# 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:** 63
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1241 "2025-03-12T16:32:07Z")
I often get to Genius without the pangram. ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1242 "2025-03-12T19:38:46Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > I still got lots of pages with “ruff and sluff” Ruff is a word in and of itself - the ruff around a collar. ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1243 "2025-03-12T19:39:34Z")
Sam should have waited a couple weeks and introduced the “S” on April Fool’s Day. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1244 "2025-03-12T19:42:46Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@dtilque](#): > > > > I still got lots of pages with “ruff and sluff” > > Ruff is a word in and of itself - the ruff around a collar. It’s a word in and of itself in bridge, too. What’s your point? ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1245 "2025-03-12T19:50:13Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Sam should have waited a couple weeks and introduced the “S” on April Fool’s Day Is there typically fuckery on April 1st? ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1246 "2025-03-12T19:54:47Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > It’s a word in and of itself in bridge, too. What’s your point? I think that “sluff” isn’t allowed as an alternate spelling of “slough”, whereas “ruff” is allowed because it’s not just an alternate spelling. ---
**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 12, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1247 "2025-03-12T20:15:57Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Is there typically fuckery on April 1st? - Not that I’m aware of. ---
**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 12, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1248 "2025-03-12T22:08:36Z")
I’m still waiting for April 1 to be BEJKOU-X. ---
**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 13, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1249 "2025-03-13T15:50:19Z")
A central Q, with no U. Queen Bee after one word: [QINDARKA](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qindarka). ---
**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 13, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1250 "2025-03-13T15:54:56Z")
I have been meaning to ask if there’s a possible pangram with no other words. Perfect April Fool’s prank. ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1251 "2025-03-13T16:01:26Z")
Just to be clear, the seven letters I posted can also create a pangram/QB. 😉 ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1252 "2025-03-13T16:03:26Z")
I suppose arguably you could get [QADI](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qadi) out of QINDARKA. Anyway: on today’s puzzle and several previous ones, I want [PIPPING](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pip) to be accepted but alas. > [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Just to be clear, the seven letters I posted can also create a pangram/QB. 😉 Okay, I’ve unscrambled that. Nice. Pretty sure that’s a one-and-done, and not even obscure. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1253 "2025-03-13T22:05:33Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > A central Q, with no U. > > Queen Bee after one word: [QINDARKA](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qindarka). Nah. There’d also be the singular, so at least two words. > [@Gyrate](#): > > I suppose arguably you could get [QADI](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qadi) out of QINDARKA. Well, maybe three. ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1254 "2025-03-14T15:07:53Z")
I could have sworn that **lookback** was accepted a few months ago? It’s not accepted now, but surprisingly (to me), **lookbook** is. ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1255 "2025-03-14T17:13:35Z")
That word you asked about has been eligible 10 times, but never appeared. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1256 "2025-03-15T13:21:48Z")
After being rejected 43 times, we now have to remember TORTA. And, of course, it’s food-related. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1257 "2025-03-15T13:49:00Z")
Yeah, how about that. Some fun words today, Genius was pretty straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1258 "2025-03-16T01:07:35Z")
I don’t understand how they can accept “Ravioli” and not the singular, “Raviolo”. StG ---
**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:** [March 20, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1259 "2025-03-20T15:54:09Z")
What, no GOUDA? ---
**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 20, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1260 "2025-03-20T15:57:55Z")
I was wondering about the absence of that word. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=64)