NYT 🐝 Clues—Sat. 31 December, 2022

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

Letters: o  a  d  i  l  m  n

  • Total Answers: 58
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

AI

  1. AI5 — a mayonnaise flavored with garlic and sometimes other ingredients (such as red pepper) sounds like—holy, idly, lowly, wholly

AL

  1. AL6 — a large Spanish ** especially when salted or coated with sugar of various colors sounds like—amend, aren't, common, commoner, commons

AM

  1. AM5 — an amphoteric organic acid containing the * group NH2; especially : any of the various * acids having the * group in the alpha position that are the chief components of proteins and are synthesized by living cells or are obtained as essential components of the diet sounds like—casino, keno, mean, meaner, means
  2. AM4 — ammunition sounds like—arrow, mow
  3. AM7 — a pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH3 that is very soluble in water and can easily be condensed to a liquid by cold and pressure; *** water sounds like—kimono, pneumonia
  4. AM5*centesis sounds like—acne, cameo

AN

  1. AN5 — the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the anode; broadly : a negatively charged ion sounds like—canyon, onion
  2. AN4 — at or within a short time synonyms—before long, by and by, directly, momentarily, presently sounds like—upon

DI

  1. DI7 — someone or something that is highly valued or admired synonyms—catch, crown jewel, gem, imperial, jewel sounds like—almond, damaged, demand, demon, domino
  2. DI5 — an object resembling a penis used for sexual stimulation sounds like—below, billed, billow, build, builder
  3. DI4** 1895—1988 Conte di Mordano Italian Fascist politician sounds like—dean, depot, keno, wino

DO

  1. DO4 — a person with old-fashioned ideas; a stupid person synonyms—antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, fogy, fossil, fud sounds like—bode, coco, cocoa, code, dad
  2. DO4 — a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything; a physically attractive person synonyms—action figure, **y, poppet, puppet, babe sounds like—dale, deal, dell, dill
  3. DO5 — a stuffed grape leaf or vegetable shell sounds like—alma, aroma, cola, coma, delta
  4. DO6 — a region of activity, knowledge, or influence synonyms—area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business sounds like—cocaine, demean, demon, detain, drain
  5. DO8 — controlling power or influence over others; the right or means to command or control others synonyms—ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, hegemony sounds like—minion, opinion
  6. DO6 — as in mask, veil; as in poncho, pelisse synonyms—mask, veil, visor, vizard, camouflage sounds like—almond, common, commoner, commons, demon
  7. DO6 — a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember; a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest; something that decorates or beautifies synonyms—dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig sounds like—dad
  8. DO4 — a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard; a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand; the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities synonyms—finding, holding, judgment, ruling, sentence sounds like—boom, dam, dame, damn, deem

ID

  1. ID5 — a sequence of words having a specific meaning synonyms—expression, phrase sounds like—indium
  2. ID4 — a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion synonyms—god, hero, icon sounds like—addle, dull, sidle, tidal

LA

  1. LA7 — wool grease especially when refined for use in ointments and cosmetics sounds like—linchpin, lovin, mannequin, paneling

LI

  1. LI4 — a very large and fancy car that is longer than standard cars and that is driven by a professional driver sounds like—lymph
  2. LI4 — a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field synonyms—baron, captain, czar, king, lord sounds like—ion, scion

LL

  1. LL5 — a broad area of level or rolling treeless country synonyms—campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath sounds like—blond, blonde, bond, borrow, capo

LO

  1. LO4 — to place a weight or burden on; to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained synonyms—burden, encumber, freight, lade, laden sounds like—bode, code, goad, lad, lade
  2. LO4 — a type of soil that is good for growing plants synonyms—humus, topsoil, clod, dirt, earth sounds like—comb, dome, foam, gnome, home
  3. LO4 — as in advance synonyms—advance, bribe, douceur, peace offering, sop sounds like—alone, blown, bone, clone, clones
  4. LO4 — a portion of the hindquarter of beef immediately behind the ribs that is usually cut into steaks sounds like—coin, join, lain, lane, lawn
  5. LO4 — to be limp from lack of water or vigor; to refrain from labor or exertion; to spend time doing nothing synonyms—droop, flag, hang, sag, swag sounds like—doll, lat, lull, pall
  6. LO4 — to be about to happen synonyms—brew, impend sounds like—b, boom, doom, g, lamb
  7. LO4 — one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind; a stupid person synonyms—bug, crackbrain, crazy, fool, fruitcake sounds like—boon, dune, goon, lain, lane

