# NYT Spelling Bee drives me crazy **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [December 17, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739 "2023-12-17T15:50:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/221 "2024-03-13T12:49:14Z")
It’s the longest word that’s appeared in the Bee since its inception. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/222 "2024-03-13T16:43:59Z")
And it wasn’t terribly difficult to come up with. So the assumption that it’s the longest for many solvers is likely right. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/223 "2024-03-14T10:43:51Z")
I thnk we’ve mentioned this before, but they don’t take TINNING. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/224 "2024-03-14T14:57:44Z")
Nor do they take ‘bitting’, which is a locksmithing term for the sequence of pin lengths in a tumbler lock, or conversely the sequence of matching cuts to make a key for a specific lock. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/225 "2024-03-14T17:47:42Z")
Doesn’t take _anting_ either. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/226 "2024-03-14T17:48:18Z")
I assume this new “Strands” puzzle will occasionally be harder once its out of beta, but it’s fun to have a new puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/227 "2024-03-15T11:26:32Z")
Another obscure-to-me word today, MEZE, from Sam’s favorite subject area, cuisine. And they didn’t take the not-as-obscure-to-me philosophical term, ZETETIC. I think I’ve tried that one before. Does anyone here try to get to genius without using four-letter words? Or try to land exactly on the number of points needed for genius? I gather some people do those things. I guess it’s an additional challenge, but the former never occurred to me before I saw a reference to it somewhere, and I specifically dislike the latter. I always want to go beyond the bare minimum for genius. Because I’m not your average genius! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/228 "2024-03-16T17:47:56Z")
Mentioning the new puzzle Strands. again, as. today it was a little harder, but I also found the theme a little fuzzier. > **[Play Strands, our newest word-search game with a twist.](https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands)** > > The objective? Use every letter on the board to find today’s linked words plus their hidden theme. A new puzzle is added daily. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/229 "2024-03-16T18:13:11Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Mentioning the new puzzle Strands. again OK, I just played it for the first time. Took me about 10 minutes. Not at all sure how some of the words related to the theme, but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/230 "2024-03-16T22:44:43Z")
Forgot to mention another notable omission today, HIPPED. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/231 "2024-03-17T03:40:12Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Forgot to mention another notable omission today, HIPPED That one annoys me because my house has a [hipped roof](https://www.iko.com/blog/hip-roof-vs-gable-roof/#:~:text=A%20hip%20roof%20is%20a,they%20are%20easy%20to%20build). ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/232 "2024-03-17T03:43:50Z")
I’m sorry, but ‘hipped’ is vaguely related to trades, and hence obscure. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/233 "2024-03-17T03:53:29Z")
What trade are thin-hipped people in? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/234 "2024-03-17T03:56:01Z")
Hipped roofs are built by tradespeople. I did say _vaguely_ related. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/235 "2024-03-17T04:05:06Z")
But that’s clearly not the only use of the word. For [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipped), it’s not even the first meaning. > 1 **:** having hips especially of a specified kind —often used in combination > > a broad-_hipped_ person > > 2 **:** constructed with hips > > a _hipped_ roof ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/236 "2024-03-17T04:16:18Z")
I think you might be taking my slightly snarky joke a lot more seriously than I meant it. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/237 "2024-03-17T04:23:15Z")
Sorry, I didn’t notice the twinkle in your eye. My fault. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/238 "2024-03-17T08:13:56Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > For [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hipped), it’s not even the first meaning. Just a note: M-W lists definitions by historical order, not by most common usage. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/239 "2024-03-17T12:36:16Z")
I play the puzzles in the NY Times puzzle app on my phone, and they don’t have that one there yet. But it seems like Connections and Letter Boxed were the same way, they "beta"ed them on the website for awhile before adding them to the app. (I’m still disappointed that they removed the “vertex” puzzle from the app awhile back.) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/240 "2024-03-17T12:59:54Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Just a note: M-W lists definitions by historical order, not by most common usage. Didn’t know that. Thanks for ruining my argument. J/k. They didn’t take POLYGYNY today. (Blurred because it hints at the pangram.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=13)