Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Slant, slope or pinball ‘game over’ move”, starting with the letters ti.
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verb
- To cause to have an inclination
- To point or thrust in or as if in a tilt
"tilt a lance"
- To charge against
"tilt an adversary"
- To move or shift so as to lean or incline slant
- To incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy
- To engage in a combat with lances joust
- To make an impetuous attack
"tilt at social evils"
noun
- The act of tilting} the state or position of being {a_link
- A sloping surface
- Slant, bias
"a tilt toward military involvement"
- Speed see full tilt
- Dispute, contention
- Any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances
- A contest on horseback in which two combatants charging with lances or similar weapons try to unhorse each other joust
- A tournament of tilts
noun
- A canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall
verb
- To cover or provide with a tilt
noun
- An aircraft that has rotors at the end of each wing which can be oriented vertically for vertical takeoffs and landings, horizontally for forward flight, or to any position in between
phrasal verb
- To attack (someone or something) in writing or speech
"critics tilting at the established system"
idiom
- To use time and energy to attack an enemy or problem that is not real or important
adverb
- At high speed
"running full tilt"
idiom
- To cause a state or situation in which one country or group (such as a political party) has more power than a competing one
"Their party's loss of two members shifted/tipped the balance of power in the legislature."
This clue was used on March 10, 2025.
This clue has been used several times with the same answer. It also appeared on these dates:
February 24, 2025