NYT π CluesβThu. 9 February, 2023
Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.
Letters: g a c i k m n
- Total Answers: 49
- Pangrams: 1
- Words revealed in these clues: None! π€£
AC
- AC5 β as in nailing; as in surpassing, topping; nailing; bringing about; effecting sounds like icing, sing
AG
- AG5 β yet another time; in addition to what has been said; just the opposite being true; afresh; anew sounds like abet, adjoin, adjourn, affair, ahead
- AG5 β being of advanced years and especially past middle age; to become mature; to become mature; aged; ancient sounds like aching, ailing, p*, r*
AI
- AI6 β to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal; to have in mind as a purpose or goal; to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal; bending; casting sounds like king, mere, mill, min, mink
AN
- AN6 β sounds like vagina
CA
- CA6 β to close or shut in by or as if by barriers; to close or shut in by or as if by barriers; boxing (in); closeting; cooping (up) sounds like aging, bashing
- CA6 β to cover with a hardened layer; to cover with a hardened layer; crusting; encrusting; riming sounds like aching, cooking, waking
- CA6 β as in strapping, leathering; blackjacking; cowhiding; flagellating; fustigating sounds like cunning, kenning
- CA7 β to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end; to let go from office, service, or employment; to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end; breaking; breaking off sounds like cunning, kenning, tanning
GA
- GA4 β having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind; filled with an intense or excessive love for; balmy; barmy; bats sounds like goggle, saga
- GA7 β to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe; to make jokes; barfing; heaving sounds like lagging, nagging, sagging
- GA4 β to gradually increase in; to receive as return for effort; to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness; build up; gather sounds like arraign, bane, cane, chain, feign
- GA7 β as in continuing, advancing; to gradually increase in; to receive as return for effort; advancing; continuing sounds like caning
- GA5 β as in urchin, guttersnipe; guttersnipe; hobbledehoy; imp; squirt
- GA6 β
- GA5 β
- GA4 β a group of people working together on a task; a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially; a group involved in secret or criminal activities; army; band sounds like bang, dang, fang
- GA7 β as in joining, grouping; as in teaming (up), hanging together; as in swarming, mobbing; affiliating; allying sounds like changing, glancing, grudging, landing, managing
GI
- GI7 β as in driving, riding; busing; cabbing; coaching; cruising sounds like rigging
- GI7 β a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end; an interesting and often novel device with a practical use; a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized; artifice; device sounds like mimic
- GI7 β sounds like inning, sinning, winning
IC
- IC5 β as in fringe benefit; to make sure, certain, or safe; to put to death deliberately; fringe benefit; award sounds like sing
IM
- IM7 β as in visualization, envisaging; to present a picture of; to give a representation or account of in words; envisaging; visualization sounds like bridging, damaging, missing, rummaging
- IM9 β as in theory, assumption; to form a mental picture of; to have as an opinion; assumption; conjecture sounds like maddening
IN
- IN6 β to write one's name on (as a document); to write one's name on (as a document); autographing; signing; subscribing sounds like s**, th**
- IN6 β sounds like earring, g**, s**, w**
KI
- KI7 β to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely; to present an opposing opinion or argument; to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely; beefing; bellyaching sounds like cooking
- KI4 β a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field; the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe; unusually large; baron; captain sounds like aching, cling, owing, ping
- KI7 β sounds like caning, cunning, ginning, inning, kenning
- KI7 β as in turning, twisting; entwining; swirling; turning; twining sounds like sinking, thinking
MA
- MA6 β sounds like gassing, missing, passing
- MA4 β a person skilled in using supernatural forces; a person skilled in using supernatural forces; charmers; conjurers; enchanters sounds like algae, balmy, bobby, body, cagey
- MA5 β the power to control natural forces through supernatural means; the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment; the power of irresistible attraction; bewitchery; bewitchment
- MA8 β a person skilled in using supernatural forces; one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment; charmer; conjurer; enchanter sounds like addition, commission, edition, militia, mission
- MA5 β sounds like alma, asthma, dogma, gamma
- MA7 β as in mayhem, mutilation; to cause severe or permanent injury to; to cause severe or permanent injury to; crippling; mayhem sounds like gaming
- MA6 β the basic elements from which something can be developed; to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials; to obtain (as a goal) through effort; material; raw material sounds like aching, mocking, waking
- MA8 β as in overseeing, controlling; as in husbanding; to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently; controlling; directing sounds like menacing, paneling
- MA5 β sounds like mega, mingle, saga
- MA7 β sounds like meaning, tanning
MI
- MI6 β sounds like biking, mocking
- MI9 β as in imitation, impersonation; to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of; to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior; imitation; impersonation sounds like imaging
- MI6 β to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior; to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior; aping; copycatting; copying
- MI7 β as in simpering, cute; to cut into small pieces; to cut into small pieces; cute; cutesy sounds like rinsing
- MI6 β to place hidden explosive devices in or under; to place hidden explosive devices in or under; booby-trapping; booby-trap sounds like dining, fining, meaning, shining
NA
- NA7 β causing worry or anxiety; to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders; to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely; discomforting; discomposing sounds like lagging, sagging
- NA6 β as in nomination, assignment; to give a name to; to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically; appointment; assignment sounds like gaming, numbing
NI
- NI7 β to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep; to take or keep under one's control by authority of law; to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep; appropriating; boosting sounds like aching, biking, billing, booking, chilling
- NI10 β as in code-naming; code-naming; miscalling; misnaming; mistitling sounds like incoming, numbing