Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Do you miss hearing a ____ tone when you call someone?”, starting with the letters di.
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noun
- The face of a sundial
- Timepiece
- The graduated face of a timepiece
- A face upon which some measurement is registered usually by means of graduations and a pointer
"the thermometer dial reads 70°F"
- A device that may be operated to make electrical connections or to regulate the operation of a machine
"a radio dial"
verb
- To measure with a dial
- To manipulate a device (such as a dial) so as to operate, regulate, or select
"dial your favorite program"
- Call
"dialed the office"
- To manipulate a dial
- To make a telephone call or connection
abbreviation
- Dialect
- Dialectical
noun
- A tone emitted by a telephone as a signal that the system is ready for dialing
adjective
- Relating to or being a standard telephone line used for computer communications
verb
- To place an unintended call to (someone) from a mobile phone (as by sitting on a phone placed in a back pocket) when the phone is not in use
"Responding to a complaint about illegal fishing, a game warden tried to call one of the suspects but the suspect hung up and then butt-dialed the game warden back. “Maybe the game warden didn't see,” one of them said to the other as the warden listened in."
noun
- A call placed from a mobile phone by butt-dialing an accidental mobile phone call
"The drunk text is familiar now. It needs no more explanation than a butt-dial or an autocorrect typo or cellphones in general."
noun
- A telephone function by which a selected stored number can be dialed by pressing only one key
idiom
- Don't change the channel/station
"We'll be back right after this commercial, so don't touch that dial!"
This clue was used on January 31, 2025.