NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• accent put stress on; utter with an accent
• accept make use of or accept for some purpose
• acceptance a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
• acetate a salt or ester of acetic acid
• ante place one's stake
• antenna sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
• antennae
• attempt make an effort or attempt
• cant heel over
• cantata a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
• canteen a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
• catnap take a siesta
• cement make fast as if with cement
• cent a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
• cetacean of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
• eaten worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
• emanate give out (breath or an odor)
• enact order by virtue of superior authority; decree
• enactment a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• encampment a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
• entente an informal alliance between countries
• manatee sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
• manta a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
• mate bring two objects, ideas, or people together
• matte not reflecting light; not glossy
• meant of no value or worth
• meat the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
• meet being precisely fitting and right
• mentee one who is being mentored
• meta
• mete a line that indicates a boundary
• nametape
• natant
• neat free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
• neaten care for one's external appearance
• pact a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
• pancetta
• pant breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
• pate liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
• patent clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
• patentee the inventor to whom a patent is issued
• peat partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
• pennant the award given to the champion
• pent closely confined
• pentane
• tacet
• tact consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
• tame flat and uninspiring
• tamp press down tightly
• tapa the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
• tape fasten or attach with tape
• team form a team
• teammate a fellow member of a team
• teat the small projection of a mammary gland
• teem move in large numbers
• teen being of the age 13 through 19
• teepee a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
• temp a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
• tempt give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
• tenant occupy as a tenant
• tenement a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
• tenet a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• tent live in or as if in a tent
• tepee a Native American tent; usually of conical shape