Mauk Mulder

August 5, 2022

NYT 🐝 Clues—Fri. 5 August, 2022

Mauk Mulder

August 5, 2022

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

Letters: e a c i l t z

Total Answers: 47
Pangrams: 1
Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

`AC`

AC6 — any of various compounds characterized by the grouping C(OR)2 and obtained especially by heating aldehydes or ketones with alcohols sounds like—subtle, unsubtle

AC7 — a colorless fragrant volatile flammable liquid ester C4H8O2 used especially as a solvent sounds like—agitate, annotate

AC6 — a colorless liquid C4H6O3 with a pungent odor used in organic synthesis (as of cellulose acetate and aspirin) sounds like—ascetic

`AL`

AL6 — an ** of a genetic locus having more than two allelic forms within a population sounds like—addle, agile, annul, apple, lull

`AZ`

AZ6 — any of a subgenus (**) of rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas and usually deciduous leaves including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals sounds like—acacia, ammonia, assail, avail, failure

`CA`

CA7 — a mineral CaCO3 consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form and including common limestone, chalk, and marble

CA6 — as in trash, rabble synonyms—proletariat, rabble, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff sounds like—battle, kettle, rattle

`CE`

CE6 — a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa —called also ** sprue sounds like—setback, slack, sleek

CE4 — an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall; one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided; a local unit of an organization synonyms—apartment, chamber, closet, room, bay sounds like—bell, dell, fell, gel, hell

CE5 — the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the viola sounds like—belly, jelly, sally, self, sell

`CI`

CI4 — to give as an example; to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically synonyms—adduce, instance, mention, quote, advert (to) sounds like—bite, byte, eyesight, fight, height

`CL`

CL5 — to secure to or by a *; to provide with a * sounds like—elite, fleet, klieg, pleat, sleet

`EC`

EC5 — as in extravaganza, mummery synonyms—extravaganza, mummery, pageant, parade, show sounds like—cat, clad, clam, clan, clang

EC8 — consisting of many things of different sorts synonyms—assorted, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie sounds like—elective, electric

`EL`

EL5 — to fill with great joy synonyms—elevate, enrapture, exhilarate, intoxicate, transport sounds like—innate, late, plate, r*, slate

EL5 — to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities synonyms—cherry-pick, choose, cull, handpick, name sounds like—effect, eject, erect

EL7 — sounds like—affect, aplenty, collect, collector, plenty

EL6 — to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) synonyms—educe, evoke, inspire, raise sounds like—illicit

EL5 — as in exclusive synonyms—exclusive, better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade sounds like—cleat, delete, fleet, pleat, sleet

`IC`

IC6 — a cold aloof person synonyms—cold fish, cold turkey, iceberg sounds like—bicycle, sickle

`IT`

IT9 — to make more apparent synonyms—accentuate, bring out, emphasize, stress, underline sounds like—analyse, analysis, apologize, metabolize, televise

`LA`

LA4 — a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things; a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together synonyms—cable, cord, lacing, line, rope sounds like—ace, base, case, chase, face

LA7 — to secrete milk sounds like—backdate, dictate, locate

LA7 — any of the lymphatic vessels arising from the villi of the small intestine and conveying chyle to the thoracic duct sounds like—act, actor, backed, fact, factor

LA7 — to reduce to lay status; to put under the direction of or open to the laity sounds like—size, wayside

LA4 — not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time; having been such at some previous time; no longer living synonyms—behind, behindhand, bed, delinquent, latish sounds like—ate, bait, date, eight, e

LA5 — a hot drink similar to a caffe * made with spiced black tea and steamed milk sounds like—bat, cat, chat, fat, flat

LA7 — a structure made of wood or metal strips that are arranged or attached together in a gridlike pattern synonyms—cage, network, architecture, armature, cadre sounds like—lettuce, lotus

LA4 — to spend time doing nothing synonyms—bum, chill, dally, dawdle, dillydally sounds like—blase, b**, chaise, dais, daze

`LI`

LI4 — a person whose behavior is offensive to others synonyms—bastard, beast, bleeder, blighter, boor sounds like—dice, ice, lace, lass, lease

LI4 — as in light synonyms—light, natural, plain, simple, unseasoned sounds like—alight, bite, blight, byte, cite

LI6 — having relatively ** height; lacking importance; not broad or open in views or opinions synonyms—low, low-lying, low-slung, sawed-off, short sounds like—whittle

`TA`

TA5 — used as a direction in music to indicate that an instrument is not to play during a movement or long section sounds like—facet

TA7 — relating to the sense of touch synonyms—corporeal, physical, palpable, tangible, touchable

TA4 — a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature; a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally; a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive synonyms—canard, story, whisper, anecdote, story sounds like—ail, ale, bail, bale, dale

TA6 — information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy synonyms—buzz, dish, gossip, hearsay, noise sounds like—battle, cattle, rattle, title, total

TA10 — a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing synonyms—betrayer, canary, deep throat, fink, informant sounds like—telltale

`TE`

TE4 — a North American dabbling duck (Anas discors) with a blue patch on each wing and in the male a white crescent on each cheek sounds like—deal, eel, feel, heal, heel

TE4 — the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : nipple; a small projection or a nib (as on a mechanical part) sounds like—beat, beet, cheat, eat, feat

TE4 — to give an oral or written account of in some detail; to express (a thought or emotion) in words; to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added synonyms—chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recite sounds like—bell, cell, dell, fell, gel

TE8 — indicating something synonyms—denotative, denoting, indicative, reflective, significant sounds like—entail

`TI`

TI4 — as in drain, hydrant synonyms—drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main sounds like—aisle, bile, file, guile, isle

TI9 — to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings synonyms—charge, electrify, excite, exhilarate, galvanize sounds like—distillate, mitigate

TI5 — a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known; a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize; the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition synonyms—appellation, appellative, cognomen, compellation, denomination sounds like—litle, total, turtle, vital

TI6 — a very small piece; the smallest amount or part imaginable synonyms—atom, bit, crumb, dribble, fleck sounds like—little, total, turtle, whittle

`ZE`

ZE4 — a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something synonyms—ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion sounds like—deal, eel, feel, heal, heel

ZE4 — the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet sounds like—bet, beta, better, cheetah, debt