NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• digging the act of digging
• ding go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
• dinging make dingy
• dingo wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
• dining the act of eating dinner
• dino
• dioxin any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
• dodging a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
• dogging relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
• doing the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
• dong go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
• donning put clothing on one's body
• doxing Releasing someone's personal information on the Web with the intention of causing harassment
• doxxing
• dozing sleep lightly or for a short period of time
• gigging small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
• ginning trap with a snare
• going in full operation
• gong sound a gong
• gonging sound a gong
• gonzo conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
• goon an aggressive and violent young criminal
• indigo having a color between blue and violet
• inning (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
• iodizing treat with iodine so as to prevent infection
• ionizing convert into ions
• nixing command against
• nodding having branches or flower heads that bend downward
• noggin informal terms for a human head
• noon the middle of the day
• ongoing currently happening
• onion bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
• oozing leaking out slowly
• oxidizing add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
• zigging an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• zing a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
• zinging a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
• zoning dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc