# 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:** 61
**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 7, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1201 "2025-03-07T16:22:58Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > BTW I achieved Queen Bee without hints I’m impressed. Because I don’t think I’ve ever seen the word homonymy. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1202 "2025-03-07T16:30:19Z")
We had it [a while ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/557). And the omitted word is still omitted. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1203 "2025-03-07T16:30:35Z")
I remember that word coming up in a prior Spelling Bee puzzle. ---
**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 7, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1204 "2025-03-07T16:39:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > We had it [a while ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/557). And the omitted word is still omitted. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I remember that word coming up in a prior Spelling Bee puzzle. My memory, like my stamina, is weak. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1205 "2025-03-07T16:41:40Z")
Remembering repeated words may be contributing to my improved performance. ---
**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 7, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1206 "2025-03-07T17:25:53Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Still no [GAMMON](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammon_(meat)) though. I mean, I always try it, because you know, food. ---
**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 7, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1207 "2025-03-07T19:35:39Z")
GAMMON was accepted twice and has now been disallowed twice. ---
**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 8, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1208 "2025-03-08T12:35:14Z")
I had a hard time with today’s edition, especially with three words that had been disallowed in the past: KENTE, LITTLENECK and NETLIKE. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1209 "2025-03-09T03:56:46Z")
Why no love for [Tektite - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektite) today? And no [Necklet - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necklet) either (spoilering because it’s close to accepted words) And I tried both GAMMON and HOGMANAY too. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1210 "2025-03-10T06:38:43Z")
Today was a slog. I got Genius with half an hour to spare. 59 words. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1211 "2025-03-10T08:14:26Z")
Fairly easy one today. Took me a while to get the final word TUTTI and it’s not the first tiime that particular word was a difficult last word. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1212 "2025-03-10T10:02:16Z")
Fairly easy for me as well. The last couple of words were the eight letter ones. ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1213 "2025-03-10T11:43:46Z")
Genius was really fast. Might go for QB later, it’s not a lot of words. (might not) ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1214 "2025-03-10T19:24:47Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The last couple of words were the eight letter ones. Spoiler for something like this next time please. ---
**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 10, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1215 "2025-03-10T19:27:45Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Still no [GAMMON](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammon_(meat)) though Thats the one I came here to mention. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1216 "2025-03-10T19:37:11Z")
Sorry. I didn’t think I was spoilering anything ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1217 "2025-03-10T19:43:04Z")
Not a big deal in the scheme of things but I now know that there are two words of that length to find. I hit Genius without them but am still trying for QB. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1218 "2025-03-10T19:59:04Z")
I work from the Spelling Bee Buddy, so for me, knowing the word length is not a spoiler. And I try to systematically finish each starting letter. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1219 "2025-03-10T20:07:04Z")
I did the buddy for two or three weeks but eventually decided that it’s more enjoyable for me to play without it. I typically got QB with Buddy. Without I almost always get Genius and have gotten two QBs. ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1220 "2025-03-10T20:18:47Z")
Yeah, I also use no hints/clues, and didn’t know about the 8-letter words. Not a major spoiler, but a spoiler for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=62)