NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• alike having the same or similar characteristics
• alit
• alive capable of erupting
• alkali any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
• alleviate provide physical relief, as from pain
• atilt departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
• avail be of use to, be useful to
• aviate operate an airplane
• elite selected as the best
• evil having or exerting a malignant influence
• kill be the source of great pain for
• kilt a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
• kite get credit or money by using a bad check
• levitate be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
• like resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
• lilt articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
• lite having relatively few calories
• little small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
• live capable of erupting
• tail go after with the intent to catch
• tali
• talkative friendly and open and willing to talk
• talkie a movie with synchronized speech and singing
• tallit
• tiki
• tikka
• tile cover with tiles
• till work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
• tilt heel over
• titillate touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
• titivate make neat, smart, or trim
• title designate by an identifying term
• tittle a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• veil to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• vial a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
• vile morally reprehensible
• villa pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
• vital manifesting or characteristic of life
• vitiate corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality