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NYT 🐝 Clues—Wed. 11 January, 2023

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

Letters: m  e  i  l  n  p  t

  • Total Answers: 46
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

EL

  1. EL7 — one of the parts that make up a whole; general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based; a region of activity, knowledge, or influence synonyms—building block, component, constituent, factor, ingredient

EM

  1. EM7 — standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement synonyms—astral, bright, distinguished, illustrious, luminous sounds like—immanent, imminent
  2. EM4 — to throw or give off; to send forth using the vocal chords synonyms—cast, discharge, emanate, evolve, exhale sounds like—mitt, omit

EN

  1. EN11 — a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action synonyms—allocation, allotment, annuity, appropriation, grant

IM

  1. IM8 — giving signs of immediate occurrence; being soon to appear or take place synonyms—impending, looming, pending, threatening, approaching sounds like—eminent
  2. IM5 — to set or keep in motion; to cause (a person) to give in to pressure synonyms—actuate, drive, move, propel, work
  3. IM10 — not sorry for having done wrong synonyms—remorseless, shameless, unashamed, unrepentant
  4. IM9 — to carry out effectively synonyms—administer, apply, enforce, execute sounds like—complement, employment, empowerment, supplement

IT

  1. IT4 — a separate part in a list, account, or series; a report of recent events or facts not previously known synonyms—detail, particular, point, 411, advice(s) sounds like—atom, autumn

LI

  1. LI4 — as in y synonymsy, powerboater, sailboater, able-bodied seaman, able seaman sounds like—chime, climb, c**, dime, lamb
  2. LI5 — to set bounds or an upper * for; to mark the *s of synonyms—cap, circumscribe, confine, hold down, restrict sounds like—bigot, billet, climate, comet, demote
  3. LI4 — to give a representation or account of in words synonyms—delineate, depict, describe, draw, image sounds like—lymph
  4. LI4 — not stiff in structure; depleted in strength, energy, or freshness; lacking bodily energy or motivation synonyms—droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, yielding sounds like—chimp, lamp, lump, lymph, pimp
  5. LI6 — a marine gastropod mollusk (especially families Acmaeidae and Patellidae) that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed; one that clings tenaciously to someone or something; an explosive device designed to cling magnetically to a metallic surface (such as the hull of a ship)
  6. LI7 — one who sets up or repairs electric wire communication or power lines —called also linesman; a player in the forward line of a team; specifically : a football player in the line sounds like—alignment, fireman, gunman, lawman, layman
  7. LI8 — a liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles synonyms—embrocation, lotion, ointment, potion, poultice

ME

  1. ME4 — to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face; to come together into one body or place; to come upon unexpectedly or by chance synonyms—catch, chance (upon), encounter, happen (upon), stumble (upon) sounds like—beat, beet, cheat, eat, feat
  2. ME5 — a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people synonyms—affray, brawl, broil, donnybrook, fracas sounds like—mail, mailed, male
  3. ME4 — to cease to be visible; to go from a solid to a liquid state synonyms—dematerialize, disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate sounds like—belt, dealt, felt, knelt, malt
  4. ME4 — all the same : even so : nevertheless sounds like—beam, deem, mien, mom
  5. ME6 — one who is being mentored : protégé sounds like—many
  6. ME4 — to give out (something) to appropriate individuals synonyms—administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense sounds like—beat, beet, cheat, eat, feat
  7. ME6 — strength of spirit; ability to continue despite difficulties synonyms—main, might, muscle, potency, power sounds like—kettle, mottle, myrtle, nettle, petal

MI

  1. MI4 — the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality synonyms—appearance, aspect, dress, figure, garb sounds like—bean, dean, gene, keen, lean
  2. MI4 — a long distance synonyms—afar, country **, far cry, long haul sounds like—aisle, bile, file, guile, isle
  3. MI4 — a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods synonyms—factory, manufactory, plant, shop, works sounds like—bill, chill, dill, fill, hill
  4. MI6 — Jean-François 1814—1875 French painter sounds like—billet
  5. MI4 — an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements; a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling synonyms—mimic, mummer, panto**, pantomimist, gesticulation sounds like—chime, dime, lime, mom, mum
  6. MI4 — an abundant source; a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed synonyms—argosy, cornucopia, gold **, mother lode, treasure trove sounds like—dine, fine, line, main, man
  7. MI4 — a very small automobile synonyms—compact, coupe, intermediate, limousine, **car sounds like—genie, many, mealy, mean, meaner
  8. MI5 — as in tiny, minuscule synonyms—bitty, inappreciable, infinitesimal, little bitty, micro
  9. MI4 — being in an original and unused or unspoiled state synonyms—brand-new, fresh, pristine, span-new, virgin sounds like—hint, lint, meant
  10. MI4 — a very small sum of money; a living thing much smaller than others of its kind; a very small amount synonyms—chicken feed, chump change, dime, hay, peanuts sounds like—bite, byte, cite, fight, height
  11. MI4 — to furnish with a tip; to cover or adorn the tip of; to blend (furs) for improved appearance by brushing the tips of the hair with dye sounds like—bit, chit, emit, fit, hit
  12. MI6 — a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only; mitt sounds like—bitten, kitten, mutton, s**, written

PE

  1. PE6 — a person who creates a written work; one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts synonyms—authors, litterateurs, pens, scribes, scriveners

PI

  1. PI4 — a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money synonyms—cadet, fancy man, pander, procurer sounds like—chimp, limp, pomp, pump, wimp
  2. PI6 — a small, inflamed swelling of the skin synonyms—boil, fester, hickey, papule, pock sounds like—simple

TE

  1. TE4 — to be copiously supplied synonyms—abound, brim, bristle, bulge, burst sounds like—beam, deem, ream, seam, seem
  2. TE4 — as in orary synonymsorary, associate, colleague, coworker, nine-to-fiver
  3. TE5 — the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking; rate of motion or activity : pace
  4. TE6 — a building for public worship and especially Christian worship synonyms—church, kirk, tabernacle
  5. TE5 — to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage; to take a chance on synonyms—allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy sounds like—at*
  6. TE8 — a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place synonyms—apartment, diggings, digs, flat, lodgings sounds like—element, ornament, regiment, sediment, sentiment

TI

  1. TI4 — a particular point at which an event takes place; an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand; an extent of ** associated with a particular person or thing synonyms—moment, occasion, adventure, emprise, experience sounds like—chime, dime, lime, rhyme, tam
  2. TI8 — a table listing important events for successive years within a particular historical period; a schedule of events and procedures : timetable sounds like—byline, guideline, hemline, lifeline, limelight

element, eminent, emit, entitlement, imminent, impel, impenitent, implement, item, lime, limit, limn, limp, limpet, linemen, liniment, meet, melee, melt, meme, mentee, mete, mettle, mien, mile, mill, millet, mime, mine, mini, minim, mint, mite, mitt, mitten, penmen, pimp, pimple, teem, temp, tempi, temple, tempt, tenement, time, timeline