NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• aeon an immeasurably long period of time
• ahoy
• annoy cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• anon (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
• anyhoo
• anyone
• apnea transient cessation of respiration
• happen chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
• happy well expressed and to the point
• heap bestow in large quantities
• henna apply henna to one's hair
• hyena doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
• naan leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
• nana
• nanny a woman who is the custodian of children
• nape the back side of the neck
• neap a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
• paean a formal expression of praise
• pane street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
• papa an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• papaya tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
• pappy
• payee a person to whom money is paid
• payphone
• peahen female peafowl
• poppa
• yahoo a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• yappy
• yeah not only so, but