# 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:** 75
**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:** [May 5, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1481 "2025-05-05T14:47:08Z")
I gave up, looked at the clues for the last three words and _still_ didn’t know what they were. Is everyone else more familiar with beach architecture than I am? Also: Accepted - NONPOLAR Not accepted: MONOPOLAR ---
**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:** [May 5, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1482 "2025-05-05T18:36:03Z")
I know the word parol from my professional life, but I’m really surprised Sam included it. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1483 "2025-05-05T18:41:53Z")
I knew what PALAPA meant but didn’t think of it until I looked at the hints. Never heard of PAROL before. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1484 "2025-05-07T09:56:35Z")
I’m surprised it doesn’t take monotonic today. Is that an obscure math term? Seems pretty normal to me. Finally got the large math term early today, though, so that was satisfying! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1485 "2025-05-07T11:22:08Z")
I was walking through the woods yesterday, encountering lianas left and right, and recalling how LIANA still isn’t accepted by the Bee folks (unless there was a recent change). To me, it’s like not accepting TREE or BUSH. Sheesh! ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1486 "2025-05-07T15:03:38Z")
Another mystery. MONOTONIC was acceptable 8 times, but it was unceremoniously dropped in 2024. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1487 "2025-05-07T15:09:21Z")
I am painfully aware of the negative racial connotation, but I will continue to enter COON any time it’s available. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1488 "2025-05-07T18:19:39Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > I’m surprised it doesn’t take monotonic today. Is that an obscure math term? Seems pretty normal to me. Finally got the large math term early today, though, so that was satisfying! There are two large math terms. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1489 "2025-05-07T18:32:58Z")
Three, actually! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1490 "2025-05-08T10:47:45Z")
Dear Sam, Look at this, and tell me CARACAL isn’t an acceptable word: [![](https://carolinatigerrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/51391478679_7b33ad72a6_k.jpg) ](https://carolinatigerrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/51391478679_7b33ad72a6_k.jpg) LOOK AT THE BIG KITTY! [![](https://carolinatigerrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/40903362293_804117b539_k.jpg) ](https://carolinatigerrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/40903362293_804117b539_k.jpg) YOU TELL NELLY HERE SHE ISN’T WORTHY OF INCLUSION [![](https://carolinatigerrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/52578232573_c19a41fc1a_k-e1677694759933.jpg) ](https://carolinatigerrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/52578232573_c19a41fc1a_k-e1677694759933.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1491 "2025-05-08T11:09:19Z")
Today’s list of perfectly cromulent words that aren’t accepted includes piratical and tartaric. But, they do accept piratic. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1492 "2025-05-08T11:10:14Z")
Especially since tapir _is_ there. I feel like they are equally obscure (or not). ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1493 "2025-05-08T13:41:53Z")
I’m disappointed CLIPART is not accepted. A perfect pangram. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1494 "2025-05-08T15:25:31Z")
I was so excited they actually allowed PRIAPIC that I almost…well, never mind. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1495 "2025-05-09T00:26:20Z")
I love the puzzle but not that much ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1496 "2025-05-09T15:36:59Z")
Today’s was very easy, although it was easy to get wrapped around the axle with all the -ly, -ily words. Two pangrams! ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1497 "2025-05-11T18:44:04Z")
Today’s Spelling Bee, with a pangram of pancaked didn’t include the words knap or knapped, though it seems a perfectly cromulent word. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1498 "2025-05-11T19:45:55Z")
I know what that word means, but it didn’t occur to me today. It was a very easy puzzle, what with all of the -ed words. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1499 "2025-05-11T19:46:46Z")
Yes, it was relatively easy. I achieved Queen Bee status in little time. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1500 "2025-05-11T19:48:44Z")
I’m impressed. I think I’ve only found that once. I usually can’t get much past the first level. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=76)