NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

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• ahem the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
• attempt make an effort or attempt
• empath
• empathy understanding and entering into another's feelings
• empty holding or containing nothing
• epee a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
• eyeteeth
• hamate the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
• hate dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
• heap bestow in large quantities
• heat provide with heat
• heath a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
• heme a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
• hemp a plant fiber
• hype publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
• mate bring two objects, ideas, or people together
• matey (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
• matte not reflecting light; not glossy
• mayhem violent and needless disturbance
• meat the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
• meaty being on topic and prompting thought
• meet being precisely fitting and right
• meme a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• meta
• mete a line that indicates a boundary
• meth an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
• pate liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
• payee a person to whom money is paid
• peat partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
• peaty of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
• peep cause to come into view
• peppy marked by lively action
• petty contemptibly narrow in outlook
• tame flat and uninspiring
• tape fasten or attach with tape
• tappet a lever that is moved in order to tap something else
• team form a team
• teammate a fellow member of a team
• teat the small projection of a mammary gland
• teem move in large numbers
• teepee a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
• teeth the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
• teethe grow teeth; cut the baby teeth
• temp a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
• tempeh
• tempt give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
• tepee a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
• thee
• them
• theme provide with a particular theme or motive
• theta the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
• they
• thyme any of various mints of the genus Thymus
• type write by means of a keyboard with types
• yeah not only so, but