NYT 🐝 Clues—Sun. 11 September, 2022

Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.

Letters: v  d  e  i  n  o  t

  • Total Answers: 55
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! đŸ€Ł

DE

  1. DE6 — to remove the dark dorsal vein from (shrimp) sounds like—divine

  2. DE8 — to remove the dark dorsal vein from (shrimp)

  3. DE6 — utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected; lacking contents that could or should be present synonyms—bankrupt, bare, barren, bereft, destitute sounds like—divide, divvied

  4. DE6 — to keep or intend for a special purpose; to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention synonyms—allocate, consecrate, dedicate, earmark, give up (to)

  5. DE7 — feeling or showing love; firm in one's allegiance to someone or something synonyms—adoring, affectionate, fond, loving, tender sounds like—divided

  6. DE7 — a person with a strong and habitual liking for something synonyms—addict, aficionado, buff, bug, enthusiast sounds like—brevity, cavity, heavily, levity, parity

  7. DE8 — a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone; adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty; belief and trust in and loyalty to God synonyms—affection, attachment, devotedness, fondness, love

DI

  1. DI4 — an act or instance of diving; the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude synonyms—pitch, plunge, descent, dip, down sounds like—arrive, chive, derive

  2. DI5 — to cast oneself head first into deep water; to go to a lower level especially abruptly synonyms—pitched, plunged, sounded, crashed, cratered sounds like—lived

  3. DI6 — to set or force apart; to go or move in different directions from a central point synonyms—break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin sounds like—decide, deride, device, devise, devoid

  4. DI7 — disagreeing with each other synonyms—disunited, split sounds like—decided, delighted, devoted

  5. DI8 — something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed synonyms—bonus, cumshaw, donative, extra, gratuity sounds like—defend, depend, descend

  6. DI6 — of the very best kind; of, relating to, or being God synonyms—A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner sounds like—define, design, device, devise

  7. DI7 — to realize or know about beforehand synonyms—anticipated, forefelt, foreknew, foresaw, previsioned sounds like—defined

  8. DI5 — a square of turf or sod; a loose piece of turf (such as one dug from a golf fairway in making a shot); a small dent : a small depression or hollow sounds like—devote, devout, pivot, rivet

  9. DI7 — as in dished out, measured (out) synonyms—admeasured, allotted, allowed, appropriated, assigned sounds like—devoid

DO

  1. DO4 — a person who opposes war or warlike policies; an innocent or gentle person synonyms—pacifist, peacenik, angel, innocent, lamb sounds like—dive, dub, duck, dud, dug

EN

  1. EN6 — an annual or biennial composite herb (Cichorium endivia) that is closely related to chicory and occurs in two common varieties:; a variety (C. endivia crispa) having curly, usually dissected leaves : curly **; a variety (C. endivia latifolium) having broad flat leaves used especially cooked as a vegetable : escarole sounds like—dive, indict

  2. EN6 — to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages synonyms—begrudged, resented

EV

  1. EV4 — not merely this but also; to a full extent or degree synonyms—indeed, nay, truly, verily, yea sounds like—been, bin, chin, din, easing

  2. EV6 — to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps; to make equal in amount, degree, or status synonyms—flattened, leveled, planed, smoothed, smoothened sounds like—almond, avenue, avid, eaten, eon

  3. EV5 — something that happens; something that might happen; a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize synonyms—affair, circumstance, episode, hap, happening sounds like—invent, vent

  4. EV7 — appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed; not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation synonyms—apparent, assumed, ostensible, ostensive, presumed

IN

  1. IN6 — to create or think of by clever use of the imagination synonyms—concoct, construct, contrive, cook (up), devise sounds like—event

  2. IN8 — not real and existing only in the imagination synonyms—chimerical, fabulous, fanciful, fantasied, fantastic

  3. IN9 — something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination; something that is the product of the imagination; the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others synonyms—brainchild, coinage, concoction, contrivance, creation sounds like—convention

  4. IN9 — showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing; having the skill and imagination to create new things synonyms—artful, clever, creative, imaginative, ingenious

