NYT 🐝 Clues—Mon. 1 August, 2022

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

Letters: d  a  c  i  m  n  o

  • Total Answers: 41
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

AC

  1. AC4 — causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by s; having or showing a habitually bad temper; marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings synonymsic, **ulous, sour, sourish, tart sounds like—added, arid, avid
  2. AC6 — causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids; marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings synonyms—acid, acidulous, sour, sourish, tart sounds like—ascetic, civic, cynic, pacific

AD

  1. AD5 — a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisements sounds like—abdomen, action, airman
  2. AD5*istration; *istrative

AM

  1. AM4 — in or into the middle of; in the course of synonyms—among, mid, midst, through, by

AN

  1. AN8 — as in python, boa synonyms—adder, asp, black racer, blacksnake, blue racer sounds like—avocado

CA

  1. CA6 — free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions; marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias synonyms—direct, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, frank
  2. CA5 — any of a family (*ae) of carnivorous animals that includes the wolves, jackals, foxes, coyote, and the domestic dog sounds like—conned

CI

  1. CI6 — any of a family (Cicadidae) of homopterous insects which have a stout body, wide blunt head, and large transparent wings and the males of which produce a loud buzzing noise usually by stridulation sounds like—acacia, arcade, became, decade, decayed

CO

  1. CO4 — as in epilogue, postlude synonyms—epilogue, postlude, addendum, afterword, appendix sounds like—soda
  2. CO5 — a specific sequence of three consecutive nucleotides that is part of the genetic code and that specifies a particular amino acid in a protein or starts or stops protein synthesis —called also triplet
  3. CO7 — a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned; a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something; the place from which a ***er runs operations synonyms—behest, charge, ***ment, decree, dictate
  4. CO8 — as in patrol, outpost; as in raider synonyms—firing squad, outpost, paratroops, patrol, picket
  5. CO5 — as in *minium, penthouse synonyms—bed-sitter, cohousing, *minium, duplex, duplex apartment
  6. CO6 — a sheath commonly of rubber worn over the penis (as to prevent conception or venereal infection during coitus); a device that is designed to be inserted into the vagina before coitus and that resembles in form and function the ** used by males sounds like—bonded, candid, candle, centum

DA

  1. DA4 — having no exceptions or restrictions synonyms—absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming sounds like—bam, deem, dim

DI

  1. DI7 — someone or something that is highly valued or admired synonyms—catch, crown jewel, gem, imperial, jewel sounds like—almond, damaged, demand, demon, domino
  2. DI4** 1895—1988 Conte di Mordano Italian Fascist politician sounds like—dean, depot, keno, wino

DO

  1. DO4 — a person with old-fashioned ideas; a stupid person synonyms—antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, fogy, fossil, fud sounds like—bode, coco, cocoa, code, dad
  2. DO6 — a region of activity, knowledge, or influence synonyms—area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business sounds like—cocaine, demean, demon, detain, drain
  3. DO8 — controlling power or influence over others; the right or means to command or control others synonyms—ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, hegemony sounds like—minion, opinion
  4. DO6 — as in mask, veil; as in poncho, pelisse synonyms—mask, veil, visor, vizard, camouflage sounds like—almond, common, commoner, commons, demon
  5. DO6 — a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember; a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest; something that decorates or beautifies synonyms—dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig sounds like—dad
  6. DO4 — a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard; a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand; the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities synonyms—finding, holding, judgment, ruling, sentence sounds like—boom, dam, dame, damn, deem

ID

  1. ID5 — a sequence of words having a specific meaning synonyms—expression, phrase sounds like—indium

IN

  1. IN6sounds like—syndicate
  2. IN7 — distinctive marks : indications; postal markings often imprinted on mail or on labels to be affixed to mail

MA

  1. MA7***ized roadway or pavement especially with a bituminous binder sounds like—academy, accustom, buxom, cuddle, minimum
  2. MA9 — a hard-shelled nut of an Australian evergreen tree (genus *, especially M. integrifolia or M. tetraphylla) of the protea family that somewhat resembles the filbert and is cultivated extensively in Hawaii —called also * sounds like—academia
  3. MA5 — the female partner in a marriage synonyms—helpmate, helpmeet, lady, missus, Mrs. sounds like—modem
  4. MA6 — a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear synonyms—daredevil, devil, madcap sounds like—adman, sideman
  5. MA4 — a female domestic servant; a young unmarried woman synonyms—biddy, char, charwoman, hand**en, house girl sounds like—aid, aide, bade, fade, jade

MI

  1. MI4 — a dress, skirt, or coat that usually extends to the mid-calf sounds like—beady, mealy, meaty, moody, muddy
  2. MI4 — the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons; the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities; an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge synonyms—brain, cerebrum, head, psyche, thinker sounds like—bind, find, hind, kind, lined

MO

  1. MO5 — unit, one; atom; an elementary individual substance which reflects the order of the world and from which material properties are derived sounds like—bond, conned, fond, honored, mad
  2. MO5 — extremely sounds like—condo
  3. MO4 — a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion; a special quality or impression associated with something; an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something synonyms—cheer, feather, humor, mode, spirit sounds like—food, lewd, mad, made, maid

NA

  1. NA4 — nothing sounds like—nod
  2. NA5 — a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors; a young wingless often wormlike form (as a grub or caterpillar) that hatches from the egg of many insects synonyms—dryad, hamadryad, nymph, oread, wood nymph sounds like—acid, added, arid, avid, blood

NO

  1. NO5 — traveling from place to place synonyms—ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting sounds like—domed, gnome, mad, named, snowman
  2. NO7 — traveling from place to place synonyms—ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting sounds like—pneumatic

acid, acidic, adman, admin, amid, anaconda, candid, canid, cicada, coda, codon, command, commando, condo, condom, damn, diamond, dino, dodo, domain, dominion, domino, doodad, doom, idiom, indica, indicia, macadam, macadamia, madam, madman, maid, midi, mind, monad, mondo, mood, nada, naiad, nomad, nomadic