NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• effete deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective
• epee a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• feet pay for something
• fete have a celebration
• fief a piece of land held under the feudal system
• fife a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
• footie
• ogee a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
• peep cause to come into view
• petit
• petite very small
• pettifog argue over petty things
• pipe transport by pipeline
• pipet measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
• pipette measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
• poet a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• pope the head of the Roman Catholic Church
• poppet a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
• potpie deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
• teepee a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
• teff an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
• tepee a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
• tippet a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten
• tiptoe on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe
• toffee caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
• tope drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic
• tote carry with difficulty