  5. IN6 — to request the presence or participation of; to act so as to make (something) more likely synonyms—ask, bid, ask (for), court, flirt (with)

  6. IN7 — to request the presence or participation of; to act so as to make (something) more likely synonyms—asked, bade, asked (for), courted, flirted (with) sounds like—environ, excited

  7. IN7 — as in guest, visitor synonyms—caller, drop-in, frequenter, guest, visitant sounds like—annuity, cavity, devotee, enmity, entity

IV

  1. IV5 — overgrown with ivy; academic sounds like—divvied, evade

NO

  1. NO8 — as in nonstarter, disappointment synonyms—bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker sounds like—content, convent, event, invent, prevent

OV

  1. OV4 — as in stove, microwave synonyms—broiler, fryer, microwave, microwave **, roaster sounds like—above, abuzz, adjoin, adjourn, adjudge

  2. OV5 — of, relating to, or resembling sheep sounds like—bean, b*, careen, clean, dean

  3. OV5 — having the shape of an egg synonyms—elliptical, oval, ovate sounds like—avoid, void

VE

  1. VE4 — a distinctive way of putting ideas into words synonyms—fashion, locution, manner, mode, phraseology sounds like—arraign, bane, cane, chain, feign

  2. VE6 — as in marbled, moirĂ© synonyms—marbled, moirĂ©, spangled, chromatic, colored sounds like—chained, feigned, gained, pained, vain

  3. VE4 — to offer for sale to the public synonyms—deal (in), market, merchandise, put up, retail sounds like—bend, end, fend, lend, mend

  4. VE6 — to offer for sale to the public synonyms—dealt (in), marketed, merchandised, put up, retailed sounds like—ended, tended

  5. VE4 — to find emotional release for; to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion); to throw or give off synonyms—loose, release, take out, unleash, air sounds like—bent, cent, dent, e**, lent

  6. VE6 — as in atmosphered synonyms—atmosphered, airy, breezy, ventilated sounds like—rented

  7. VE4 — an order that something not be done or used synonyms—ban, embargo, interdict, interdiction, prohibition sounds like—auto, beat, beet, chateau, chateaux

  8. VE6 — as in rejected, refused synonyms—refused, rejected, revoked, unsanctioned, disallowed sounds like—abode, atone, chateaux, rutted, shuttered

  9. VE6 — to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance; to subject to usually expert appraisal or correction; to provide veterinary care for (an animal) : to subject (an animal) to veterinary examination sounds like—bated, batted, booted, dated, fetid

VI

  1. VI5 — a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV synonyms—tape, tape recording, vid, *tape sounds like—audio, giddy, kiddie, radio, redeem

  2. VI7 —

  3. VI4 — to engage in a contest synonyms—battled, competed, contended, faced off, fought sounds like—bead, cede, deed, feed, heed

  4. VI4 — to be unsuccessful synonyms—bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out sounds like—dine, fine, line, mine, pine

  5. VI5 — producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description synonyms—delineated, graphic, pictorial, picturesque, visual sounds like—avid, civil, devoid, divide, divvied

VO

  1. VO4 — having no legal or binding force; lacking contents that could or should be present; utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected synonyms—bad, inoperative, invalid, nonbinding, nonvalid sounds like—a**

  2. VO6 — to put an end to by formal action; to remove the contents of synonyms—abated, abolished, abrogated, annulled, a** sounds like—a**

  3. VO6 — a person skilled in using supernatural forces synonyms—charmer, conjurer, enchanter, mage, Magian sounds like—dew, doo, due, food, guru

  4. VO4 — the right to formally express one's position or will in an election; a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election; the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion synonyms—ballot, enfranchisement, franchise, suffrage, ballot sounds like—boat, coat, goat, moat, note

  5. VO5 — to set before the mind for consideration synonyms—advanced, bounced, offered, posed, proffered sounds like—coated, noted

  6. VO6 — a mass celebrated for a special intention (as for a wedding or funeral) in place of the mass of the day sounds like—motive

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