# NYT Spelling Bee drives me crazy

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**Created:** [December 17, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-drives-me-crazy/994739 "2023-12-17T15:50:32Z")\
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> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> It takes lanai! In fact it shows up a lot.

Sorry, the word I was thinking of liana, which is a type of vine. But not, IMHO, all that obscure.

> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> I only know abattoir from an Elvis Costello lyric:

The rest of us know it from Monty Python.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e2PyeXRwhCE/hqdefault.jpg "Monty Python- Architect Sketch") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2PyeXRwhCE&t=161s/)

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