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

Letters: v a i l r t y

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AR7 — the act of coming upon a scene synonyms—advent, appearance, coming, incoming sounds like—rival

AV5 — the capacity for being useful for some purpose synonyms—account, mileage, service, serviceability, serviceableness sounds like—assail, unveil, veil

AV6 — a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) synonyms—abstract, embodier, embodiment, epitome, externalization sounds like—actor, after, amateur, aster, hotter

LA5 — a young wingless often wormlike form (as a grub or caterpillar) that hatches from the egg of many insects synonyms—naiad, nymph

LA6 — a young wingless often wormlike form (as a grub or caterpillar) that hatches from the egg of many insects synonyms—naiad, nymph sounds like—marvel

LA4 — a decorative lamp constructed of a transparent glass container filled with liquid and wax that is heated by an incandescent bulb which melts the wax and causes it to form random moving shapes within the liquid sounds like—java

RI5 — one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value; one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict; one who strives for the same thing as another synonyms—coequal, compeer, coordinate, counterpart, equal sounds like—ar*, revel

RI7 — an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another synonyms—ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict sounds like—revelry

TR7 — a state of great suffering of body or mind; very hard or unpleasant work; the act or process of giving birth to children synonyms—affliction, agony, anguish, distress, excruciation sounds like—avail, prevail

TR6 — as in nonsense, trash synonyms—bunk, claptrap, drivel, follies, fribbles

TR7 — lacking importance; so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention synonyms—fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential

TR10 — something of little importance; the quality or state of being unimportant synonyms—bagatelle, child's play, frippery, nonproblem, nothing sounds like—reality

TR9 — lacking importance; so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention synonyms—fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential

VA4 — to be unlike; to not be the same; to make different in some way; to occur within a continuous range of variation synonyms—contrast, differ, alter, change, make over sounds like—airy, berry, bury, cherry, dairy

VI4 — a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids sounds like—dial, vowel

VI5 — a large impressive residence synonyms—castle, château, estate, hacienda, hall

VI5 — a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease: such as; an antigenic preparation of a typically inactivated or attenuated pathogenic agent (such as a bacterium or virus) or one of its components or products (such as a protein or toxin); a preparation of genetic material (such as a strand of synthesized messenger RNA) that is used by the cells of the body to produce an antigenic substance (such as a fragment of virus spike protein)

VI7 — of, relating to, or caused by a virus; quickly and widely spread or popularized especially by means of social media sounds like—eerily

VI8 — the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men synonyms—machismo, macho, manhood, manliness, masculinity sounds like—ability, agility, fertility, morality, variety

VI5 — having active strength of body or mind; having much high-spirited energy and movement; impossible to do without synonyms—dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, lusty sounds like—litle, title

VI8 — the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity; active strength of body or mind synonyms—animation, briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness sounds like—fatality, finality, totality

VI7 — to a great degree synonyms—achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully sounds like—mightily