NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
• celled (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
• celli
• chicle gum-like substance from the sapodilla
• child a young person of either sex
• childlike befitting a young child
• chili very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
• chill depress or discourage
• chilled depress or discourage
• cichlid freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
• cliche a trite or obvious remark
• cliched repeated regularly without thought or originality
• click make a clicking or ticking sound
• clicked make a clicking or ticking sound
• deckle (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
• deli a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
• dell a small wooded hollow
• diddle deprive of by deceit
• diddled deprive of by deceit
• dill aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
• elide leave or strike out
• elided leave or strike out
• heckle comb with a heckle
• heckled comb with a heckle
• heel follow at the heels of a person
• heeled follow at the heels of a person
• held occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
• hell a cause of difficulty and suffering
• hill form into a hill
• hilled form into a hill
• icicle ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
• idle not in active use
• idled not in active use
• keel walk as if unable to control one's movements
• keeled having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
• kill be the source of great pain for
• killed be the source of great pain for
• lech man with strong sexual desires
• lede the introductory section of a story
• leech draw blood
• leeched draw blood
• leek plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
• lice a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
• lick beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
• licked having been got the better of
• lidded having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
• lied a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
• like resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
• liked found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form