NYT 🐝 Clues—Thu. 15 December, 2022
Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.
Letters: n d e g h l t
- Total Answers: 34
- Pangrams: 1
- Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣
DE
- DE4 — a sunken area forming a separate space; the amount by which something is lessened synonyms—cavity, concavity, depression, dint, hole sounds like—bent, cent, daunt, don't, lent
- DE6 — curved inward synonyms—concave, depressed, dished, hollow, in** sounds like—rented
- DE7 — as in rapprochement synonyms—rapprochement, acceptance, acquiescence, concession, peace sounds like—latent
EN
- EN5 — brought or having come to an end synonyms—complete, completed, concluded, done, down sounds like—t*
- EN7 — as in *** cordiale synonyms—*** cordiale, accord, alliance, compact, convention sounds like—intent, intently
GE
- GE4 — a **tic process that involves nonreciprocal meiotic recombination in heterozygotes in which a mismatched DNA sequence from one heteroduplex DNA strand is replaced with a sequence complementary to the other strand resulting in aberrant gametic ratios (such as 3:1) and that is observed especially in ascomycetous fungi sounds like—bean, dean, gin, jeans, jeep
- GE4 — an adult male human being synonyms—bastard, bloke, buck, cat, chap sounds like—bent, cent, dent, jaunt, jest
- GE7 — following the established traditions of refined society and good taste; having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living; of high birth, rank, or station synonyms—befitting, correct, de rigueur, decent, decorous
- GE6 — not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect; marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low; of high birth, rank, or station synonyms—balmy, benign, bland, delicate, light sounds like—dental, lentil, mental, rental
- GE7 — as in tamed, tame synonyms—broken, busted, domestic, domesticated, tame
GL
- GL4 — a narrow valley synonyms—combe, dale, dell, hollow, shut-in
HE
- HE5 — sounds like—hinge
LE
- LE6 — an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart; an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration; a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature synonyms—key, caption, cutline, fable, myth
- LE4 — to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned synonyms—advance, loan sounds like—bend, b**, end, fend, land
- LE6 — a wide space or area; the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects synonyms—breadth, distance, expanse, expansion, extent sounds like—lanky, link, linked
- LE8 — to make longer synonyms—drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, outstretch
- LE10 — to make longer synonyms—dragged (out), drew out, elongated, extended, outstretched
- LE4 — to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned synonyms—advanced, loaned sounds like—bent, cent, dent, lint, meant
NE
- NE4 — to have as a requirement; to be under necessity or obligation to synonyms—bear, challenge, claim, demand, necessitate sounds like—bead, cede, deed, feed, heed
- NE6 — impossible to do without synonyms—all-important, critical, essential, imperative, indispensable
- NE6 — a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin; an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information synonyms—hype, hypodermic, hypodermic **, hypodermic syringe, syringe sounds like—beadle, noodle
- NE7 — to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults; to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders synonyms—baited, hassled, hazed, heckled, rode
- NE4 — an endangered goose (Branta sandvicensis synonym Nesochen sandvicensis) of the Hawaiian Islands that usually inhabits waterless uplands and feeds on berries and vegetation sounds like—bean, dean, gene, keen, knead
- NE6 — to catch or hold as if in a net; to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly synonyms—caught up, enmeshed, ensnared, ensnarled, entangled sounds like—fetid, knitted, noted
- NE6 — to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts synonyms—aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up) sounds like—kettle, metal, mettle, natal, petal
- NE7 — to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts synonyms—aggravated, annoyed, ate, bothered, bugged sounds like—addled, felled, gnarled, held, herald
TE
- TE4 — someone who is between 13 and 19 years old synonyms—pre, pre-ager, sub, ager, **er sounds like—bean, dean, gene, keen, lean
- TE4 — to show a liking or proneness (for something) synonyms—incline, lean, run, trend sounds like—at**, bend, end, fend, lend
- TE6 — to show a liking or proneness (for something) synonyms—inclined, leaned, ran, trended sounds like—ended
- TE5 — an idea that is very important to a group synonyms—precept, principle, rule, standard, assumption sounds like—senate
- TE4 — a raised covering over something for decoration or protection synonyms—awning, canopy, ceiling, cover, roof sounds like—bent, cent, dent, lent, meant
- TE6 — as in slept out synonyms—slept out, bivouacked, camped (out), encamped, bedded (down) sounds like—rented
- TE5 — of the lowest character or quality
TH
- TH4 — in addition to what has been said synonyms—additionally, again, also, besides, either sounds like—den, hen, pen, ten