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NYT 🐝 Clues—Mon. 12 December, 2022

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

Letters: g  e  h  i  l  t  w

  • Total Answers: 25
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🀣

EI

  1. EI5 — as in outsider, misfit synonyms—misfit, outsider, bohemian, boho, counterculturist sounds like—ace, ache, age, aid, aide
  2. EI6 — a musical note with the time value of 1/8 of a whole note sounds like—ate
  3. EI9 — a number that is equal to eight times 10; the numbers 80 to 89; specifically : the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century sounds like—alias, alien, atrium

GE

  1. GE5 — a cosmetic gel; a jellied food : an edible jelly sounds like—belly, gaily, galley, girlie, glee
  2. GE4 — to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality synonyms—castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, dehydrate sounds like—belt, dealt, felt, gilt, guest

GH

  1. GH4 — a semifluid clarified butter made especially in India sounds like—bee, fee, gay, gee, geek

GI

  1. GI6 — something said or done to cause laughter; an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement synonyms—boff, boffola, crack, drollery, funny sounds like—gaggle, goggle, google, gurgle, jiggle
  2. GI4 — a female romantic companion synonyms—gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, lady sounds like—bill, chill, dill, fill, gal
  3. GI4 — as in glitter, bedizenment synonyms—bedizenment, glitter, appliqué, embossment, embroidery sounds like—built, guild, guilty, hilt, jilt

GL

  1. GL4 — a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter synonyms—cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, festivity, gaiety sounds like—alley, early, flea, flee, gaily

HE

  1. HE6 — the highest part or point; the most extreme or advanced point; the distance of something or someone from bottom to top synonyms—acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax sounds like—bite, byte, cite, fight, hat

HI

  1. HI4 — extending to a great distance upward; being at a **er level than average; located at a greater height than average or usual synonyms—altitudinous, lofty, tall, towering, elevated sounds like—awry, buy, die, dye, eye
  2. HI9 — to indicate the importance of by centering attention on synonyms—accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, foreground sounds like—alight, blight, byline, daylight, delight

LE

  1. LE5 — to go on foot synonyms—ambulate, foot (it), hoof (it), pad, step sounds like—adjudge, adjust, bludgeon, bucket, budget

LI

  1. LI5 — one who follows the opinions or teachings of another synonyms—acolyte, adherent, convert, disciple, epigone sounds like—leach, leaf, league, leak, lean
  2. LI5 — the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible; something that provides illumination; a person who is widely known and usually much talked about synonyms—blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam sounds like—a*, bite, b*, byte, cite
  3. LI11 — having little weight synonyms—featherlight, feathery, light, underweight, weightless sounds like—nitrate

TH

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

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

TW

  1. TW4 — to have a clear idea of synonyms—appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch sounds like—swig, wig
  2. TW8 — 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—black, blackness, candlelight, dark, darkness sounds like—highlight, skylight

WE

  1. WE5 — to be of importance; to give serious and careful thought to synonyms—count, import, matter, mean, signify sounds like—array, away, bay, day, gay
  2. WE6 — the amount that something weighs; the quality or state of being important; a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported synonyms—avoirdupois, heaviness, heft, account, consequence sounds like—ate, await, bait, date, eight

WI

  1. WI6 — to make jerky or restless movements synonyms—fiddle, fidget, jerk, jig, jiggle sounds like—giggle, jiggle, waggle, whistle, whittle
  2. WI5 — a member of the human race synonyms—baby, being, bird, bod, body sounds like—bite, byte, cite, fight, height

eight, eighth, eightieth, gelee, gelt, ghee, giggle, gill, gilt, glee, height, high, highlight, legit, liege, light, lightweight, thigh, tight, twig, twilight, weigh, weight, wiggle, wight