NYT 🐝 Clues—Sat. 7 January, 2023

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

Letters: b  d  e  g  i  l  o

  • Total Answers: 71
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🀣

BE

  1. BE6 — to go to one's bed in order to sleep; to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter synonyms—crashed, dossed (down), retired, turned in, em** sounds like—wedded

  2. BE6 — to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner synonyms—appealed (to), beseeched, besieged, conjured, entreated sounds like—bagged, pegged

  3. BE5 — lacking in distinctive features or qualities synonyms—characterless, faceless, featureless, indistinctive, neutral sounds like—babe, bade, bail, bait, bake

  4. BE5 — to give a misleading impression of; to prove to be false; to keep secret or shut off from view synonyms—misrepresent, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm sounds like—bilk, bill, billed, billow, build

  5. BE6 — to give a misleading impression of; to prove to be false; to keep secret or shut off from view synonyms—misrepresented, confounded, confuted, debunked, disconfirmed sounds like—bleed, bullied

  6. BE4 — as in howl, wail synonyms—caterwaul, howl, wail, yowl, bawl sounds like—bail, bale, ball, bare, bawl

  7. BE5 — as in peach, charmer synonyms—charmer, peach, babe, beauty, beauty queen sounds like—bail, bale, ball, bare, bawl

  8. BE6 — as in howled, wailed synonyms—caterwauled, howled, wailed, yowled, bawled sounds like—bald, billed, boiled

  9. BE7 — to extend outward beyond a usual point; to move slowly with the body close to the ground synonyms—bagged, ballooned, beetled, billowed, bulged sounds like—bleed, bullied, buried

BI

  1. BI5 — a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God synonyms—Book, Good Book, Holy Writ, Scripture sounds like—babble, bauble, bubble, libel

  2. BI4 — to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state; to put up with (something painful or difficult); to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something synonyms—a, continue, endure, hold on, hold up sounds like—a, bad, bade, bead, bed

  3. BI5 — to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state; to put up with (something painful or difficult); to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something synonyms—a*, continued, endured, held on, held up sounds like—bearded

  4. BI6 — one of high position or importance within a group synonyms—big, big boy, big cheese, big gun, big leaguer sounds like—baggy, bogey, boogie, buggy, busy

  5. BI4 — biting sharpness of feeling or expression synonyms—acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony sounds like—aisle, bail, bale, ball, bawl

  6. BI5 — language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense synonyms—applesauce, balderdash, baloney, beans, blah sounds like—belie, below, build, built, bulge

  7. BI4 — a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due; a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States; a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place synonyms—account, check, invoice, statement, tab sounds like—bail, bale, ball, bawl, been

  8. BI6 — as in nestled, cuddled; as in called, declared; as in assessed, invoiced synonyms—canoodled, cuddled, necked, nestled, nosed sounds like—bald, beard, belie, below, boiled

BL

  1. BL4 — to feel deep sadness or mental pain; to flow forth slowly through small openings; to remove (liquid) gradually or completely synonyms—agonized, anguished, grieved, hurt, mourned sounds like—bed, bread, bred

  2. BL5 — to feel deep sadness or mental pain; to flow forth slowly through small openings; to remove (liquid) gradually or completely synonyms—agonize, anguish, grieve, hurt, mourn sounds like—bead, breed, bullied, plead

  3. BL4 — a small uneven mass; the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass synonyms—chunk, clod, clot, clump, dollop sounds like—lob, slob

  4. BL7 — to mark with blobs : splotch

  5. BL4 — a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences synonyms—annals, diary, journal, log, logbook sounds like—bog, clog, slog

  6. BL7 — a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences synonyms—annals, diary, journal, log, logbook

  7. BL5 — a group of persons who come from the same ancestor; the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended; the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions synonyms—clan, family, folks, house, kin sounds like—ballad, bud, flood

  8. BL7 — of unmixed ancestry synonyms—full-blood, full-***, pedigreed, pure-***, purebred

  9. BL8 — to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of synonyms—blemished, broke, compromised, crabbed, crippled

BO

  1. BO6 — to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument synonyms—clipped, cropped, cut, cut back, docked sounds like—barbed, bard

  2. BO6 — an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy synonyms—blunder, boo-boo, boob, brick, clanger sounds like—babble, bauble, bible, bubble, cobble

  3. BO7 — to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way; to make short up-and-down movements synonyms—blew, boggled, bollixed (up), booted, botched

  4. BO4 — to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome synonyms—augur, fore, promise sounds like—a, bad, bade, bead, beau

