NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• eleven being one more than ten
• enliven heighten or intensify
• ennui the feeling of being bored by something tedious
• epee a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• even equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
• evil having or exerting a malignant influence
• innie
• levee a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
• level of the score in a contest
• lien the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
• lieu the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
• line be in line with; form a line along
• linen a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
• lineup a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
• live capable of erupting
• liven make lively
• lune
• lupine of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
• nene
• nine being one more than eight
• ninepin a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
• nipple the small projection of a mammary gland
• peel get undressed
• peen the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
• peep cause to come into view
• peeve cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
• penile of or relating to the penis
• penne pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
• pile press tightly together or cram
• pileup multiple collisions of vehicles
• pine have a desire for something or someone who is not present
• pipe transport by pipeline
• pipeline gossip spread by spoken communication
• plie
• pule cry weakly or softly
• uneven lacking consistency
• unlevel
• unpen
• unpile
• unveil make manifest
• veep
• veil to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• vein make a veinlike pattern
• venue in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
• venule a minute vein continuous with a capillary
• vile morally reprehensible
• vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
• vulpine resembling or characteristic of a fox