LexiTopic: Hospitality, Entertainment, & Service
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 150 words that are used in 157 different ways related to Hospitality, Entertainment, and Service in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to HOSPITALITY, ENTERTAINMENT, & SERVICE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
ATTENDATTENDANTATTENDEDATTENDEEAUTOMATBADEBAKEBALLBALLROOMBARBACKBARMAIDBARMANBARROOMBATHBAWDBELLBOYBELLMANBELLMENBENEFITBENTOBIDDINGBIDDY*BOATELBONANZABOOK
BOOKABLEBOOKEDBOOTBLACKBOOTHBUFFETBULLYCABANACABINCAFECAMPCAMPINGCANTINACARHOPCARNIVALCARNYCARRYOUTCELEBCHEFCINEMACIRCUITCLUBCOLLARCOMEDICCOMEDYCOMIC
COMMONCOMPANIONCONFETTICOOKCOOKOFFCOOKOUTCOTILLIONCOTTAGECOURTDACHADANCEDANCEHALLDARKDATEDEADDEDICATEDEDICATEDDEDICATEEDEDICATIVEDELIDEMIMONDEDIVADOGPILEDOORMANDORM
DORMITORYDRABDRAGENGAGEMENTEVENINGEVENTEVENTFULFACTOTUMFAVORFETEFETEDFETINGFINALEFOOTMAN*FORMALFROLICFUNCTIONGAIETYGAILYGALAGAUDYGEEKGIGOLOGRILLGROOM
HALLHANDHATCHECKHEADLINEHEADLINEDHELPHOEDOWNHOTELINVITATIONINVITEINVITEDINVITEEINVITINGJACKALJANITORKEEPKHANKITCHENLANDLADYLANDLORDLARKLEGMAN*LEGMEN*LEVEELIDO*
LODGELUAUMADAMMADAMEMAGICMAGICIANMAIDMAJORDOMOMANAGEMANAGEDMANAGINGMATINEEMAYPOLEMENIALMENUMILLENNIAMILLENNIALMINIBARMINIONMOTEL
OPENOPENEDOUTDOOROUTINGOFFICE
Words Related to HOSPITALITY, ENTERTAINMENT, & SERVICE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Eating and Drinking PlacesEvents and EntertainmentsLodging, Resorts, VacationsPeople in Events and Entertainments generalSex WorkService
Not sports or sports venues; not traditional theater, film, or music performances
Eating and Drinking Places
AUTOMAT: M-W capitalizes (NOAD does not) and says “service mark.” Used for a cafeteria in which food is obtained especially from vending machinesBARBACK: a worker whose job is to assist a bartender (as by setting out glasses and restocking beverages)BARMAID: a woman who serves liquor at a barBARMAN: a bartenderBARROOM: room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquorBENTO: M-W: always in the open compound “bento box”BOOTH: an enclosed seating area (as in a restaurant) consisting typically of a table placed between two high-backed benchesBUFFET: a counter for refreshments (they went back to the buffet for a second helping); also, chiefly British: a restaurant operated as a public convenience (as in a railway station); also CAFE: café: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments; a restaurant; also, a barroom, cabaret, nightclubCANTINA: Southwestern US: a small barroom: saloonCARHOP: one who serves customers at a drive-in restaurantCARRYOUT: takeoutCHEF: French, short for chef de cuisine, head of the kitchenCLUB: a nightclubCOMMON: commons plural in form but singular in construction: a dining hall (dining commons)COOK: a person who prepares food for eatingDELI: short for delicatessen, a store where ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads) are soldGRILL: a usually informal restaurant or dining roomKEEP: a keeper, one whose job is to keep or tend [e.g., a barkeep, an inkeeper]KITCHEN: the people who prepare, cook, and serve food especially in a restaurant, cafeteria, etc.MENU: a list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or that are to be served (as at a banquet); also, the dishes available for or served at a meal; also, the meal itself
Events and Entertainments
ATTEND: to be present at: to go toATTENDANT: attendeeATTENDED: to be present at: to go toATTENDEE: a person who is present on a given occasion or at a given placeBADE: requested to come: invitedBAKE: a social gathering at which a baked food is servedBALL: a large formal gathering for social dancingBALLROOM: a large room used for dancesBENEFIT: an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or causeBIDDING: to request to come: to inviteBONANZA: an extravaganzaCARNIVAL: a traveling enterprise offering amusements; an organized program of entertainment or exhibition: a festivalCARNIVAL: an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading; an instance of riotous excessCINEMA: short for cinematograph, a motion-picture theaterCIRCUIT: a number of similar social gatherings (the cocktail circuit)CIRCUIT: a number or series of public outlets (such as theaters, radio shows, or arenas) offering the same kind of presentationCOMEDIC: of or relating to comedy, humorous entertainment (nightclub comedy)COMEDY: humorous entertainment (nightclub comedy)CONFETTI: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)COOKOFF: M-W hyphenates cook-off, a cooking competitionCOOKOUT: an outing at which a meal is cooked and served in the open; also: the meal cookedCOTILLION: a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille; or an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls; or a formal ballDANCE: a social gathering for dancing (a high school dance); also, the art of dancingDANCEHALL: M-W shows as open compound dance hall, a large room set aside or suitable for dances, especially: a public hall offering facilities for dancingDARK: closed to the public (the theater is dark in the summer)DATE: an engagement for a professional performance (as of a performing ensemble) (concert dates)DEAD: lacking in gaiety or animation (a dead party)DEDICATE: to open to public useDEDICATED: to open to public useDEDICATEE: one to whom a thing is dedicatedDEDICATIVE: dedicating, dedicatoryDOGPILE: a mass