NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• addition something added to what you already have
• annatto
• annotation a comment or instruction (usually added)
• anoint administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
• anti not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
• attain to gain with effort
• data a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• dhoti a long loincloth worn by Hindu men
• dint interchangeable with ‘means’ in the expression ‘by means of’
• ditto repeat an action or statement
• donation a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
• doth
• hath
• hatha
• hint drop a hint; intimate by a hint
• hoot to utter a loud clamorous shout
• idiot a person of subnormal intelligence
• initiation a formal entry into an organization or position or office
• into
• intonation rise and fall of the voice pitch
• iota a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• natant
• nation the people who live in a nation or country
• nationhood the state of being a nation
• ninth coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
• notation a comment or instruction (usually added)
• notion a general inclusive concept
• oath a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
• onto
• tahini a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
• taint contaminate with a disease or microorganism
• tannin any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
• tattoo stain (skin) with indelible color
• than
• that
• thin not dense
• tint color lightly
• titan (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
• toad any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• toon a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
• toot make a strident noise
• tooth hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense