NYT 🐝 Clues—Thu. 15 September, 2022

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

Letters: g  d  e  h  i  l  t

  • Total Answers: 41
  • Pangrams: 4
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🀣

DE

  1. DE7 — a source of great satisfaction; someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment; the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met synonyms—delectation, feast, gas, joy, kick sounds like—daylight

  2. DE9 — experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight synonyms—blissful, chuffed, glad, gratified, happy sounds like—diluted, divided, elated, lighted

DI

  1. DI5 — a character used to represent a mathematical value synonyms—figure, integer, number, numeral, numeric sounds like—bigot, billet, dearest, deduct, defeat

ED

  1. ED4 — a harsh or sharp quality; the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something; the more favorable condition or position in a competition synonyms—acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness sounds like—age, air, ebb, egg, etch

  2. ED5 — having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something synonyms—cutting, edgy, ground, honed, keen sounds like—aged, end

EG

  1. EG5 — as in whipped, prompted synonyms—exhorted, flogged, goaded, hounded, pressed sounds like—edged, end, p*

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. GE4 — to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality synonyms—castrate, damp, dampen, deaden, dehydrate sounds like—felled, gold, guild, held, meld

  2. GE6 — as in emasculated, castrated synonyms—castrated, emasculated, altered, desexed, neutered sounds like—ended, folded, gilded, golden, guarded

  3. GE5 — a cosmetic gel; a jellied food : an edible jelly sounds like—belly, gaily, galley, girlie, glee

  4. GE5 — having a low or subnormal temperature; lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling synonyms—algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill sounds like—eyelid, felled, galling, garish, ghoulish

  5. GE6 — as in thickened, congealed synonyms—clabbered, clotted, coagulated, congealed, curdled sounds like—felled, gold, guild, held, meld

  6. 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 — as in drove, rode synonyms—bused, cabbed, coached, cruised, drove sounds like—gagged, guild, rigged

  2. 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

  3. GI7 — to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound synonyms—broke up, cackled, chortled, chuckled, cracked up

  4. GI4 — as in whitewash, varnish; as in paint, appliqué synonyms—gloss (over), varnish, whitewash, bury, camouflage sounds like—billed, build, chilled, filled, gold

  5. GI6 — covered in a thin layer of gold; coming from or characterized by wealth and luxury synonyms—gold-plated, gold, golden, bejeweled, bossed

  6. GI4 — a female romantic companion synonyms—gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, lady sounds like—bill, chill, dill, fill, gal

  7. GI6 — a female romantic companion synonyms—gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, lady sounds like—billed, build, chilled, filled, gold

  8. 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

  2. GL5 — to move or proceed smoothly and readily; to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings; to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air synonyms—bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise sounds like—allied, flied, guide, slide

  3. GL6 — to move or proceed smoothly and readily; to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings; to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air synonyms—bowled, breezed, brushed, coasted, cruised sounds like—guided

HE

  1. HE5 — a physical object that blocks the way synonyms—barricade, barrier, fence, wall sounds like—edge, hair, hare, ledge

  2. HE6 — to avoid giving a definite answer or position; to close or shut in by or as if by barriers synonyms—equivocated, fudged, pussyfooted, tergiversated, waffled sounds like—edged

  3. 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

  3. HI11 — as in spotlighted, floodlit synonyms—floodlit, spotlighted, ablaze, alight, bright sounds like—delighted, diluted, halted, lighted

LE

  1. LE5 — a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check; an underwater ridge or reef especially near the shore; a narrow flat surface or shelf; especially : one that projects from a wall of rock sounds like—allege, edge, f*, hedge

  2. LE6 — to go on foot synonyms—ambulate, foot (it), hoof (it), pad, step sounds like—fetid, laggard

  3. 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. LI7 — filled with much light; being on fire synonyms—ablaze, alight, bright, brightened, illuminated

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

delight, delighted, digit, edge, edged, egged, eight, eighth, eightieth, geld, gelded, gelee, gelid, gelled, gelt, ghee, gigged, giggle, giggled, gild, gilded, gill, gilled, gilt, glee, glide, glided, hedge, hedged, height, high, highlight, highlighted, ledge, legged, legit, liege, light, lighted, thigh, tight