NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• cent a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
• cite refer to
• egging coat with beaten egg
• engine something used to achieve a purpose
• entente an informal alliance between countries
• entice provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
• enticing highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
• excite stir feelings in
• exciting creating or arousing excitement
• exec the chief executive department of the United States government
• exigent requiring precise accuracy
• exit move out of or depart from
• exiting move out of or depart from
• extent the point or degree to which something extends
• extinct (of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive
• 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
• genetic occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
• genie (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
• genii someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
• gent a boy or man
• getting the act of acquiring something
• ignite cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
• incite give an incentive for action
• innie
• intent giving or marked by complete attention to
• nene
• netting a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
• next immediately following in time or order
• nice exhibiting courtesy and politeness
• niece a daughter of your brother or sister
• nine being one more than eight
• nineteen being one more than eighteen
• nite
• teeing connect with a tee
• teen being of the age 13 through 19
• tenet a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• tent live in or as if in a tent
• tenting the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
• text to send a message by SMS or similar text-based messaging service
• texting the act of sending messages via SMS
• tine prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• tinge affect as in thought or feeling
• tingeing affect as in thought or feeling