# 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:** 39
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/761 "2024-10-07T13:15:12Z")
I’m weirdly relieved I wasn’t the only one to try that… ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/762 "2024-10-07T17:34:11Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > And thankfully no MAGA either. Fortunately, that’s an acronym, so it’ll never be accepted. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/763 "2024-10-07T18:28:15Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Fortunately, that’s an acronym, so it’ll never be accepted That’s what they once said about LASER. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/764 "2024-10-07T18:46:42Z")
There are zillions of acronyms out there, but only a very small fraction of them have actually made it to wordhood. Somewhere around 10 or 12. No doubt more will in the future, but I doubt MAGA will be among them. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/765 "2024-10-10T20:32:45Z")
BULLYRAG would be a pangram in today’s puzzle, but it’s not accepted. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/766 "2024-10-10T20:43:44Z")
This demands an ARGY-BARGY! (hyphen duly noted) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/767 "2024-10-10T20:49:08Z")
Yeah, I tried that too. Gave up looking for the hyphen after a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/768 "2024-10-10T22:23:56Z")
I tried YARG but it turns out it’s a [proper name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_Yarg). But a tasty cheese nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/769 "2024-10-12T11:00:07Z")
If billionth is a word, then nonillionth is a word. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/770 "2024-10-12T12:06:26Z")
Hear, hear! ---
**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:** [October 12, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/771 "2024-10-12T14:52:58Z")
Mysteriously, nonillionth was acceptable the first three times it came along, but has now been disallowed six times. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/772 "2024-10-13T10:42:52Z")
Makes no sense. Also, I’m surprised that word has only showed up 9 times, considering how many times I slapped my head for missing it. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/773 "2024-10-13T10:45:45Z")
Sunday - no KOFTA/KOFTE. Or (less surprisingly) FLEEK. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/774 "2024-10-13T11:00:16Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Also, I’m surprised that word has only showed up 9 times, considering how many times I slapped my head for missing it. You’re probably thinking of nonillion, not nonillionth. The latter is much rarer. Today’s puzzle has only 69 total points. A pretty low total. Checking my log, there was one with only 47 points on 27 March 2023. That might be the record. Today’s took me only around 40 minutes or so to finish, although that’s no where near my quickest QB. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/775 "2024-10-13T11:02:45Z")
Ah, of course. Sorry. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/776 "2024-10-13T15:23:34Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Today’s puzzle has only 69 total points. A pretty low total. Checking my log, there was one with only 47 points on 27 March 2023. That might be the record. It is. The pangram was MORTI **F** Y. The second lowest was 50 (BU **L** WARK.) ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/777 "2024-10-13T22:23:59Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Sunday - no KOFTA/KOFTE. But it did have LATKE, although I had to try it three times to get the spelling they wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/778 "2024-10-14T12:58:50Z")
I admit there were two words that stumped me today: PLENUM and PEPLUM. On the other hand, I had no luck trying either NEUME or LUMPEN. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/779 "2024-10-14T13:06:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I admit there were two words that stumped me today: PLENUM and PEPLUM. I got the first one, but had no clue on the second one. Got it only by random guessing after looking at the clues. Not sure how I knew the first one was a word. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/780 "2024-10-14T14:32:46Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > LUMPEN It still doesn’t work, after trying it five or six times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=40)