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NYT Spelling Bee: an archive of disallowed BrE words
7 min · · Twitter has been my main internet stomping ground since 2009, but I've been withdrawing my labo(u)r from it since October, when it became much more volatile for some reason. The New York Times… · Shared by 86, including Lynne Murphy, Jane
The New York Times
A Spelling Bee That Rocked the Forum
4 min · · Players had strong opinions about the Friday, Oct. 14 puzzle. · Shared by 68, including Jane
Nieman Lab
Doing a little word puzzle as the world burns
6 min · · Shared by 77, including Joe Germuska, Jane, Nieman Foundation, Lyz Lenz
The New York Times
How My Multilingual Upbringing Helps Me Solve Spelling Bee
3 min · · A “woefully confused polyglot” discovers which non-English words have become common enough to count toward her Spelling Bee score. · Shared by 21, including Karen K. Ho, Jane, Anne Helen Petersen
Experience Magazine
How Wordle brought us back together
12+ min · · Spelling Bee, too, and Words With Friends. Who knew online word games would get us talking to each other again? · Shared by 1589, including Jane, Stephanie A Kowalski
The Economist
The Wordle hurdle: the pitfalls of setting puzzles
6 min · · Meet the man facing down angry word-gamers · Shared by 8, including Jane
nextavenue.org
To Bee or Not to Bee
4 min · · A writer questions her confounding addiction to the popular New York Times word game - especially at 3 a.m. · Shared by 149, including Jane
The New York Times
Glossary of Spelling Bee Terms
4 min · · How to become a Genius, and how to talk about it. · Shared by 75, including Jane
The New York Times
Flight of the Spelling Bee Player
5 min · · Nancy Pfeffer, a devoted member of the Twitter “hivemind,” grew so enchanted with the game’s online community that she set off on a cross-country trip to meet them in real life. · Shared by 78, including Jane
The New York Times
An Insomniac Plays Spelling Bee
5 min · · A pre-dawn game brings up more than just words. · Shared by 93, including Jane
Slate
The NYT Spelling Bee Gives Me L-I-F-E
6 min · · In the real world, I am me. In Bee world I’m an Amazing! Genius! · Shared by 13, including NYTimes Communications, Jane
eve.substack.com
In a Messy World, Word Games Are Neat
2 min · · Things are more chaotic than ever, but the crossword puzzle is elegant and finite. As I methodically fill in the blank squares with letters, tapping into the well of knowledge I’ve acquired from every… · Shared by 87, including Jane
bookandfilmglobe.com
My Puzzle Hero
6 min · · Spelling Bee, the New York Times' popular puzzle game, has been my obsession during the crisis. An interview with Frank Longo, the puzzle's creator. · Shared by 4, including Jane
The New York Times
The Genius of Spelling Bee
16+ min · · The game’s path to success was paved with a beehive in the Sunday magazine, solvers waking up at 3 a.m. to play and a global “hivemind” that exists to troll a New York Times editor. · Shared by 126, including Felix M, Sarah Lyall, Noah Chestnut, Jane, Madam Grammar
Slate
Insider Secrets of the New York Times Spelling Bee
4 min · · “I don't want to include something that will truly mystify the vast majority of our solving audience.” · Shared by 78, including Jane