NYT 🐝 Clues—Mon. 10 October, 2022

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

Letters: t  c  g  h  i  n  w

  • Total Answers: 41
  • Pangrams: 2
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

CH

  1. CH4 — as in sister, lass synonyms—bird, filly, lass, lassie, sheila sounds like—bit, fit

  2. CH6 — a horny polysaccharide (C8H13NO5)n that forms part of the hard outer integument especially of insects, arachnids, and crustaceans sounds like—heighten, lighten, tighten, titan

CI

  1. CI6 — to give as an example; to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically synonyms—adducing, instancing, mentioning, quoting, adverting (to) sounds like—biting, fighting, lighting, seating, sitting

HI

  1. HI4 — a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation); an almost imperceptible sign of something; a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert synonyms—clue, cue, indication, inkling, intimation sounds like—haunt, hunt, lint, mint, tint

  2. HI7 — as in suggestive, implying synonyms—connoting, implying, insinuating, suggestive, symbolic sounds like—haunting

  3. HI5 — a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized; a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position synonyms—booby trap, catch, catch-22, gimmick, gotcha sounds like—bitch, ditch, hatch, hear, here

  4. HI8 — to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion; to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole; to put securely in place or in a desired position synonyms—bucking, hoicking, jerking, jolting, twitching sounds like—hatching, hearing, witching

  5. HI7 — to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner; to come into usually forceful contact with something; to obtain (as a goal) through effort synonyms—banging, bashing, batting, belting, biffing sounds like—fitting, hearing, sitting

IG

  1. IG8 — to set (something) on fire synonyms—burning, enkindling, firing, inflaming, kindling sounds like—exciting, infighting, inviting

IN

  1. IN8 — serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction synonyms—charged, edgy, exciting, instigating, instigative sounds like—exciting

IT

  1. IT4 — sexual appetite; a strong wish for something; intense sexual desire synonyms—concupiscence, desire, eroticism, horniness, hots sounds like—b, d, each, ear, etch

  2. IT7 — as in stinging, nagging synonyms—nagging, pinching, pricking, prickling, smarting sounds like—earring, etching, inning, w***

NI

  1. NI5 — the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight; a time or place of little or no light; the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness synonyms—dark, darkness, *time, black, blackness sounds like—bite, byte, cite, fight, height

  2. NI5 — glossopharyngeal nerve sounds like—bind, china, dine, diner, find

  3. NI6 — a person who lacks good sense or judgment; a stupid person; a silly flighty person synonyms—berk, booby, charlie, cuckoo, ding-a-ling sounds like—knitwear, outwit

TH

  1. TH5 — as in calf, shin synonyms—calf, drumstick, ham, shank, shin sounds like—awry, buy, die, dye, eye

  2. TH4 — having a noticeably small amount of body fat; being of less than usual width; not containing very much of some important element synonyms—bony, fatless, lean, lithe, skinny sounds like—been, bin, chin, din, fin

  3. TH5 — a member of the human race; one that has a real and independent existence; some* done by someone synonyms—baby, being, bird, bod, body sounds like—king, owing, ping, ring, sing

  4. TH8 — to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances synonyms—adulterating, cutting, diluting, extending, lacing sounds like—ginning, inning, sinning, winning

TI

  1. TI5 — not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light); firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge; giving or sharing as little as possible synonyms—impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, fast, firm sounds like—bite, byte, cite, fight, height

  2. TI5 — as in colored, hued synonyms—colored, colorized, dyed, hued, painted sounds like—linked

  3. TI7 — to give color or a different color to synonyms—bepainting, coloring, dyeing, painting, pigmenting sounds like—ginning, inning, sinning, tanning, turning

  4. TI4 — a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished synonyms—cast, color, hue, shade, tincture sounds like—hint, lint, mint, s**, taint

  5. TI7 — to give color or a different color to synonyms—bepainting, coloring, dyeing, painting, pigmenting sounds like—tenting

  6. TI7 — to pay or give a tenth part of especially for the support of a religious establishment or organization; to levy a tithe on; to give a tenth of one's income as a tithe sounds like—billing, chilling, earring, fishing, fitting

TW

  1. TW4 — to have a clear idea of synonyms—appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch sounds like—swig, wig

  2. TW4 — consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined synonyms—binary, bipartite, double, double-barreled, double-edged sounds like—tin, win

  3. TW8 — as in tingling, throbbing synonyms—biting, bleeding, burning, chafing, cramping sounds like—winning

  4. TW7 — as in twined, twisted synonyms—entwined, kinked, swirled, turned, turning sounds like—dining, fining, shining, swooning, tanning

  5. TW8 — to bring together in close association : couple; duplicate, match; to bring forth twins sounds like—winning

  6. TW4 — as in tease, ride synonyms—chaff, jive, josh, kid, quiz sounds like—ou**, quit, wit

  7. TW6 — to make jerky or restless movements; to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion synonyms—fiddle, fidget, jerk, jig, jiggle sounds like—switch, which, witch

  8. TW9 — a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side synonyms—jiggling, oscillation, quivering, shaking, shivering sounds like—witching

WH

  1. WH4 — the smallest amount or part imaginable synonyms—beans, bubkes, continental, damn, darn sounds like—bit, chit, fit, hit, kit

  2. WH7 — whiten sounds like—biting, fighting, lighting, sighting, waiting

WI

  1. WI5 — a member of the human race synonyms—baby, being, bird, bod, body sounds like—bite, byte, cite, fight, height

  2. WI5 — a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers; a mean or ugly old woman; a person skilled in using supernatural forces synonyms—enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress, beldam sounds like—bitch, ditch, hitch, itch, niche

  3. WI8 — to attract or delight as if by magic synonyms—alluring, beguiling, be**, captivating, charming sounds like—whipping

  4. WI4 — as the result of; using the means or agency of; **out being prevented by synonyms—because of, due to, owing to, through, by sounds like—which, whiff, whim, whip, whiz

  5. WI6 — as in inside synonyms—inside sounds like—begin, herein, wherein, whipping

  6. WI7 — having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind; made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing synonyms—alive, apprehensive, aware, cognizant, conscious sounds like—fitting, sitting, waiting, weighting, whipping

chit, chitin, citing, hint, hinting, hitch, hitching, hitting, igniting, inciting, itch, itching, night, ninth, nitwit, thigh, thin, thing, thinning, tight, tinct, tinging, tint, tinting, tithing, twig, twin, twinging, twining, twinning, twit, twitch, twitching, whit, whiting, wight, witch, witching, with, within, witting