NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• begged ask to obtain free
• begone
• belong be owned by; be in the possession of
• belonged be owned by; be in the possession of
• blog read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
• blogged read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
• bogged get stuck while doing something
• boggle startle with amazement or fear
• boggled startle with amazement or fear
• bong ring loudly and deeply
• bongo a small drum; played with the hands
• boondoggle do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
• boondoggled do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
• dodge make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
• dodged make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
• doge formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
• dogged stubbornly unyielding
• doggo quietly in concealment
• doggone
• dogleg angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
• doglegged angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
• dong go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
• dongle (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
• edge provide with a border or edge
• edged having a specified kind of border or edge
• egged coat with beaten egg
• eggnog a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor
• geld cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
• gelded (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
• gelee
• gelled apply a styling gel to
• gene (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• geode (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
• glee great merriment
• glen a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
• glob a compact mass
• globe an object with a spherical shape
• gobble eat hastily without proper chewing
• gobbled eat hastily without proper chewing
• goggle look with amazement; look stupidly
• goggled look with amazement; look stupidly
• gold having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
• golden presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
• gone dead
• gong sound a gong
• gonged sound a gong
• good promoting or enhancing well-being
• google search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
• googled search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
• googol a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
• goon an aggressive and violent young criminal
• ledge a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
• legend brief description accompanying an illustration
• legged having legs of a specified kind or number
• lodge provide housing for
• lodged provide housing for
• loge private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
• logged cut lumber, as in woods and forests
• logo a company emblem or device
• long having or being more than normal or necessary
• longed having or being more than normal or necessary
• oblong deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
• ogee a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
• ogle look at with amorous intentions
• ogled look at with amorous intentions
• oolong Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried