The NYT Spelling Bee Thread

KarenMarlowe said:

Sam Ezersky is showing his age, and his hubris, but not including "bluing."

Yeah, that bugged me.

jimmurphy said:

QB-1 yesterday - "cameo"

QB-1 today - GRRRRRRRR...

”Linguini”

mjc said:

jimmurphy said:

QB-1 yesterday - "cameo"

QB-1 today - GRRRRRRRR...

exactly ditto 

Yesterday's -1 was "linguini."  Perfectly good word, but Never would have thought of it.

(Also among those who tried "bluing."  Hadn't thought of that in years and years!  And i'm indisputably old, but not old enough to have used bluing.)

mjc said:

Yesterday's -1 was "linguini."  Perfectly good word, but Never would have thought of it.

(Also among those who tried "bluing."  Hadn't thought of that in years and years!  And i'm indisputably old, but not old enough to have used bluing.)

Same, same.

when I was in first grade, I made a crystal garden with bluing.

QB-1.  I had about 48 or 49 words and I was stuck so I tried the SB Buddy for the first time. That was fun but I'm still short one word.

yahooyahoo said:

QB-1.  I had about 48 or 49 words and I was stuck so I tried the SB Buddy for the first time. That was fun but I'm still short one word.

I got QB yesterday with the Buddy. I like to use it more than hints because it gives a clue about the meaning of the word. So if it's in my vocabulary, I'm going to be able to get it.

Just got QB! 

Last word was a 4-letter "duh" that I just wasn't seeing.

QB -1 and just not seeing that last 7-letter word

QB yesterday with assistance from SB Buddy.  QB-3 today but still time to finish.

alha said:

QB -1 and just not seeing that last 7-letter word

finally saw that last missing word....it's been quite a l-o-n-g QB drought for me of late 

alha said:

finally saw that last missing word....it's been quite a l-o-n-g QB drought for me of late 

Well done!

Is there some rule against alcohol?

No Malbec or Lambic.

jimmurphy said:

Is there some rule against alcohol?

No Malbec or Lambic.

I noticed that too.

today's Bee is a killer bee for me....QB -8...not much to celebrate here

jimmurphy said:

Is there some rule against alcohol?

No Malbec or Lambic.

no alembic either, which would have been a pangram.

alha said:

today's Bee is a killer bee for me....QB -8...not much to celebrate here

So many words! QB-6.

Haven’t gotten one in a while despite a few checks back. Prob done.

ml1 said:

no alembic either, which would have been a pangram.

Taught me a word there.

jimmurphy said:

ml1 said:

no alembic either, which would have been a pangram.

Taught me a word there.

I learned the word decades ago when my friend bought an Alembic bass. It's only in the past few years I learned it's a copper still. 

Ans fwiw, I don't think alembic is any more obscure than many words that are included in the SB. 

And Alembic basses are beautiful instruments  

Yesterday they did not include "capacitate" or "cavitate." 

yahooyahoo said:

Yesterday they did not include "capacitate" or "cavitate." 

Yeah, I tried both of those, too.

made it to QB today after a long spell of near misses

alha said:

made it to QB today after a long spell of near misses

Me too! 

me too, though my final two words I had never heard of before.

Two spellings for bandana yesterday. Ugh.

I didn’t get there yesterday but made it today. Nothing too crazy in there today!

zucca said:

I didn’t get there yesterday but made it today. Nothing too crazy in there today!

Been at QB-1 for a few hours now. Will have to check back.

Just got it!