# 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:** 86
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1701 "2025-07-12T16:01:12Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I’ll spoiler my response either way: UNCUT for sure. And that’s the only U word. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1702 "2025-07-12T21:43:23Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > I’m already at 252 points, but QB is 290. In case anyone’s wanting to know my status, I’m down to only 13 points to go. That’s probably 2 or 3 words, maybe 4. And no more pangrams. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1703 "2025-07-12T23:16:38Z")
I’ve decided that it’s best for my frustration level to just get to Genius and maybe a little past if I easily see a couple other words just hanging there, even if I don’t get the pangram. Never using hints. Today had a humdinger of an obviously not allowed word possiblity. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1704 "2025-07-12T23:21:04Z")
I can usually get to Genius on my own and fairly quickly but often need hints for the last two or three words. I’m something of a completist, so I feel it necessary to get every last word. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1705 "2025-07-12T23:38:14Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I’ve decided that it’s best for my frustration level to just get to Genius and maybe a little past if I easily see a couple other words just hanging there, even if I don’t get the pangram. Never using hints. Samesies. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1706 "2025-07-13T10:19:59Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Tomorrow will end up being one of those monsters with UN and ING, and you’ll have to try every combination of UN and a word to see what Sam considers an acceptable negative. …and there’s Sunday’s puzzle in a nutshell Given all the times it appears in beauty and health food commercials I was surprised that ANTIAGING wasn’t accepted. Maybe it properly has a hyphen. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1707 "2025-07-13T10:55:07Z")
And, once again, there are very few UN words. Weird. I’m surprised unagi isn’t allowed, given his food fetish. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1708 "2025-07-13T11:57:43Z")
I had to go look, of course. The only other time it was a possible word, back in 2018, it was accepted. Maybe Sam just forgot. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1709 "2025-07-13T12:26:04Z")
He’s getting old, must be the memory. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1710 "2025-07-13T16:47:45Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Today had a humdinger of an obviously not allowed word possiblity. What was it @hajario ? The only one I saw was UNCIAL And for today, maybe Sam isn’t into investments and annuities since ANNUITANT isn’t accepted ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1711 "2025-07-13T17:28:19Z")
You’re on the wrong track. It was a vulgar word. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1712 "2025-07-13T17:41:57Z")
Oh, sure, I forgot! That was the very first word I saw. I had to keep blocking it and stopping myself from putting it in. Looks like my blocking it was ultimately successful. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1713 "2025-07-13T21:41:19Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > In case anyone’s wanting to know my status, I’m down to only 13 points to go. That’s probably 2 or 3 words, maybe 4. On the off-chance that anyone’s interested, I didn’t get those last two words without going to hints. The same today; needed hints to get the last two 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:** [July 13, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1714 "2025-07-13T22:07:19Z")
That’s often true for me. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1715 "2025-07-14T04:09:47Z")
Once again, no ADIT. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1716 "2025-07-14T10:41:23Z")
Kinda disappointed that BUTTHURT wasn’t 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:** [July 14, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1717 "2025-07-14T11:33:12Z")
Haha! I tried it, too, but figured it was probably not going to work. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1718 "2025-07-14T12:39:35Z")
And how do you both feel about that? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1719 "2025-07-14T12:41:30Z")
Haha! I bit butthurt, to be honest. How come THRU isn’t allowed? Lite, nite, gonna, wanna, all kinds of casual alternatives. (Maybe not all of those, not positive) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739/1720 "2025-07-14T13:09:50Z")
That was the easiest trip to Genius for me in a while but reading over my word list gave me a headache. English is weird. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739.md?page=87)