NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• deluge fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
• deluged fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
• dengue an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
• dung defecate; used of animals
• edge provide with a border or edge
• edged having a specified kind of border or edge
• egged coat with beaten egg
• engulf flow over or cover completely
• engulfed flow over or cover completely
• fledge feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
• fledged (of an arrow) equipped with feathers
• flung throw or cast away
• fudge tamper, with the purpose of deception
• fudged tamper, with the purpose of deception
• fugu a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
• fugue a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
• geld cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
• gelded (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
• gelee
• gelled apply a styling gel to
• gene (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• glee great merriment
• gleeful full of high-spirited delight
• glen a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
• glue join or attach with or as if with glue
• glued affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
• glug make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
• glugged make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
• guff unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
• gulf a deep wide chasm
• gull make a fool or dupe of
• gulled make a fool or dupe of
• gunned shoot with a gun
• ledge a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
• legend brief description accompanying an illustration
• legged having legs of a specified kind or number
• luge move along on a luge or toboggan
• luged move along on a luge or toboggan
• lugged carry with difficulty
• lung either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
• lunge make a thrusting forward movement
• lunged make a thrusting forward movement
• lungful
• nudge to push against gently
• nudged to push against gently
• unfledged young and inexperienced
• unglue
• unglued