NYT ð CluesâSat. 7 January, 2023
Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.
Letters: b d e g i l o
- Total Answers: 71
- Pangrams: 1
- Words revealed in these clues: None! ð€£
BE
- BE6 â to go to one's bed in order to sleep; to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter synonymsâcrashed, dossed (down), retired, turned in, em** sounds likeâwedded
- BE6 â to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner synonymsâappealed (to), beseeched, besieged, conjured, entreated sounds likeâbagged, pegged
- BE5 â lacking in distinctive features or qualities synonymsâcharacterless, faceless, featureless, indistinctive, neutral sounds likeâbabe, bade, bail, bait, bake
- BE5 â to give a misleading impression of; to prove to be false; to keep secret or shut off from view synonymsâmisrepresent, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm sounds likeâbilk, bill, billed, billow, build
- BE6 â to give a misleading impression of; to prove to be false; to keep secret or shut off from view synonymsâmisrepresented, confounded, confuted, debunked, disconfirmed sounds likeâbleed, bullied
- BE4 â as in howl, wail synonymsâcaterwaul, howl, wail, yowl, bawl sounds likeâbail, bale, ball, bare, bawl
- BE5 â as in peach, charmer synonymsâcharmer, peach, babe, beauty, beauty queen sounds likeâbail, bale, ball, bare, bawl
- BE6 â as in howled, wailed synonymsâcaterwauled, howled, wailed, yowled, bawled sounds likeâbald, billed, boiled
- BE7 â to extend outward beyond a usual point; to move slowly with the body close to the ground synonymsâbagged, ballooned, beetled, billowed, bulged sounds likeâbleed, bullied, buried
BI
- BI5 â a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God synonymsâBook, Good Book, Holy Writ, Scripture sounds likeâbabble, bauble, bubble, libel
- BI4 â to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state; to put up with (something painful or difficult); to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something synonymsâa, continue, endure, hold on, hold up sounds likeâa, bad, bade, bead, bed
- BI5 â to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state; to put up with (something painful or difficult); to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something synonymsâa*, continued, endured, held on, held up sounds likeâbearded
- BI6 â one of high position or importance within a group synonymsâbig, big boy, big cheese, big gun, big leaguer sounds likeâbaggy, bogey, boogie, buggy, busy
- BI4 â biting sharpness of feeling or expression synonymsâacidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony sounds likeâaisle, bail, bale, ball, bawl
- BI5 â language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense synonymsâapplesauce, balderdash, baloney, beans, blah sounds likeâbelie, below, build, built, bulge
- BI4 â a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due; a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States; a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place synonymsâaccount, check, invoice, statement, tab sounds likeâbail, bale, ball, bawl, been
- BI6 â as in nestled, cuddled; as in called, declared; as in assessed, invoiced synonymsâcanoodled, cuddled, necked, nestled, nosed sounds likeâbald, beard, belie, below, boiled
BL
- BL4 â to feel deep sadness or mental pain; to flow forth slowly through small openings; to remove (liquid) gradually or completely synonymsâagonized, anguished, grieved, hurt, mourned sounds likeâbed, bread, bred
- BL5 â to feel deep sadness or mental pain; to flow forth slowly through small openings; to remove (liquid) gradually or completely synonymsâagonize, anguish, grieve, hurt, mourn sounds likeâbead, breed, bullied, plead
- BL4 â a small uneven mass; the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass synonymsâchunk, clod, clot, clump, dollop sounds likeâlob, slob
- BL7 â to mark with blobs : splotch
- BL4 â a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences synonymsâannals, diary, journal, log, logbook sounds likeâbog, clog, slog
- BL7 â a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences synonymsâannals, diary, journal, log, logbook
- BL5 â a group of persons who come from the same ancestor; the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended; the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions synonymsâclan, family, folks, house, kin sounds likeâballad, bud, flood
- BL7 â of unmixed ancestry synonymsâfull-blood, full-***, pedigreed, pure-***, purebred
- BL8 â to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of synonymsâblemished, broke, compromised, crabbed, crippled
BO
- BO6 â to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument synonymsâclipped, cropped, cut, cut back, docked sounds likeâbarbed, bard
- BO6 â an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy synonymsâblunder, boo-boo, boob, brick, clanger sounds likeâbabble, bauble, bible, bubble, cobble
- BO7 â to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way; to make short up-and-down movements synonymsâblew, boggled, bollixed (up), booted, botched
- BO4 â to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome synonymsâaugur, fore, promise sounds likeâa, bad, bade, bead, beau
