New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for May 6, 2023

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Today’s pangram is CALORIFIC.

CALORIFIC is defined as heat-generating.

ACACIA is defined as any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.

The word ACAI has no known definition.

AFFAIR is defined as a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. It is also defined as a vaguely specified concern. It is also defined as a vaguely specified social event.

AIOLI is defined as garlic mayonnaise.

AIRFOIL is defined as a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.

ARIA is defined as an elaborate song for solo voice.

ARIL is defined as fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed.

CALICO is defined as having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly. It is also defined as coarse cloth with a bright print. It is also defined as made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned.

CALORIC is defined as relating to or associated with heat. It is also defined as of or relating to calories in food.

CARIOCA is defined as a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba. It is also defined as a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro. It is also defined as music composed for dancing the carioca.

CIAO is defined as an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian).

The word CILIA has no known definition.

The word CIRCA has no known definition.

The word CIRRI has no known definition.

CLIFF is defined as a steep high face of rock.

COCCI is defined as any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.

COIF is defined as the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman’s hair). It is also defined as arrange attractively. It is also defined as a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law. It is also defined as cover with a coif.

COIL is defined as a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops. It is also defined as wind around something in coils or loops. It is also defined as make without a potter’s wheel. It is also defined as a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). It is also defined as to wind or move in a spiral course. It is also defined as a contraceptive device placed inside a woman’s womb. It is also defined as a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine. It is also defined as reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit. It is also defined as tubing that is wound in a spiral.

COIR is defined as stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.

COLIC is defined as acute abdominal pain (especially in infants).

The word COLORIFIC has no known definition.

The word CROCI has no known definition.

FACIAL is defined as cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles. It is also defined as care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams. It is also defined as of or concerning the face. It is also defined as of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object.

FAIL is defined as disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. It is also defined as be unsuccessful. It is also defined as fail to do something; leave something undone. It is also defined as stop operating or functioning. It is also defined as prove insufficient. It is also defined as fail to get a passing grade. It is also defined as fall short in what is expected. It is also defined as get worse. It is also defined as judge unacceptable. It is also defined as be unable. It is also defined as become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.

FAIR is defined as (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. It is also defined as very pleasing to the eye. It is also defined as not excessive or extreme. It is also defined as free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. It is also defined as without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. It is also defined as (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. It is also defined as gained or earned without cheating or stealing. It is also defined as a sale of miscellany; often for charity. It is also defined as lacking exceptional quality or ability. It is also defined as a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.. It is also defined as in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. It is also defined as a competitive exhibition of farm products. It is also defined as attractively feminine. It is also defined as free of clouds or rain. It is also defined as gathering of producers to promote business. It is also defined as join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. It is also defined as (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines.

FARCICAL is defined as broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce.

FILIAL is defined as designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation. It is also defined as relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring.

FILL is defined as make full, also in a metaphorical sense. It is also defined as any material that fills a space or container. It is also defined as occupy the whole of. It is also defined as become full. It is also defined as fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. It is also defined as assume, as of positions or roles. It is also defined as eat until one is sated. It is also defined as fill to satisfaction. It is also defined as appoint someone to (a position or a job). It is also defined as a quantity sufficient to satisfy. It is also defined as plug with a substance.

FLAIL is defined as move like a flail; thresh about. It is also defined as give a thrashing to; beat hard. It is also defined as an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing.

FLAIR is defined as distinctive and stylish elegance. It is also defined as a shape that spreads outward. It is also defined as a natural talent.

The word FOCACCIA has no known definition.

The word FOCI has no known definition.

FOIL is defined as a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through. It is also defined as anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing’s good qualities. It is also defined as hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. It is also defined as picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector. It is also defined as a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button. It is also defined as a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal. It is also defined as cover or back with foil. It is also defined as enhance by contrast.

The word FOLIC has no known definition.

FOLIO is defined as the system of numbering pages. It is also defined as a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book). It is also defined as a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages.

FRAIL is defined as easily broken or damaged or destroyed. It is also defined as wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. It is also defined as a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs). It is also defined as physically weak. It is also defined as the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds.

FRIAR is defined as a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.

FRILL is defined as an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal. It is also defined as ornamental objects of no great value. It is also defined as a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. It is also defined as (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs.

FROLIC is defined as gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement. It is also defined as play boisterously.

ILIAC is defined as of or relating to the ilium.

LAIC is defined as characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy.

The word LAICAL has no known definition.

LAIR is defined as the habitation of wild animals.

LIAR is defined as a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.

LILAC is defined as of a pale purple color. It is also defined as any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers.

LIRA is defined as the basic unit of money in Turkey. It is also defined as the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents. It is also defined as formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi.

The word LOCI has no known definition.

OFFICIAL is defined as conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline. It is also defined as a worker who holds or is invested with an office. It is also defined as having official authority or sanction. It is also defined as (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution. It is also defined as someone who administers the rules of a game or sport. It is also defined as verified officially. It is also defined as of or relating to an office.

The word OLIO has no known definition.

RACIAL is defined as of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups. It is also defined as of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people.

RAFFIA is defined as feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes. It is also defined as leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.. It is also defined as fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets.

RAIL is defined as a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. It is also defined as enclose with rails. It is also defined as criticize severely. It is also defined as complain bitterly. It is also defined as separate with a railing. It is also defined as spread negative information about. It is also defined as travel by rail or train. It is also defined as a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll. It is also defined as a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal). It is also defined as any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud. It is also defined as convey (goods etc.) by rails. It is also defined as fish with a handline over the rails of a boat. It is also defined as lay with rails. It is also defined as provide with rails. It is also defined as short for railway.

RAILCAR is defined as a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.

RIAL is defined as the basic unit of money in Oman. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Iran. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils.

RIFF is defined as look through a book or other written material. It is also defined as a Berber living in northern Morocco. It is also defined as a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation. It is also defined as play riffs.

RIFFRAFF is defined as disparaging terms for the common people.

RILL is defined as a small stream. It is also defined as a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion).

ROIL is defined as make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. It is also defined as be agitated.

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