NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• aiming intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• amping the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
• anima (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
• caiman a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
• cami
• camp providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
• campaign exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
• campaigning the campaign of a candidate to be elected
• camping the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
• gamin (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
• gaming the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
• gamma a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
• gimp walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
• imaging the ability to form mental images of things or events
• imagining form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
• imam (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• impinging the physical coming together of two or more things
• macing (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
• magi
• magic possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
• magician someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
• magma molten rock in the earth's crust
• maim injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
• maiming injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
• main (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
• mama informal terms for a mother
• mamma informal terms for a mother
• managing be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
• manga graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art
• mania a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
• maniac wildly disordered
• manic affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
• manna hardened sugary exudation of various trees
• manning take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
• mapping the process of making maps
• 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
• mimic constituting an imitation
• miming act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
• mincing affectedly dainty or refined
• mini used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee
• minicam
• minicamp
• minim a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
• minima
• mining the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
• naming inclined to or serving for the giving of names
• pampa
• panama a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
• pimp arrange for sexual partners for others
• pimping arrange for sexual partners for others