# 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:** 158
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3141 "2026-08-22T16:57:56Z")
Also I believe the word Trinitarian is only ever capitalized. (Another word that wasn’t accepted today is tartaric, though we’ve mentioned that previously.) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3142 "2026-08-22T18:41:50Z")
I wonder what’s the matter with NUTRIA, which is not accepted today. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3143 "2026-08-22T18:44:18Z")
I thought it was the opposite. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3144 "2026-08-22T20:35:45Z")
Eh? Now I’m confused. The sole meaning of Trinitarian is a person who believes in the Trinitarian doctrine and is a proper noun. A Unitarian might be a member of the Unitarian Church but could also be someone who takes a unitarian approach to this, that or the other thing (with no religious connotation.) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3145 "2026-08-25T00:23:39Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Also not accepted today is NATRON, Still not accepted today sadly Loads of possible proper nouns today, including TORONTO, TARANTO, OTRANTO, MORMON ---
**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:** [August 25, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3146 "2026-08-25T00:29:15Z")
I’ll be darned, I was so busy today that I forgot to even open it. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3147 "2026-08-25T01:03:00Z")
Still won’t accept TARN, which is a pretty common word. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3148 "2026-08-25T01:10:34Z")
Okay, well, 40 minutes to Genius. I’ll take it. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3149 "2026-08-28T12:14:06Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Okay, well, 40 minutes to Genius. Literally less than a minute to Genius today. Oh, the contrast. Guess I have to go for QB. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3150 "2026-08-28T15:12:54Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Literally less than a minute to Genius today. Awesome! The fastest I’ve ever gotten G was 4 minutes, I think. (Can’t remember for sure and don’t feel like checking my log.) Today, I got QB in around 40 minutes. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3151 "2026-08-28T15:56:29Z")
Well, I got lucky because there were five ‘triplets’ of answers and I got them all quickly . Got QB as well, I don’t often pursue it. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3152 "2026-08-28T21:46:17Z")
Very easy QB today > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Well, I got lucky because there were five ‘triplets’ of answers and I got them all quickly. Yep. Once I got into the groove I added the LY and ITY to everything and was surprised how many ITYs were accepted. I was literally giggling. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3153 "2026-09-01T23:07:31Z")
Oh c’mon, WILLIWAW is even in Merriam-Webster. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3154 "2026-09-02T22:33:24Z")
Looks like none of the editors/puzzle curators are fans of vintage cars, with TAILFIN not accepted today. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3155 "2026-09-03T06:12:54Z")
Thanks for reminding me. I tried to put it in twice. It was accepted up until 2024, ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3156 "2026-09-03T12:35:20Z")
Harumph. Three boogery words that were formerly disallowed: KENTE, LITTLENECK and NETLIKE. ETA: That wasn’t meant to imply that it was the first time those words were allowed. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3157 "2026-09-05T15:37:50Z")
I wonder what’s wrong with MAGICKING as a pangram. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3158 "2026-09-05T15:49:21Z")
If it matters, magick isn’t in the online Merriam-Webster dictionary. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3159 "2026-09-05T16:02:25Z")
KINGMAKING is such a common term in board and card games that I was actually surprised to not see it. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/3160 "2026-09-05T16:08:44Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > magick isn’t in the online Merriam-Webster dictionary. The root word would be MAGIC (verb). The K is inserted when adding a suffix beginning with an E, I, or Y but the pronunciation of the final C is not changed. Example: MIMIC/MIMICKING, which are in today’s puzzle. However, MAGICIAN (also in today) does change the pronunciation, so doesn’t get a K. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=159)