# 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:** 50
**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:** [December 26, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/981 "2024-12-26T17:25:34Z")
As a verb, yes. As a noun, no. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/982 "2024-12-26T18:56:57Z")
Hey, if you’ve got TEFF, you’ve also got FETE and EFFETE, so think of it as part of an 8-point word block. Plus, next time you go to an Ethiopian restaurant, you’ll know what the injera is made from. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/983 "2024-12-28T01:53:37Z")
So CLAMMY is good, but not CLAMMILY… ---
**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:** [December 28, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/984 "2024-12-28T02:14:24Z")
I once again wonder why glia is allowed, but not the more-often-used glial. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/985 "2024-12-28T10:03:57Z")
_Seven_ pangrams 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:** [December 29, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/986 "2024-12-29T04:05:24Z")
Does anyone know if that’s a record? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/987 "2024-12-29T04:08:55Z")
That seemed like a lot of pangrams, plus there were nine words of ten characters or more. No -ed or -ing but there were lots of -tion words. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/988 "2024-12-29T04:18:23Z")
The most ever was [eight](https://www.sbsolver.com/s/1318) but it feels like a bit of a cheat because it had both canceling and cancelling. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/989 "2024-12-30T23:14:43Z")
These should be allowed: FLORIN OFFLINING FRIGGING ---
**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:** [December 31, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/990 "2024-12-31T11:10:53Z")
I agree. And today (Tuesday) - still no NAPHTHA despite assorted other chemical compounds being accepted. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/991 "2025-01-02T13:13:25Z")
I’m 80% sure that it used to be accepted. So, for today’s puzzle, give me a break with avaunt. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/992 "2025-01-02T13:33:42Z")
And I wouldn’t call AVEA an ordinary, non-obscure word. I only got it by trying random combinations. I was annoyed they didn’t take TOOLBAG yesterday. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/993 "2025-01-02T13:41:26Z")
I assume you mean UVEA which is also in today’s crossword. And I agree on TOOLBAG yesterday. As for today, I thought VETTED should have also yielded UNVETTED, but no. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/994 "2025-01-02T13:44:24Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I assume you mean UVEA which is also in today’s crossword. Oops, yes. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/995 "2025-01-02T14:46:22Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > And I agree on TOOLBAG yesterday. As for today, I thought VETTED should have also yielded UNVETTED, but no. Agreed. Also, if you replace the fifth letter of that word with an N, I thought that would be accepted as well. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/996 "2025-01-02T15:22:25Z")
I’m quite surprised today’s didn’t allow EVENTUATE and EVENTUATED. The second one would be a pangram. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/997 "2025-01-02T15:34:05Z")
Oooh good one! I didn’t even think of that. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/998 "2025-01-02T22:21:26Z")
Naphtha has never been accepted. Too bad, NAPHTHALENE would be a killer pangram, accompanying ELEPHANT and PENTATHLETE. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/999 "2025-01-02T22:27:50Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > So, for today’s puzzle, give me a break with avaunt. That was the last word I needed for Queen Bee and I just stumbled upon it by trying various things. And yes, I tried naphtha the other day. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1000 "2025-01-02T22:35:39Z")
Well, I _was_ only 80% sure. There’s a word similar to that that is or was accepted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=51)