# 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:** 147
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2921 "2026-05-15T19:43:34Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Didn’t PINMAN used to be allowed? Disappointed PACMAN wasn’t accepted… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2922 "2026-05-15T20:02:07Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Today (Thursday, May 14, 2026), no bimbos were allowed. Despite the lack of bimbos, they’re good on pimps. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2923 "2026-05-15T20:12:02Z")
… and pimping ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2924 "2026-05-15T20:13:22Z")
…and dildos ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2925 "2026-05-15T20:14:40Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > … and pimping  See, now you understand why we play. We get to come and complain! ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2926 "2026-05-16T04:17:35Z")
I tried BIMBO too! Today I learned a word new to me, but apparently not to 81% of players: MACING ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2927 "2026-05-16T04:46:47Z")
Because there is no S. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2928 "2026-05-16T04:51:37Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Because there is no S I meant it’s funny that dildo is a word he allows, along with pimp, when he doesn’t allow bimbo. I was responding to > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Despite the lack of bimbos, they’re good on pimps. Sorry if that was confusing. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2929 "2026-05-16T04:57:08Z")
I’m confused because you wrote dildos, not bimbo, so I thought you were talking about the plural. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2930 "2026-05-16T05:02:41Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I’m confused because you wrote dildos, not bimbo, so I thought you were talking about the plural I was following the speech pattern of the previous posts, which wasn’t obvious with all the spoilers! I think we’re over-spoiling, but better safe than annoy someone by mistake, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2931 "2026-05-16T05:07:29Z")
Thanks for the clarification. I’m just trying to follow along at home 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2932 "2026-05-16T13:21:24Z")
How’s everyone doing with today’s puzzle? We haven’t found the pangram and are having a hard time getting to Genius. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2933 "2026-05-16T13:24:38Z")
Me too. I’d normally be at Genius or very near by now and I’m not close ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2934 "2026-05-16T13:26:20Z")
And of course I went back and immediately saw a pangram but still a ways from G ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2935 "2026-05-16T13:34:14Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > We haven’t found the pangram and are having a hard time getting to Genius. Actually got a Pangram First (not that that’s a badge past 200, IIRC) today. But yes, it did take much longer than usual to get to Genius. ETA: NAPHTHA is still rejected. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2936 "2026-05-16T16:13:30Z")
The first thing I saw was the Volkswagen Phaeton. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2937 "2026-05-16T17:00:04Z")
Opened it up, saw a pangram and entered, and then headed off to do things. Forgot all about it until your post. ETA: Still no NAPHTHA I guess. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2938 "2026-05-16T17:21:21Z")
I’m surprised that PHONATHON wasn’t accepted. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2939 "2026-05-16T17:39:43Z")
And why do the allow PENTANE and HEPTANE and in the past OCTANE but not NONANE? They allow NONET along with OCTET, SEPTET, etc. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/2940 "2026-05-16T20:42:02Z")
No opah. I had an awful time with it. Gave up with 5 words to go. Never even heard of phaeton, and never remember patentee. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=148)