Hints forDecember 25, 2024
Today's Spelling Bee (December 25, 2024) features a moderately challenging puzzle centered around the letter 'F'. With 55 valid words and two pangrams, most players can expect to spend 20-30 minutes reaching Queen Bee status. The game includes a variety of action-oriented and descriptive terms. Focus on different forms of verbs and nouns to maximize your word count. Here's:
- Think of a common way to bargain for something you fancy.
- Recall the mystical tiny folks from fantasy novels.
- Consider what happens when one doesn't succeed in tasks.
- Remember the feeling of insanity with repetition - almost like a rhythmic chant.
- Imagine what a cat might be described as - hint: graceful yet fierce.
- Consider instruments with strings smaller than a guitar's.
- Think Shakespeare's tragic male hero.
- Recall a vegetable often confused with dill in Italian dishes.
- What do you call a group of performers taking a bow?
- Explore the act of pretending to be someone or something you're not.
Hinted Answers: Peek or Reveal
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