Althouse: Spelling Bee appeals to the women.

१४ जुलै, २०२२

Spelling Bee appeals to the women.

I reveal the first 2 things I found in today's NYT Spelling Bee:

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२६ टिप्पण्या:

Howard म्हणाले...: It's like the bots have been reading your Roe posts over the last weeks and gave you the perfect puzzle.; १४/७/२२, ६:४७ AM
Notary Sojac म्हणाले...: They reject ABATTOIR however.; १४/७/२२, ६:५४ AM
gilbar म्हणाले...: aviator is what i see; १४/७/२२, ६:५६ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: You've got to use the middle letter, so "aviator" won't work.

I don't know why they didn't accept "abattoir" (which is a hard word to believe you've spelled right).; १४/७/२२, ७:०३ AM
Lyle Sanford, RMT म्हणाले...: rejecting abattoir while accepting ribbit is so arbitrary; १४/७/२२, ७:२० AM
Curious George म्हणाले...: "Spelling Bee appeals to the women."

You some kind of biologist?; १४/७/२२, ७:२८ AM
Inquiry म्हणाले...: Vibrato works there. It appeals to the musically inclined woman.; १४/७/२२, ८:१६ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: “ so arbitrary”

Yesterday, they accepted “impediment” and rejected “pediment.”; १४/७/२२, ८:२१ AM
AlbertAnonymous म्हणाले...: Arbitrary and inaccuracies? Appeals to women? Nahhhhhh; १४/७/२२, ८:४७ AM
Roger von Oech म्हणाले...: I did the NYT SPELLING BEE for about a week last September until I got the “Genius” score two days in a row. I decided that it was an enormous TIME SINK (a waste of time) and haven’t returned since.; १४/७/२२, ८:५७ AM
John Pearley Huffman म्हणाले...: Bravo

Which is both a compliment and usable word.; १४/७/२२, ८:५९ AM
RideSpaceMountain म्हणाले...: There's apparently no love for Borat at Meadehouse. Not very nice!; १४/७/२२, ८:५९ AM
John Pearley Huffman म्हणाले...: Bravo

Which is both a compliment and usable word.; १४/७/२२, ८:५९ AM
John Pearley Huffman म्हणाले...: Bravo

Which is both a compliment and usable word.; १४/७/२२, ८:५९ AM
TVOAT म्हणाले...: Was BOOB your third?; १४/७/२२, ९:१४ AM
Gulistan म्हणाले...: Don't forget 'boob'; १४/७/२२, ९:१५ AM
Joe Smith म्हणाले...: Just don't ever ask a woman to abort her vibrator...; १४/७/२२, ९:१८ AM
FWBuff म्हणाले...: The omissions are always frustrating, but it is by far my favorite word game. Bee Twitter is also fun because of lots of like-minded word nerds. #hivemind #nytspellingbee; १४/७/२२, ९:२० AM
Jake म्हणाले...: Use the vibrator
on a regular basis
no need to abort; १४/७/२२, ९:२७ AM
Unknown म्हणाले...: And boob of course.; १४/७/२२, १०:१३ AM
FunkyPhD म्हणाले...: They accepted "vibrato." I also got vibrator, and I'm not a woman.; १४/७/२२, १०:४६ AM
FunkyPhD म्हणाले...: They accepted “vibrato,” and I also found “vibrator.” And I’m not a woman.; १४/७/२२, १०:४८ AM
n.n म्हणाले...: Use the vibrator
on a regular basis
no need to abort

The Spelling Bee's subliminal messaging to women. The vibrato effect is imperative to answering the question: to have sex or abstain. Unfortunately, it doesn't mitigate collateral damage from social progress and immigration reform.; १४/७/२२, १२:०२ PM
robother म्हणाले...: Saying "bravo" to Althouse? Surely, "brava" is le mot juste. But I'm no biologist.; १४/७/२२, १:१७ PM
Bill AKA motorave म्हणाले...: I don't know the rules but there is only 1 r and 1 t so vibrato but no ending r.
also no abattoir; १४/७/२२, २:२८ PM
Marc in Eugene म्हणाले...: I stopped doing SB precisely because too many words that I found weren't accepted; eventually I stopped applying to whoever it was (or perhaps is) to redress my grievances. This was back in the days when players got gold stars for 'pangrams'. Did the software recognise barrator today?

There's a small dictionary in my privy chamber: when I feel the inclination I open it up and, selecting a word at random, spell.; १४/७/२२, ४:५० PM