NYT 🐝 Clues—Fri. 29 July, 2022

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

Letters: o  a  b  e  g  p  y

  • Total Answers: 24
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! đŸ€Ł

AG

  1. AG4 — having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something; showing urgent desire or interest synonyms—agape, anticipant, anticipatory, expectant, antsy sounds like—afar, ajar, allot, atop, awash

AP

  1. AP6 — the highest part or point synonyms—acme, apex, capstone, climax, crescendo

BA

  1. BA6 — a broad-trunked tropical tree (Adansonia digitata) of the silk-cotton family that is native to Africa and has an edible acidic fruit resembling a gourd and bark used in making paper, cloth, and rope; also : any of several related trees chiefly of Madagascar and Australia sounds like—blob, blobby, bobby, bombast, buyback

BE

  1. BE5 — bop sounds like—bop

BO

  1. BO4 —

  2. BO5 — something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason; the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people synonyms—bĂȘte noire, black beast, bugaboo, bugbear, dread sounds like—baggy, biggie, buggy, fogy

  3. BO5 — as in sloppy, squashy synonyms—miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy, clammy sounds like—baggy, balmy, biggie, buggy, foggy

  4. BO4 — an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy synonyms—blunder, bobble, boo-boo, brick, clanger sounds like—babe, bib, buoy

  5. BO6 — an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy synonyms—blunder, bobble, boob, brick, clanger

  6. BO5 — a person who lacks good sense or judgment synonyms—berk, charlie, cuckoo, ding-a-ling, ding-dong sounds like—baby, buoy, ruby

GO

  1. GO4 — as in accept, comply (with) synonyms—accede (to), accept, acquiesce, assent (to), comply (with)

  2. GO5 — appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way synonyms—chocolate-box, cloying, corny, drippy, fruity sounds like—buoy, glee, suey

  3. GO4 — as in gunk, goo synonyms—crud, goo, guck, gunk, glop sounds like—coop, coupe, dupe, gap, group

  4. GO5 — goo, gunk sounds like—guppy, loopy, rupee, soupy

OB

  1. OB4 — to act according to the commands of synonyms—adhere (to), comply (with), conform (to), follow, goose-step (to) sounds like—bay, okay

  2. OB4 — 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 like—beau, lobo

OG

  1. OG4 — a molding with an S-shaped profile; a pointed arch having on each side a reversed curve near the apex sounds like—edgy, gee

PA

  1. PA7 — as in bun, updo synonyms—beehive, big hair, bun, chignon, French twist

PO

  1. PO4 — a pole with a strong spring at the bottom and two footrests on which a person stands and moves along with a series of jumps sounds like—logo

  2. PO4 — solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal synonyms—dirt, doo-doo, dropping, dung, excrement sounds like—coop, coupe, dupe, hoop, loop

  3. PO4 — as in bishop, archbishop synonyms—abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean sounds like—cope, dope, hope, lope, pap

  4. PO5 — a male human parent synonyms—dad, daddy, father, old man, pa

  5. PO5 — a cultivated corn * with brightly colored usually white, pink, or red single or double flowers sounds like—choppy, copy, peppy, puppy

YO

  1. YO4 — a Hindu theistic philosophy teaching the suppression of all activity of body, mind, and will in order that the self may realize its distinction from them and attain liberation; a system of physical postures, breathing techniques, and sometimes meditation derived from ** but often practiced independently especially in Western cultures to promote physical and emotional well-being sounds like—toga

agog, apogee, baobab, bebop, boba, bogey, boggy, boob, booboo, booby, goby, gooey, goop, goopy, obey, oboe, ogee, pageboy, pogo, poop, pope, poppa, poppy, yoga