NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• acid having the characteristics of an acid
• acidic being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
• acidity the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
• acidy
• acrid harsh or corrosive in tone
• acridity having an acrid smell
• addict to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
• arcadia
• arid lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
• aridity a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
• caddy act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
• card separate the fibers of
• cardiac of or relating to the heart
• cicada stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
• daddy an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• dairy a farm where dairy products are produced
• dart move with sudden speed
• data a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• diacritic capable of distinguishing
• diary a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
• dicta
• didact
• didactic instructive (especially excessively)
• dirt (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
• dirty unpleasantly stormy
• ditty a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
• drat
• dray a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
• dryad a deity or nymph of the woods
• dyad two items of the same kind
• radar measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
• radii a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
• raid search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
• tardy after the expected or usual time; delayed
• tidy large in amount or extent or degree
• triad the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• yard a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)