- BO5 â to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome synonymsâaugured, fore*, promised
- BO6 â to represent in visible form synonymsâem**, epitomized, expressed, externalized, incarnated
- BO6 â to place in conflict or difficulties synonymsâbroil, embrangle, embroil, mire sounds likeâbagged, bard
- BO6 â to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way synonymsâblow, bobble, bollix (up), boot, botch sounds likeâbagel, goggle
- BO7 â to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way synonymsâblew, bobbled, bollixed (up), booted, botched
- BO4 â a small, inflamed swelling of the skin synonymsâfester, hickey, papule, pimple, pock sounds likeâbail, bale, ball, bawl, bell
- BO6 â as in fried, roasted synonymsâbaked, braised, broiled, fried, grilled sounds likeâbald, billed, build, foiled, oiled
- BO4 â inclined or willing to take risks; displaying or marked by rude **ness; likely to attract attention synonymsâadventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing sounds likeâbald, billed, build
- BO4 â Heinrich Theodor 1917â1985 German writer sounds likeâbail, bale, ball, bawl, beau
- BO4 â as in machete, dagger synonymsâbayonet, bodkin, bowie knife, cutlass, dagger sounds likeâbellow, below, billow, blow, follow
- BO4 â an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy synonymsâblunder, bobble, boo-boo, brick, clanger sounds likeâbabe, bib, buoy
- BO6 â an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy synonymsâblunder, bobble, boob, brick, clanger
- BO6 â a usually small number of persons considered as a unit; a very large amount of money; something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision synonymsâarray, band, batch, battery, body sounds likeâbeadle, noodle, poodle
- BO5 â as in jeered, hooted synonymsâhissed, hooted, jeered, bad-mouthed, defamed sounds likeâbad, bade, bead, bed, bid
- BO6 â as in shuffle, jive synonymsâbop, fox-trot, gavotte, jig, jitterbug sounds likeâbaggy, biggie, buggy, buoy
- BO7 â as in shuffled, jived synonymsâbopped, fox-trotted, gavotted, jigged, jitterbugged
DO
- DO6 â a marijuana cigarette : joint sounds likeâbooby, derby, duly, duty, ruby
EB
- EB5 â to become worse or of less value; to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually synonymsâatrophied, crumbled, decayed, declined, degenerated sounds likeâbed
ED
- ED6 â suitable for use as food synonymsâcomestible, eatable, eating, esculent sounds likeâarable, audible, double, oedipal
EL
- EL8 â as in able, qualified synonymsâable, capable, competent, expert, fit sounds likeâknowledgeable, legible, lovable, negligible
GI
- GI4 â to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter synonymsâderide, jeer, laugh (at), mock, ridicule sounds likeâjab, jive, job, vibe
- GI5 â to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter synonymsâderided, jeered, laughed (at), mocked, ridiculed sounds likeâjabbed, ribbed
GL
- GL4 â said or done in a way that lacks thought or is not sincere synonymsâfacile, superficial, empty, hollow, meaningless
- GL4 â a small uneven mass; the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass synonymsâblob, chunk, clod, clot, clump sounds likeâblob, gob, lob, slob
- GL5 â a more or less round body or mass; the celestial body on which we live synonymsâball, orb, sphere, earth, planet sounds likeâlobe
GO
- GO6 â to swallow or eat greedily synonymsâbolt, cram, devour, glut, gorge sounds likeâcobble, gable, garble, hobble, wobble
- GO7 â to swallow or eat greedily synonymsâbolted, crammed, devoured, glutted, gorged
IL
- IL9 â incapable of being read or deciphered synonymsâindecipherable, undecipherable, unreadable sounds likeâallowable, billable, eligible, issuable, legible
LE
- LE7 â capable of being understood synonymsâaccessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible sounds likeâarable, bearable, edible, eligible, laudable
LI
- LI5 â the making of false statements that damage another's reputation synonymsâaspersing, blackening, calumniation, calumny, character assassination sounds likeâbible, label
- LI7 â to make untrue and harmful statements about synonymsâaspersed, blackened, calumniated, defamed, maligned
- LI7 â one against whom a libel has been filed in a court
- LI6 â a person's desire to have sex synonymsâardor, heat, rut, concupiscence, desire sounds likeâlobbied
LO
- LO6 â to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm synonymsâcast, catapulted, chucked, dashed, fired sounds likeâlard
- LO7 â to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation; to promote (something, such as a project) or secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials; to attempt to influence or sway (someone, such as a public official) toward a desired action
- LO4 â a curved or rounded projection or division; specifically : a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part sounds likeâg**, lab
- LO5 â having lobes
- LO4 â gray wolf
OB
- OB6 â to do a service or favor for; to cause (a person) to give in to pressure synonymsâaccommodate, favor, blackjack, coerce, compel
- OB7 â being under obligation for a favor or gift; feeling or expressing gratitude synonymsâbeholden, bounden, indebted, obligated, appreciative
- OB4 â 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 likeâbeau, lobo