of people who have piled on top of one another (as in celebrating a sports victory or while fighting); also, to form a dogpile around someone especially as part of a fight or celebrationDRAG: (noun) entertainment in which performers caricature or challenge gender stereotypes (as by dressing in clothing that is stereotypical of another gender, by using exaggeratedly gendered mannerisms, or by combining elements of stereotypically male and female dress) and often wear elaborate or outrageous costumes; also, the costumes worn by drag performers (performing in drag); also: stereotypically gendered clothing worn by someone who is of a different gender; also, (adj.) of, being, involving, or intended for a person wearing clothing typical of the opposite sex: of, being, involving, or intended for a person in drag (a drag ball)ENGAGEMENT: an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place (a dinner engagement)EVENING: the period of an evening's entertainmentEVENT: a social occasion or activityEVENTFUL: full of or rich in eventsFAVOR: a small gift or decorative item given out at a partyFETE: or fête, a lavish often outdoor entertainment; also,: to honor or commemorate with a fete; to pay high honor toFETED: or fête, a lavish often outdoor entertainment; also,: to honor or commemorate with a fete; to pay high honor toFETING: a lavish often outdoor entertainment; also,: to honor or commemorate with a fete; to pay high honor toFINALE: the closing part, scene, or number in a public performance (the finale of the ballet); the last and often climactic event or item in a sequence (the TV show's season finale, the finale of the fireworks display)FORMAL: or fête, something (such as a dance or a dress) formal in characterFROLIC: a playful or mischievous action; an occasion or scene of fun: a partyFUNCTION: an official or formal ceremony or social gatheringGAIETY: merry-making, festive activityGAILY: in a gay manner: marked by gaietyGALA: a festive celebration; especially: a public entertainment marking a special occasionGAUDY: a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British universityGEEK: a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snakeHALL: a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes; also, a place used for public entertainmentHATCHECK: employed in checking hats and articles of outdoor clothingHOEDOWN: a square dance, a dance for four couples who form the sides of a squareINVITATION: the act of inviting; also, an often formal request to be present or participate; also, incentive or inducementINVITE: to request the presence or participation ofINVITED: to request the presence or participation ofINVITEE: an invited personINVITING: to request the presence or participation ofLARK: a source of or quest for amusement or adventure (thought life was a lark); also, to engage in harmless fun or mischief —often used with aboutLEVEE: a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed; also, an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men; also, a reception usually in honor of a particular personLIDO*: a fashionable beach resort, named for Lido, ItalyLUAU: a Hawaiian feastMAGIC: the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand (entertained with acts of jugglery and magicMAGICIAN: one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of handMATINEE: a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon; French matinée, literally, morning, from Old French, from matin morning, from Latin matutinum, from neuter of matutinus of the morning, from Matuta, goddess of morningMAYPOLE: often capitalized: a tall flower-wreathed pole forming a center for May Day sports and dancesMILLENNIA: plural of millennium, a 1000th anniversary or its celebrationMILLENNIAL: of or relating to a millennium, a 1000th anniversary or its celebration
OPEN: not restricted to a particular group or category of participants (open to the public)OPENED: to provide the opening performance of a show before the main eventOUTDOOR: performed outdoors (outdoor sports, an outdoor concert)OUTING: a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
Lodging, Resorts, Vacations
BATH: a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing; also, a spa (used in plural, baths): a mineral spring; a resort with mineral springsBELLBOY: a bellhop: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errandsBELLMAN: a bellhop: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errandsBELLMEN: a bellhop: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errandsBOATEL: a waterside hotel equipped with docks to accommodate persons traveling by boat (or a boat or ship with sleeping accommodations that is used as a hotel)CABANA: a lightweight structure with living facilities or a tentlike shelter usually with an open side facing a beach or swimming poolCABIN: a small one-story dwelling usually of simple constructionCAMP: a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers); a group of tents, cabins, or huts; also, to take up one's quarters: lodge; to take up one's position: settle down —often used with out (camp out in the library for the afternoon)CAMPING: a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers); a group of tents, cabins, or huts; also, to take up one's quarters: lodge; to take up one's position: settle down —often used with out (camp out in the library for the afternoon)COTTAGE: a usually small