New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for February 13, 2023

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Today’s pangrams are ACCORDION, DRACONIAN, and DRACONIC.

ACCORDION is defined as a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player.

DRACONIAN is defined as of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws.

The word DRACONIC has no known definition.

ACCORD is defined as go together. It is also defined as harmony of people’s opinions or actions or characters. It is also defined as allow to have. It is also defined as concurrence of opinion. It is also defined as a written agreement between two states or sovereigns. It is also defined as sympathetic compatibility.

ACID is defined as street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It is also defined as being sour to the taste. It is also defined as harsh or corrosive in tone. It is also defined as any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt. It is also defined as having the characteristics of an acid.

ACIDIC is defined as being sour to the taste. It is also defined as being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7).

ACRID is defined as harsh or corrosive in tone. It is also defined as strong and sharp.

ADORN is defined as be beautiful to look at. It is also defined as make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.. It is also defined as furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors.

ANACONDA is defined as large arboreal boa of tropical South America.

ANDIRON is defined as metal supports for logs in a fireplace.

ANDROID is defined as an automaton that resembles a human being.

ARCADIA is defined as a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese.

ARCADIAN is defined as (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic. It is also defined as an inhabitant of Arcadia.

ARDOR is defined as feelings of great warmth and intensity. It is also defined as a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause). It is also defined as intense feeling of love.

ARID is defined as lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. It is also defined as lacking sufficient water or rainfall.

CANARD is defined as a deliberately misleading fabrication.

CANDID is defined as openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. It is also defined as characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. It is also defined as informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared.

CANDOR is defined as ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty. It is also defined as the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.

CANID is defined as any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.

CARD is defined as a list of dishes available at a restaurant. It is also defined as a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited. It is also defined as a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement. It is also defined as (golf) a record of scores (as in golf). It is also defined as a witty amusing person who makes jokes. It is also defined as (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat. It is also defined as separate the fibers of. It is also defined as a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer’s capabilities. It is also defined as a card certifying the identity of the bearer. It is also defined as a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures). It is also defined as ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor. It is also defined as one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes. It is also defined as thin cardboard, usually rectangular.

CARDIAC is defined as of or relating to the heart.

The word CARDIO has no known definition.

CARDIOID is defined as an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle.

CICADA is defined as stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.

CIRCADIAN is defined as of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals.

CODA is defined as the closing section of a musical composition.

CODON is defined as a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid.

CONCORD is defined as the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775). It is also defined as go together. It is also defined as agreement of opinions. It is also defined as a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole. It is also defined as capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river. It is also defined as the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations. It is also defined as be in accord; be in agreement. It is also defined as arrange by concord or agreement. It is also defined as arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance. It is also defined as town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought.

CONDO is defined as one of the dwelling units in a condominium.

CONDOR is defined as the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere.

CORD is defined as a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton. It is also defined as a light insulated conductor for household use. It is also defined as a line made of twisted fibers or threads. It is also defined as a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet. It is also defined as bind or tie with a cord. It is also defined as stack in cords.

CORDON is defined as adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord. It is also defined as a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing. It is also defined as cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank.

CORRIDA is defined as a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators.

CORRIDOR is defined as an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it.

DARN is defined as something of little value. It is also defined as sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment). It is also defined as repair by sewing.

DINAR is defined as the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Libya. It is also defined as 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Algeria. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Tunisia. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils.

The word DINO has no known definition.

DODO is defined as someone whose style is out of fashion. It is also defined as extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons.

DONOR is defined as person who makes a gift of property. It is also defined as (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host).

DOODAD is defined as something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.

DOOR is defined as the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. It is also defined as anything providing a means of access (or escape). It is also defined as a room that is entered via a door. It is also defined as a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road). It is also defined as a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.

DORADO is defined as a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

DRAIN is defined as flow off gradually. It is also defined as a pipe through which liquid is carried away. It is also defined as make weak. It is also defined as emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it. It is also defined as a gradual depletion of energy or resources. It is also defined as deplete of resources. It is also defined as empty of liquid; drain the liquid from. It is also defined as tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material.

The word DROID has no known definition.

The word INDICA has no known definition.

The word INDICIA has no known definition.

INDOOR is defined as located, suited for, or taking place within a building. It is also defined as within doors.

INROAD is defined as an encroachment or intrusion. It is also defined as an invasion or hostile attack.

NADA is defined as a quantity of no importance.

NADIR is defined as an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything. It is also defined as the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected.

NAIAD is defined as submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains.

ODOR is defined as any property detected by the olfactory system. It is also defined as the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.

ORDAIN is defined as order by virtue of superior authority; decree. It is also defined as appoint to a clerical posts. It is also defined as invest with ministerial or priestly authority. It is also defined as issue an order.

RADAR is defined as measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.

RADIAN is defined as the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees).

The word RADII has no known definition.

RADIO is defined as an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals. It is also defined as medium for communication. It is also defined as a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves. It is also defined as indicating radiation or radioactivity. It is also defined as transmit messages via radio waves.

RADON is defined as a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health.

RAID is defined as search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on. It is also defined as a sudden short attack. It is also defined as enter someone else’s territory and take spoils. It is also defined as an attempt by speculators to defraud investors. It is also defined as search for something needed or desired. It is also defined as take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.

RANCID is defined as smelling of fermentation or staleness. It is also defined as (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition.

RAND is defined as a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese. It is also defined as United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982). It is also defined as the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents.

The word RANDO has no known definition.

RIND is defined as the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating).

ROAD is defined as an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. It is also defined as a way or means to achieve something.

RONDO is defined as a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata.

ROOD is defined as representation of the cross on which Jesus died.

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