  5. BO5 — to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome synonyms—augured, fore*, promised

  6. BO6 — to represent in visible form synonyms—em**, epitomized, expressed, externalized, incarnated

  7. BO6 — to place in conflict or difficulties synonyms—broil, embrangle, embroil, mire sounds like—bagged, bard

  8. BO6 — to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way synonyms—blow, bobble, bollix (up), boot, botch sounds like—bagel, goggle

  9. BO7 — to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way synonyms—blew, bobbled, bollixed (up), booted, botched

  10. BO4 — a small, inflamed swelling of the skin synonyms—fester, hickey, papule, pimple, pock sounds like—bail, bale, ball, bawl, bell

  11. BO6 — as in fried, roasted synonyms—baked, braised, broiled, fried, grilled sounds like—bald, billed, build, foiled, oiled

  12. BO4 — inclined or willing to take risks; displaying or marked by rude **ness; likely to attract attention synonyms—adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing sounds like—bald, billed, build

  13. BO4 — Heinrich Theodor 1917—1985 German writer sounds like—bail, bale, ball, bawl, beau

  14. BO4 — as in machete, dagger synonyms—bayonet, bodkin, bowie knife, cutlass, dagger sounds like—bellow, below, billow, blow, follow

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

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

  17. BO6 — a usually small number of persons considered as a unit; a very large amount of money; something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision synonyms—array, band, batch, battery, body sounds like—beadle, noodle, poodle

  18. BO5 — as in jeered, hooted synonyms—hissed, hooted, jeered, bad-mouthed, defamed sounds like—bad, bade, bead, bed, bid

  19. BO6 — as in shuffle, jive synonyms—bop, fox-trot, gavotte, jig, jitterbug sounds like—baggy, biggie, buggy, buoy

  20. BO7 — as in shuffled, jived synonyms—bopped, fox-trotted, gavotted, jigged, jitterbugged

DO

  1. DO6 — a marijuana cigarette : joint sounds like—booby, derby, duly, duty, ruby

EB

  1. EB5 — to become worse or of less value; to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually synonyms—atrophied, crumbled, decayed, declined, degenerated sounds like—bed

ED

  1. ED6 — suitable for use as food synonyms—comestible, eatable, eating, esculent sounds like—arable, audible, double, oedipal

EL

  1. EL8 — as in able, qualified synonyms—able, capable, competent, expert, fit sounds like—knowledgeable, legible, lovable, negligible

GI

  1. GI4 — to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter synonyms—deride, jeer, laugh (at), mock, ridicule sounds like—jab, jive, job, vibe

  2. GI5 — to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter synonyms—derided, jeered, laughed (at), mocked, ridiculed sounds like—jabbed, ribbed

GL

  1. GL4 — said or done in a way that lacks thought or is not sincere synonyms—facile, superficial, empty, hollow, meaningless

  2. GL4 — a small uneven mass; the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass synonyms—blob, chunk, clod, clot, clump sounds like—blob, gob, lob, slob

  3. GL5 — a more or less round body or mass; the celestial body on which we live synonyms—ball, orb, sphere, earth, planet sounds like—lobe

GO

  1. GO6 — to swallow or eat greedily synonyms—bolt, cram, devour, glut, gorge sounds like—cobble, gable, garble, hobble, wobble

  2. GO7 — to swallow or eat greedily synonyms—bolted, crammed, devoured, glutted, gorged

IL

  1. IL9 — incapable of being read or deciphered synonyms—indecipherable, undecipherable, unreadable sounds like—allowable, billable, eligible, issuable, legible

LE

  1. LE7 — capable of being understood synonyms—accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible sounds like—arable, bearable, edible, eligible, laudable

LI

  1. LI5 — the making of false statements that damage another's reputation synonyms—aspersing, blackening, calumniation, calumny, character assassination sounds like—bible, label

  2. LI7 — to make untrue and harmful statements about synonyms—aspersed, blackened, calumniated, defamed, maligned

  3. LI7 — one against whom a libel has been filed in a court

  4. LI6 — a person's desire to have sex synonyms—ardor, heat, rut, concupiscence, desire sounds like—lobbied

LO

  1. LO6 — to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm synonyms—cast, catapulted, chucked, dashed, fired sounds like—lard

  2. LO7 — to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation; to promote (something, such as a project) or secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials; to attempt to influence or sway (someone, such as a public official) toward a desired action

  3. LO4 — a curved or rounded projection or division; specifically : a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part sounds like—g**, lab

  4. LO5 — having lobes

  5. LO4 — gray wolf

OB

  1. OB6 — to do a service or favor for; to cause (a person) to give in to pressure synonyms—accommodate, favor, blackjack, coerce, compel

  2. OB7 — being under obligation for a favor or gift; feeling or expressing gratitude synonyms—beholden, bounden, indebted, obligated, appreciative

  3. 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

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