house for vacation useCOURT: a motelDACHA: a Russian country cottage used especially in the summerDOORMAN: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)DORM: a dormitoryDORMITORY: a room for sleeping; especially: a large room containing numerous beds; a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private bathsHOTEL: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the publicKEEP: a keeper, one whose job is to keep or tend [e.g., a barkeep, an inkeeper]KHAN: a caravansary or rest house in some Asian countriesLANDLADY: a woman who is a landlord [LOL]LANDLORD: the owner of property (such as land, houses, or apartments) that is leased or rented to another; the master of an inn or lodging house: innkeeperLODGE: a house set apart for residence in a particular season (such as the hunting season); a resort hotel: an inn; a house on an estate originally for the use of a gamekeeper, caretaker, or porter; a shelter for an employee (such as a gatekeeper); also, a wigwam; also (chiefly dialectal) a rude shelter or abodeMINIBAR: a small refrigerator in a hotel room that is stocked with especially alcoholic beverages and snacks for guestsMOTEL: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area (motor + hotel)
People in Events and Entertainments
CARNY: a person who works with a carnivalCELEB: short for celebrity, a famous or celebrated personCOMIC: a comedian (a stand-up comic)DIVA: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality; a prima donnaHEADLINE: to be engaged as a leading performer in (a show)HEADLINED: to be engaged as a leading performer in (a show)MAGICIAN: one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of handMANAGE: to direct the professional career of (an agency that manages entertainers)MANAGED: to direct the professional career of (an agency that manages entertainers)MANAGING: to direct the professional career of (an agency that manages entertainers)
Service
ATTEND: to go or stay with as a companion, nurse, or servant; to be ready for serviceATTENDANT: one who attends another to perform a service, especially : an employee who waits on customers; also accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform serviceATTENDED: to go or stay with as a companion, nurse, or servant; to be ready for serviceBIDDY*: a hired girl or cleaning woman; or usually disparaging: woman, especially: an elderly woman; diminutive of the name Bridget [probably an Irish servant]BOOK: to schedule engagements for (book the band for a week); also, to set aside time for (booking a strategy meeting); also, to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings); also, to reserve in advance (book two seats at the theater); to make a reservationBOOKABLE: M-W’s only mention of this adjective is “chiefly British”: to register in a hotel —usually used with inBOOKED: to schedule engagements for (book the band for a week); also, to set aside time for (booking a strategy meeting); also, to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings); also, to reserve in advance (book two seats at the theater); to make a reservationBOOTBLACK: one who shines shoesCOLLAR: an indication of control: a token of subservienceCOMPANION: one employed to live with and serve another (We hired a companion for our elderly mother.)FACTOTUM: person having many diverse activities or responsibilities; a general servantFOOTMAN*: a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master's carriage; or a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errandsGROOM: archaic: a manservant, or one of several officers of the English royal householdHAND: a person employed at manual labor or general tasks; a worker or employeeHELP: an employee or employeesJACKAL: a person who performs routine or menial tasks for anotherJANITOR: one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs; also, a doorkeeper; from Janus, gate, from a Roman god that is identified with doors, gates, and all beginnings and that is depicted with two opposite facesLEGMAN*: an assistant who performs various subordinate tasks (such as gathering information or running errands)LEGMEN*: an assistant who performs various subordinate tasks (such as gathering information or running errands)MAID: a maidservant; a woman or girl employed to do domestic workMAJORDOMO: a head steward of a large household (such as a palace); also, a butler or steward; also, a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another; broadly: the person who runs an enterpriseMENIAL: a person doing menial work, specifically: a domestic servant or retainer; also, of or relating to servants: lowly (a menial worker); appropriate to a servant: humble, servile (menial chores)MINION: a servile dependent, follower, or underling; a subordinate or petty official
OFFICE: an assigned or assumed duty, task, or role
Sex Work
BAWD: one who keeps a house of prostitution: a madam; also, a prostituteBULLY: a pimpDEMIMONDE: a class of women on the fringes of respectable society supported by wealthy lovers; also, their world. Or, the world of prostitution.DRAB: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay: a woman who is a sex worker; also, to associate with sex workersGIGOLO: a man supported by a woman usually in return for his attentions; or a professional dancing partner or male escortMADAM: the female head of a house of prostitutionMADAME: the female head of a house of prostitution