Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Medicine that’s popped as opposed to swigged”, starting with the letters pi.
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verb
- To come off in flakes or scales peel
- To subject to depredation or extortion
- To peel or strip off
noun
- A usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole
- Birth control pill
- Something repugnant or unpleasant that must be accepted or endured
- Something resembling a pill in size or shape
- A disagreeable or tiresome person
verb
- To dose with pills
- Blackball
- To become rough with or mat into little balls
"brushed woolens often pill"
noun
- Wood louse
noun
- A drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancy
noun
- Any of various preparations that typically contain progestin either alone or in combination with estrogen, are taken orally especially on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives see contraceptive by preventing ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, or thinning the uterine lining oral contraceptive
"One of the biggest impediments to obtaining birth control pills is needing a prescription."
- any of various preparations that typically contain progestin either alone or in combination with estrogen, are taken orally especially on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives by preventing ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, or thinning the uterine lining : oral contraceptive —called also contraceptive pill
noun
- Any of various preparations that typically contain a progestin either alone or in combination with an estrogen, are taken orally especially on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives see contraceptive by preventing ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, or thinning uterine lining birth control pill
noun
- A birth control pill that contains a low dose of progestin but no estrogen and is intended to minimize side effects
"The combined estrogen-progestin pill and progestin-only "mini pill" prevent ovulation. The mini pill is advised for women who can't take estrogen and for nursing women."
noun
- An oral drug usually containing high doses of estrogen that is taken up to usually three days after unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure to prevent or delay ovulation
"The FDA-approved morning-after pill can reduce the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sex or failure of another contraceptive method like a condom, and is ideally taken within 72 hours. The pill … works by delaying ovulation or preventing implantation and cannot terminate a pregnancy."
- an oral drug usually containing high doses of estrogen that is taken up to usually three days after unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure to prevent or delay ovulation
noun
- Any of various stimulant drugs in pill or tablet form
This clue was used on February 23, 2025.