Tomtit in the tilth -- the NY TIMES SPELLING BEE thread

That J words the first thing I tried lol

bye bye Wordle stats. boo.

Seems not everyone lost theirs, but I guess I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

I find it mildly interesting to see my guess distribution so it would be a bit of a bummer to lose those but apparently ppl are annoyed that their winning streaks are erased & I’m not sure it’s worth being bothered about those with a game this easy? Like it feels virtually impossible to lose with 6 guesses

Yeah the guess distribution was the one I found most interesting.

they’re getting rid of guess distribution??

looks like nyt officially took over yesterday, and I saw ppl on twitter posting nyt formatted stats (including guess distribution + streak intact) so i think it may just be a glitch due to the crossover?

im really close to my modal guess becoming 3 so i really hope they don’t wipe the distribution

xp - no, they didn't get rid of it, it just seems like the stats for a lot of people were reset with the switchover

https://www.devangthakkar.com/wordle_archive/

day 3 was a rough start

boringly obvious pangram today

Couple of words derived from place names not in there

and yet it still took me an age to find it for some reason xp

took me a while to get the second pangram

GULLABLY IS NOT A FREAKING WORD. Dont even try and tell me it is an "alternative spelling" it just ISNT A WORD.

I somehow guessed that one but not gulag and lallygag

I got the first of yours but yeah the second I got from buttonmashing cos thats not how I know it to be spelt.

Yeah I also completely objected to gullably and lallygag

Ugh

So I searched here for quordle but didn't find anything.

Isn't it lolly with an o not a??

can't remember for sure but I think it accepts both

Madness!

But doesn't accept "vittle"

it's a slippery slope from gullably to gluggably

Glugh

Today, one strives in vain for tuff toff teff

Sleep pretty darling, do not cry / and I will sing a gullably

Otm

i guess it’s from “to gull” or to trick someone? so actually means the same thing as gullible? whatever, it’s moronic

At least a couple words today that should appease darra.

damn today’s is hard!

I just hit genius with dumdum which I protest is not an actual word.

I have never heard of colcannon, from yesterday

jaq, it's a type of bullet, named after a place in India

Ah, thanks koogs - I only knew it as a brand of lollipop.

lol I would never have expected the Bee to know COLCANNON tbh.

I didn't know that one nor CODON, which somebody told me was in another Bee very recently.

Colcannon (the cabbage dish) seems on the obscure side to me, especially if mildly specialized terms like conn, nacelle, tuff, and teff are not on the word list. Plus, not allowing mild Briticisms like toff but requiring knowledge of Irish cuisine, Indian breads, rare birds and plants, etc.

The selectivity is understandable but it is mos def arbitrary and idiosyncratic

i wonder if today’s bee is sam’s subtle “fuck you” to russia
as every letter exists in the russian alphabet except I - which makes it the ukrainian alphabet

Should be accepted: PION

got close to QB today for the first time. missed NOHOW, which I only guessed after seeing the clue Sam, there is NOWAY this is a word (5)

Which clue source do you go to?

the comments section at the NYT "Today's Hints" link

yesterday I couldn't get PICOT even after seeing multiple comments/clues referring to it as a loop stitch in crocheting

Oh, thanks. I only ever looked at the top with the stats, which is a tiny bit helpful but not that much. A friend of mine likes to use some other guy's hints, Kevin something. Davis, Kevin Davis.

Okay, the set of hints by Sarah of Norway were really good, thanks. Done for today.

ONe word kept me from QB today (GI7), and it turned out I didnt know it (but a well worded clue in the NTY chat helped.

NYT rather. I am so tired.

Had exactly that experience although couldn't find the chat when I was doing it so ending up finding that word myself.

I also got the Wordle in 2 tries, so I'm chuffed.
Now I just have to try and beat S- on the mini crossword leaderboard, he keeps kicking my arse.