NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• abaci
• abbacy the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
• abbey a monastery ruled by an abbot
• able (usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• ably with competence; in a competent capable manner
• alibi exonerate by means of an alibi
• baba a small cake leavened with yeast
• babble flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
• babe a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• babel a confusion of voices and other sounds
• baby treat with excessive indulgence
• bacilli
• bail release after a security has been paid
• bale make into a bale
• ball to live very well
• belay fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
• belie be in contradiction with
• bell attach a bell to
• belle a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
• belly swell out or bulge out
• bialy flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
• bible a book regarded as authoritative in its field
• biblical of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
• biblically of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
• bicycle ride a bicycle
• bilabial of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips
• bile a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
• bill demand payment
• billable
• billy a short stout club used primarily by policemen
• blab divulge confidential information or secrets
• blabby unwisely talking too much
• cabal engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
• cabala an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
• cabbie
• cabby someone who drives a taxi for a living
• cable fasten with a cable
• callable subject to a demand for payment before due date
• celeb
• celibacy an unmarried status
• eyeball look at
• label attach a tag or label to
• labia
• labial relating to or near the female labium
• labile liable to change
• liable at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
• libel print slanderous statements against
• libelee