Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Go in specific direction”, starting with the letters he.
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adjective
- Having a head or a heading
- Having a head or heads of a specified kind or number
verb
- Behead
- To put the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement on fit a head see head to
"head an arrow"
- To form the uppermost extremity or projecting part of to form the head or top of
"tower headed by a spire"
- To act as leader or director of to act as head see head to
"head a revolt"
- To get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn back
"head a herd of cattle"
- To take a lead over (as in a race) surpass
- To pass (a stream) by going round above the source
- To place something at the beginning or top of (something) in order to introduce or categorize to put something at the head of (something, as a list)
"Each page was headed with the writer's name."
- To stand as the first or leading member of
"heads the list of heroes"
- To set the course of
"head a ship northward"
- To hit and propel (something, such as a soccer ball) with the head see head
"headed the ball into the goal"
- To form a compact mass of leaves or fruit to form a head see head
"This type of cabbage heads early."
- To point or proceed in a certain direction
"headed south"
- To have a source originate
"The river heads in those mountains."
noun
- A cowbird (Molothrus ater) widespread in the U.S. and southern Canada in which the male is black with a brown head and the female is gray
"The most famous brood parasites, the European cuckoo and the brown-headed cowbird, lay their eggs in nests of other species."
adjective
- Vacuous
adjective
- Having many centers or branches
"a hydra-headed organization"
noun
- Any of a small phylum (Acanthocephala) of unsegmented parasitic worms that have a proboscis bearing hooks by which attachment is made to the intestinal wall of the host
adjective
- Having the hair, fur, or plumage of the head white or very light
- Specially favored fortunate
adjective
- Having hair suggesting wool
- Marked by vague or confused perception or thinking
noun
- A director or leader who shares responsibilities with one or more other people
"After fourteen years as cohead of Sotheby's American paintings department, Meilman left in 1984 …"
verb
- To turn back or turn aside block, prevent
"head them off at the pass"
This clue was used on October 4, 2025.
This clue has been used several times with the same answer. It also appeared on these dates:
January 18, 2025