MA

  1. MA6 — material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence sounds like—famine, salmon
  2. MA8 — a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings; a kitchen utensil with a blade for slicing and shredding sounds like—chandelier

MI

  1. MI7 — as in thousands, trillion synonyms—gazillion, jillion, kazillion, thousands, trillion sounds like—billion, jillion
  2. MI6 — a person or thing that is preferred over others synonyms—darling, fave, favorite, pet, preference

MO

  1. MO4 — a long low sound indicating pain or grief; a crying out in grief; an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment synonyms—groan, wail, groan, howl, keen sounds like—bone, cone, hone, known, loan
  2. MO5 — a verb (such as can, could, shall, should, ought to, will, or would) that is usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility, necessity, and permission sounds like—cuddle, huddle, medal, meddle, middle
  3. MO4 — a state of noisy, confused activity; very hard or unpleasant work synonyms—ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster sounds like—boil, coil, foil, mail, male
  4. MO4 — the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow synonyms—clod, dirt, earth, ground, soil sounds like—bold, cold, fold, gold, hold
  5. MO4 — as in mistress synonyms—mistress, gal, gill, girl, girlfriend sounds like—doll, loll, mail, male, mall
  6. MO5 — a female human parent synonyms—ma, mammy, mater, mom, mommy sounds like—comma, mana
  7. MO5 — unit, one; atom; an elementary individual substance which reflects the order of the world and from which material properties are derived sounds like—bond, conned, fond, honored, mad
  8. MO5 — extremely sounds like—condo
  9. MO4
  10. MO9 — as in obsession, phobia synonyms—obsession, phobia, delusion, hallucination, abnormality sounds like—condominium, ignominious, mammalian, mania, megalomania
  11. MO8 — as in binomial synonyms—binomial, alias, cryptonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume sounds like—minimal
  12. MO4 — a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion; a special quality or impression associated with something; an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something synonyms—cheer, feather, humor, mode, spirit sounds like—food, lewd, mad, made, maid
  13. MO5 — something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment synonyms—bread, bucks, cabbage, cash, change sounds like—mullah
  14. MO4 — a long or seemingly long period of time synonyms—aeon, age, blue **, coon's age, cycle sounds like—boon, dune, goon, loon, main

NO

  1. NO5 — being, relating to, or located at or near a node sounds like—cuddle, huddle, knuckle, muddle, needle
  2. NO5 — traveling from place to place synonyms—ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting sounds like—domed, gnome, mad, named, snowman
  3. NO7 — being something in name or form only; so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention synonyms—formal, paper, titular, chicken, de minimis
  4. NO9 — a number equal to 1 followed by 30 zeros; also, British : a number equal to 1 followed by 54 zeros sounds like—billion, civilian, jillion, million, pavilion
  5. NO4 — the middle of the day; the highest part or point synonyms—high , lunch time, midday, day, tide sounds like—boon, dune, goon, knew, known

OI

  1. OI6 — an oil company executive; an oil field worker sounds like—clan, mailman, man, plan

OL

  1. OL4 — an unorganized collection or mixture of various things synonyms—agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch sounds like—audio

ON

  1. ON5 — a Mediterranean bulbous herb (Urginea maritima) of the lily family —called also sea *; the dried sliced bulb scales of a squill used especially formerly as an expectorant, cardiac stimulant, and diuretic; red squill sounds like—undone

aioli, almond, amino, ammo, ammonia, amnio, anion, anon, diamond, dildo, dino, dodo, doll, dolma, domain, dominion, domino, doodad, doom, idiom, idol, lanolin, limo, lion, llano, load, loam, loan, loin, loll, loom, loon, mammon, mandolin, million, minion, moan, modal, moil, mold, moll, momma, monad, mondo, mono, monomania, monomial, mood, moola, moon, nodal, nomad, nominal, nonillion, noon, oilman, olio, onion