Hints forDecember 14, 2024
Today's Spelling Bee (December 14, 2024) presents a moderately challenging puzzle centered around the letter 'H'. With 47 valid words including one pangram, most players can expect to spend 20-25 minutes reaching Queen Bee status. The game features a mix of common and unique words, with many relating to actions and objects. For those seeking a gentle nudge in the right direction, here are some cryptic clues that might spark your imagination:Here's:
- Think of a person's relaxed demeanor, often linked with calmness.
- A painful sensation, often felt in muscles or joints.
- A common exclamation when sneezing!
- Popular beverage often associated with bars and parties.
- A famous Hawaiian greeting.
- A sauce primarily used in Mexican cuisine.
- Where you store hidden treasures or data.
- A traditional Jewish bread, often braided.
- A possibility or opportunity that might come your way.
- Part of a church, near the altar.
- What your TV subscription offers - lots of these.
- To tighten or grasp firmly.
- A stylish hat, often bell-shaped.
- What a sports mentor is called.
- The spiral cavity in the inner ear.
- These fish journey upstream to spawn.
- A mollusk with a robust shell, found in the ocean.
- Each individual unit.
- A hierarchical level, often in an organization or society.
- A repetition of sound due to reflection of sound waves.
- To improve or intensify something.
- A term for lawful per Islamic law.
- Healthy and robust.
- A long corridor.
- An angelic ring.
- To restore health.
- The back part of your foot.
- The afterlife according to Dante.
- A very unpleasant and uncomfortable place.
- A greeting, often used in English-speaking countries.
- Therefore, as a logical conclusion.
- A dye made from plants, often used for hair and skin.
- An opening or cavity.
- A leader or boss, often in a playful context.
- To sharpen or refine.
- An illicit distilled alcohol, often associated with Prohibition.
- To dissolve minerals from soil or rock.
- Common in vampire lore, this creature loves human blood.
- A fish often found in freshwater, related to carps.
- A narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs.
- A popular Tex-Mex snack, often served with cheese.
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