Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “It’s not fun being on a chain ____, or ‘prisoner work detail’.”, starting with the letters ga.
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noun
- A group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends
- A group of persons working together
- A group of persons having informal and usually close social relations
"watching TV with the gang"
- A set of articles outfit
"a gang of oars"
- A combination of similar implements or devices arranged for convenience to act together
"a gang of saws"
verb
- To move or act as a gang
"Her opponents ganged together to oppose her nomination."
- to move or act as a gang
- to attack (a person) as a gang
- to assemble (mechanical or electronic parts) so that they may be operated simultaneously as a group
- To attack (a person) as a gang
"They ganged him and took his money."
- To assemble (mechanical or electronic parts) so that they may be operated simultaneously as a group
"Potentiometers are often ganged together so that the resistance in several circuits can be changed simultaneously."
- To arrange or produce (something, such as pages of typeset material) together as a unit
"… ganged the printing of 2000 cards to achieve a cost-efficient price per card of 38 cents."
- to move or act as a gang
- to attack (a person) as a gang
- to assemble (mechanical or electronic parts) so that they may be operated simultaneously as a group
verb
- Go
noun
- Copulation by several persons in succession with the same passive partner
- Gang rape
noun
- Two or three fishhooks with their shanks joined together
noun
- Rape of one person by several attackers in succession
verb
- To bring down (a ballcarrier in football) with several tacklers
verb
- To make a joint assault
"ganged up on him and beat him up"
- To combine for a specific purpose
"ganged up to raise prices"
- To exert group pressure
"ganged up against the boss"
adjective
- Opposed to gangs designed to prohibit gangs or to prevent or punish criminal behavior by gang members
"anti-gang laws"
noun
- A group of people (such as convicts) chained together especially as an outside working party
This clue was used on August 10, 2025.