily, nilly, really
- CH5 — lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling; uncomfortably cool; having a low or subnormal temperature synonyms—antiseptic, arctic, brittle, *y, clammy sounds like—bill, dill
- CH4 — as in sister, lass synonyms—bird, filly, lass, lassie, sheila sounds like—bit, fit
- CH8 — friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this synonyms—backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter sounds like—begat, detach, detached, detect, detest
CI
- CI5 — a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe; especially : one on a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion or in higher forms a current of fluid; eyelash sounds like—psyllium, sillier, silly
- CI4 — to give as an example; to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically synonyms—adduce, instance, mention, quote, advert (to) sounds like—bite, byte, eyesight, fight, height
CL
- CL6 — used or heard so often as to be dull synonyms—banal, clichéd, cobwebby, commonplace, hack
EC
- EC8 — consisting of many things of different sorts synonyms—assorted, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie sounds like—elective, electric
EL
- EL6 — to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) synonyms—educe, evoke, inspire, raise sounds like—illicit
- EL5 — as in exclusive synonyms—exclusive, better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade sounds like—cleat, delete, fleet, pleat, sleet
ET
- ET5 — as in norm, principles synonyms—form, mode, mores, norm, principles sounds like—epic, thick
- ET7 — conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue; following the accepted rules of moral conduct; guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong synonyms—all right, decent, good, honest, honorable sounds like—epochal
HA
- HA4 — to declare enthusiastic approval of; to demand or request the presence or service of synonyms—acclaim, accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up sounds like—ail, ale, bail, bale, dale
- HA6 — salt that is in the form of large pieces or crystals : rock salt sounds like—alight, highlight, polite
HE
- HE6 — being in a state of increased activity or agitation synonyms—agitated, excited, feverish, frenzied, heated sounds like—arctic, septic, tactic
- HE8 — relating to or near the sun —used especially of the last setting of a star before and its first rising after invisibility due to conjunction with the sun sounds like—chemical, delicate, epochal, ethical, liable
- HE7 — turning around an axis like the thread of a screw synonyms—coiling, corkscrew, involute, screwlike, spiral
HI
- HI4 — a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another; an area of high ground; an upward slope synonyms—cock, heap, mound, mountain, pile sounds like—bill, c**, dill, fill, hail
- HI4 — as in shaft synonyms—shaft, bail, bow, loop, crop sounds like—built, gilt, guilt, halt, jilt
- HI5 — a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized; a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position synonyms—booby trap, catch, catch-22, gimmick, gotcha sounds like—bitch, ditch, hatch, hear, here
IC
- IC6 — a cold aloof person synonyms—cold fish, cold turkey, iceberg sounds like—bicycle, sickle
IL
- IL5 — of, relating to, or located on or near the ilium sounds like—black, bleak, clique, elite, flak
- IL7 — contrary to or forbidden by law synonyms—criminal, felonious, illegal, illegitimate, lawless sounds like—elicit
IT
- IT6 — an ** character or type; a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian sounds like—idyllic, metallic, static, titanic
- IT4 — sexual appetite; a strong wish for something; intense sexual desire synonyms—concupiscence, desire, eroticism, horniness, hots sounds like—b, d, each, ear, etch
LA
- LA6 — a hygroscopic organic acid C3H6O3 present normally especially in muscle tissue as a by-product of anaerobic glycolysis, produced in carbohydrate matter usually by bacterial fermentation, and used especially in food and medicine and in industry sounds like—tactic
- LA4 — as in lay, nonclerical synonyms—lay, nonclerical, atheistic, godless, irreligious sounds like—lick
- LA6 — as in lay, nonclerical synonyms—lay, nonclerical, atheistic, godless, irreligious sounds like—cul, cull, local, loyal, lull
- LA7 — a structure made of wood or metal strips that are arranged or attached together in a gridlike pattern synonyms—cage, network, architecture, armature, cadre sounds like—lettuce, lotus
LI
- LI4 — a person whose behavior is offensive to others synonyms—bastard, beast, bleeder, blighter, boor sounds like—dice, ice, lace, lass, lease
- LI5 — permitted by law synonyms—lawful, legal, legit, legitimate sounds like—il*
- LI5 — a widely cultivated European shrub (Syringa vulgaris) of the olive family that has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pinkish-purple or white flowers; a tree or shrub congeneric with the *; a variable color averaging a moderate purple sounds like—black, buyback, eyelash, flak, hijack
- LI4 — the attractive quality of speech or music that rises and falls in a pleasing pattern synonyms—movement, sway, swing, beat, cadence sounds like—built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt
- LI6 — the small, oval to roundish fruit of a Chinese tree (** chinensis) of the soapberry family having a rough or warty, yellow, pink, or reddish leathery rind and sweet to slightly acidic usually whitish edible flesh that surrounds a single large seed; a slow-growing tree that bears lychees and has glossy, leathery leaves and terminal clusters of tiny, apetalous, greenish-white to yellow flowers sounds like—bitchy, itchy, leery
- LI4 — as in light synonyms—light, natural, plain, simple, unseasoned sounds like—alight, bite, blight, byte, cite
- LI5 — able to bend easily without breaking; moving easily; having a noticeably small amount of body fat synonyms—bendy, flexible, limber, lissome, *some sounds like—b*, lathe
- LI6 — having relatively ** height; lacking importance; not broad or open in views or opinions synonyms—low, low-lying, low-slung, sawed-off, short sounds like—whittle
TA
- TA5 — understood although not put into words synonyms—implicit, implied, unexpressed, unspoken, unvoiced sounds like—asset, cast, caste, facet, facile
- TA6 — something done to achieve a particular goal synonyms—means, method, technique, way, arrangement sounds like—acting, active, antic, arctic, attic
- TA8 — suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances synonyms—advisable, desirable, expedient, judicious, politic
- TA7 — relating to the sense of touch synonyms—corporeal, physical, palpable, tangible, touchable
- TA4 — a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person; the part of the body upon which someone sits; a behind part or surface synonyms—cortege, entourage, following, posse, retinue sounds like—ail, ale, bail, bale, dale
- TA4 — sounds like—collie, folly, golly, jolly, toffee
- TA6 — a shawl with fringed corners worn over the head or shoulders by Jewish men especially during morning prayers
TE
- TE6 — as in geek, technocrat synonyms—gearhead, geek, technocrat, technophile, cracker sounds like—tacky, talky, tarry, turkey
TI
- TI4 — as in drain, hydrant synonyms—drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main sounds like—aisle, bile, file, guile, isle
- TI4 — to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on synonyms—cultivate, farm, tend sounds like—bill, chill, dill, fill, hill
- TI4 — the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle synonyms—angling, bend, cock, inclination, list sounds like—built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt
- TI5 — cultivated land : tillage; the state of aggregation of a soil especially in relation to its suitability for crop growth sounds like—filth
- TI5 — an amount of money that a person gives to a church which is usually equal to 1/10 of that person's income synonyms—alms, benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, charity sounds like—with
- TI9 — to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings synonyms—charge, electrify, excite, exhilarate, galvanize sounds like—distillate, mitigate
- TI5 — a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known; a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize; the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition synonyms—appellation, appellative, cognomen, compellation, denomination sounds like—litle, total, turtle, vital
- TI6 — a very small piece; the smallest amount or part imaginable synonyms—atom, bit, crumb, dribble, fleck sounds like—little, total, turtle, whittle