NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• acacia any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
• acai
• acclaim praise vociferously
• ache be the source of pain
• acme the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• cache save up as for future use
• call call a meeting; invite or command to meet
• calla South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
• calm (of weather) free from storm or wind
• came experience orgasm
• camel cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
• camellia any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
• cami
• celiac of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
• cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
• celli
• chai
• chalice a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
• challah (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
• chemical relating to or used in chemistry
• chia
• chic elegant and stylish
• chica
• chichi affectedly trendy and fashionable
• chicle gum-like substance from the sapodilla
• chili very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
• chill depress or discourage
• chime emit a sound
• cilia
• claim demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
• clam gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
• cliche a trite or obvious remark
• clime the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
• each (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal
• emcee act as a master of ceremonies
• hamachi
• heliacal pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
• helical in the shape of a coil
• icicle ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
• iliac of or relating to the ilium
• lace do lacework
• laic characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
• laical characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
• leach permeate or penetrate gradually
• lech man with strong sexual desires
• leech draw blood
• lice a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
• lilac of a pale purple color
• mace (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• malic
• malice feeling a need to see others suffer
• mecca a place that attracts many visitors
• mica any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
• mice to go stealthily or furtively
• mimic constituting an imitation