NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• eely the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
• eggy
• elegy a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
• entity that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
• eyeing look at
• eyelet fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
• eying look at
• gentility elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
• gently with little weight or force
• giggly
• illy being nine more than forty
• intelligently in an intelligent manner
• intently with strained or eager attention
• itty
• leggy having long legs
• leniently in a permissively lenient manner
• lenity mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
• lily any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
• linty
• lying the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
• negligently in a negligent manner
• netty
• niggly
• ninety being ten more than eighty
• ninny a stupid foolish person
• teeny (used informally) little or tiny
• tellingly in a telling manner
• tingly make a light, metallic sound; go ‘ting’
• tinily
• tinny thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance
• tiny very small
• tying the act of tying or binding things together
• yell utter or declare in a very loud voice
• yelling uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
• yenning have a desire for something or someone who is not present
• yente
• yeti a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas