NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• belie be in contradiction with
• bible a book regarded as authoritative in its field
• bike ride a bicycle
• bile a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
• bilk hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• bill demand payment
• biome a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
• boil be agitated
• bookie a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
• bookmobile a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
• imbibe take in, also metaphorically
• immobile securely fixed in place
• kibble coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)
• kill be the source of great pain for
• kilo one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
• libel print slanderous statements against
• libelee
• like resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
• limb any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
• limbo the state of being disregarded or forgotten
• lime spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
• limo large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
• mike device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
• mile a footrace extending one mile
• milk exploit as much as possible
• mill move about in a confused manner
• mime act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
• mimeo print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph
• mobile affording change (especially in social status)
• moil work hard
• olio
• ollie