Allow me to grouse about a word that is not accepted today: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placable
― Selune Gomez (Leee), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 16:05 (two months ago) link
Last night's real words that were not accepted: BARDO and DOBRO.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 February 2024 20:53 (two months ago) link
accepting INEFFABLE but not EFFABLE is LAFFABLE
― Roz, Friday, 1 March 2024 13:08 (one month ago) link
came here to post the same sentiment. i mean it’s one thing to cherry pick what’s accepted and what’s not, but this is pretty ridiculous
― scanner darkly, Friday, 1 March 2024 18:30 (one month ago) link
(i haven’t finished the bee yet but opened the spoilers because i knew exactly which words you meant lol)
― scanner darkly, Friday, 1 March 2024 18:31 (one month ago) link
Just out of devil's advocacy, have you really ever said, or written, EFFABLE?
Or, like, vincible, couth, plussed, sheveled?
― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 1 March 2024 19:05 (one month ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unpaired_word#In_English
― Selune Gomez (Leee), Friday, 1 March 2024 20:22 (one month ago) link
sam is a force of nature and we mere humans can attempt to rationalize his decision making but the point of this game is precisely the lack of any rhyme or reason when it comes to what’s accepted and what’s not
― scanner darkly, Friday, 1 March 2024 21:19 (one month ago) link
ppl love knowing the name of the dude who randomly deleted some words from the list of words
― cozen itt (wins), Friday, 1 March 2024 21:37 (one month ago) link
Scanner darkly, I have said before that if anyone else curated the list, the list would be just as arbitrary (just in a different way). What is obscure, what is obscene, what is a variant spelling.
Sam is okay with pipit, pippin, tallit, cabala, and dildo. He likes the acacia and acai combo, plus cacao cocoa coca.
The game is not (and has never been) "every word." Even Scrabble isn't "every word"; it's "every word in the official dictionary," which may mean the US Scrabble dictionary or SOWPODS or whatever.
― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 1 March 2024 22:29 (one month ago) link
it’s not arbitrary at all, it’s a character study of sam ezersky in chiaroscuro
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 March 2024 22:45 (one month ago) link
^ best use of "chiaroscuro" in ilx history; thanking u
― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 1 March 2024 22:57 (one month ago) link
i doff my cap sir
anyway that's why i like the paper one, because there is a word list, but (as i have probably bored you with already on this thread) you are actively encouraged to count other words not on the list if you deem them acceptable (by whatever your own criteria are), so actually every paper spelling bee becomes a character study of YOU!
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 March 2024 23:04 (one month ago) link
Gutted that I tapped out at Amazing on Friday. Ended my 26 day Genius run. On my birthday, even!
― avoid boring people, Sunday, 10 March 2024 21:30 (one month ago) link
did sam forget to turn in his homework or
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:02 (one month ago) link
wha happen
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:10 (one month ago) link
my app refuses to update with wednesday’s
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 12:21 (one month ago) link
ok sam is just plain trolling us with that pangram at this point, right
― scanner darkly, Thursday, 28 March 2024 23:58 (one month ago) link
My thoughts exactly.
― Astarion Is Born (Leee), Friday, 29 March 2024 00:28 (four weeks ago) link
Trolling through the tulgey wood
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Friday, 29 March 2024 18:14 (four weeks ago) link
Pangram was good but they should have accepted ummagumma
― cozen itt (wins), Friday, 29 March 2024 18:21 (four weeks ago) link