NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• delude be false to; be dishonest with
• deluded be false to; be dishonest with
• depute give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
• deputed give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
• dude a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
• duel fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
• dueled fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
• duet two items of the same kind
• duetted two performers or singers who perform together
• dull (of business) not active or brisk
• dulled deprived of color
• dupe fool or hoax
• duped fool or hoax
• duple consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
• elude escape, either physically or mentally
• eluded escape, either physically or mentally
• etude a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
• letup a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
• loud characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
• loupe small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
• lout an awkward stupid person
• lull calm by deception
• lulled calm by deception
• lulu a very attractive or seductive looking woman
• lute a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
• outdo be or do something to a greater degree
• outduel
• outdueled
• outed being out or having grown cold
• outlet an opening that permits escape or release
• outpoll
• outpolled
• output to create or manufacture a specific amount
• pollute make impure
• polluted rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution
• poult
• pout make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
• pouted make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
• puddle eliminate urine
• puddled eliminate urine
• pule cry weakly or softly
• puled cry weakly or softly
• pull perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
• pulled perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
• pullet flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
• pullout to break off a military action with an enemy
• pulp remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
• pulped remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
• puppet a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
• putout an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
• putt strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
• putted strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
• toupee a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
• tout show off
• touted show off
• tulle a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
• tupelo any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
• tutee learns from a tutor
• tutted utter ‘tsk,’ ‘tut,’ or ‘tut-tut,’ as in disapproval
• tutu very short skirt worn by ballerinas
• updo
• upped out of bed