Kevin E. Davis
@kevinedavis.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 ✡️ Retired Navy ⚓; from Norwalk, Conn.; MS Info Sys, GWU; BS, UMD. Live in San Diego, CA. I mostly post about the NY Times Spelling Bee 🐝.
I just ordered the US Mint Wonder Woman 2.5 oz. silver medal. I’ve gotten 3 DC Comics silver medals this year, & 6 more are being released in the next 2 years.
They also come in 1 oz. gold coin versions, but smaller, & more than I want to spend.
They also come in 1 oz. gold coin versions, but smaller, & more than I want to spend.
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I just ordered the US Mint Wonder Woman 2.5 oz. silver medal. I’ve gotten 3 DC Comics silver medals this year, & 6 more are being released in the next 2 years.
They also come in 1 oz. gold coin versions, but smaller, & more than I want to spend.
They also come in 1 oz. gold coin versions, but smaller, & more than I want to spend.
QB with C5: A sequence of 3 nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
QB with C5: A sequence of 3 nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
QB with an I-9 that’s an IN- antonym of a V7 today. It’s an adj. meaning “unchanging,” or a math function, quantity, or property which remains unchanged when a specified transformation is applied.
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
QB with an I-9 that’s an IN- antonym of a V7 today. It’s an adj. meaning “unchanging,” or a math function, quantity, or property which remains unchanged when a specified transformation is applied.
Here’s a pic from my late mom’s apartment of me in uniform as a kid.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Here’s a pic from my late mom’s apartment of me in uniform as a kid.
QB with a D6 adj. Hanging or swinging loosely. “His…bits were exposed” & “long…earrings.”
2 debuts I believe, 2 pangrams (both debuts), all letters used, only 1 “Y” word.
2 debuts I believe, 2 pangrams (both debuts), all letters used, only 1 “Y” word.
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
QB with a D6 adj. Hanging or swinging loosely. “His…bits were exposed” & “long…earrings.”
2 debuts I believe, 2 pangrams (both debuts), all letters used, only 1 “Y” word.
2 debuts I believe, 2 pangrams (both debuts), all letters used, only 1 “Y” word.
Genius with compound D8: Monet’s featured flower (water…) that only blooms while the sun is up, as I recall.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Genius with compound D8: Monet’s featured flower (water…) that only blooms while the sun is up, as I recall.
Made it in the nick of time, before I go to sleep. V7 compound, vehicle that multiple people use to get to work. Starts with a moving…, ends in a swimming….
No debuts, 1 pangram, no “I” words.
No debuts, 1 pangram, no “I” words.
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Made it in the nick of time, before I go to sleep. V7 compound, vehicle that multiple people use to get to work. Starts with a moving…, ends in a swimming….
No debuts, 1 pangram, no “I” words.
No debuts, 1 pangram, no “I” words.
SB: 1 pangram, a debut A9. Supplemental, noun; rhymes with Sen. Clinton’s 1st name.
Some other odd words & variations of words, but I don’t think they’re debuts. Only 1 “Y” & “I” word (IN-5, with an IN- prefix).
Some other odd words & variations of words, but I don’t think they’re debuts. Only 1 “Y” & “I” word (IN-5, with an IN- prefix).
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
SB: 1 pangram, a debut A9. Supplemental, noun; rhymes with Sen. Clinton’s 1st name.
Some other odd words & variations of words, but I don’t think they’re debuts. Only 1 “Y” & “I” word (IN-5, with an IN- prefix).
Some other odd words & variations of words, but I don’t think they’re debuts. Only 1 “Y” & “I” word (IN-5, with an IN- prefix).
QB with C5: Spherical bacteria, Latin plural.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
QB with C5: Spherical bacteria, Latin plural.
L7: Balance competition with timber in water, compound, ends in today's R4 small bread (noun) or what wheels do (verb).
C7: Adj. for bleach chemical (…acid), atomic number 17.
Genius with C-10: Person addicted to Hershey or Cadbury bars.
C7: Adj. for bleach chemical (…acid), atomic number 17.
Genius with C-10: Person addicted to Hershey or Cadbury bars.
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
L7: Balance competition with timber in water, compound, ends in today's R4 small bread (noun) or what wheels do (verb).
C7: Adj. for bleach chemical (…acid), atomic number 17.
Genius with C-10: Person addicted to Hershey or Cadbury bars.
C7: Adj. for bleach chemical (…acid), atomic number 17.
Genius with C-10: Person addicted to Hershey or Cadbury bars.
Now that graphics work….
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Now that graphics work….
No debuts, 1 pangram, all letters used, only 1 "Z" word. A few similarly-spelled words today.
I have posted the Genius & QB graphics repeatedly. They work, & then they don't. 18 to Genius for me, 20 to QB.
I have posted the Genius & QB graphics repeatedly. They work, & then they don't. 18 to Genius for me, 20 to QB.
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
No debuts, 1 pangram, all letters used, only 1 "Z" word. A few similarly-spelled words today.
I have posted the Genius & QB graphics repeatedly. They work, & then they don't. 18 to Genius for me, 20 to QB.
I have posted the Genius & QB graphics repeatedly. They work, & then they don't. 18 to Genius for me, 20 to QB.
Genius with: Break down (a whole) into its constituent parts (how you list deductions on your tax return, e.g.); I-7 verb; starts with an I-4 noun today.
QB with: Sufferer (I'm the...of a hoax (or crime), don't blame the...), V6 noun + V9 pangram verb (pick on someone or target them for abuse.
QB with: Sufferer (I'm the...of a hoax (or crime), don't blame the...), V6 noun + V9 pangram verb (pick on someone or target them for abuse.
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Genius with: Break down (a whole) into its constituent parts (how you list deductions on your tax return, e.g.); I-7 verb; starts with an I-4 noun today.
QB with: Sufferer (I'm the...of a hoax (or crime), don't blame the...), V6 noun + V9 pangram verb (pick on someone or target them for abuse.
QB with: Sufferer (I'm the...of a hoax (or crime), don't blame the...), V6 noun + V9 pangram verb (pick on someone or target them for abuse.
QB with F4: Stuff you eat.
No debuts, 1 pangram, no "E" or "L" words, only 1 "O" word, 1 BE- prefix of a word today, nothing odd except as clued above.
No debuts, 1 pangram, no "E" or "L" words, only 1 "O" word, 1 BE- prefix of a word today, nothing odd except as clued above.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
QB with F4: Stuff you eat.
No debuts, 1 pangram, no "E" or "L" words, only 1 "O" word, 1 BE- prefix of a word today, nothing odd except as clued above.
No debuts, 1 pangram, no "E" or "L" words, only 1 "O" word, 1 BE- prefix of a word today, nothing odd except as clued above.
Genius with F6: Deceitfully attempted to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior (...off), past verb (think of a pocket watch chain).
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Genius with F6: Deceitfully attempted to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior (...off), past verb (think of a pocket watch chain).
A7: A natural orange-red condiment & food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree.
QB with Irritate, vex, irk: A5 verb.
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "Y" word, 1 pangram, UN- & OUT- prefixes, slang.
QB with Irritate, vex, irk: A5 verb.
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "Y" word, 1 pangram, UN- & OUT- prefixes, slang.
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A7: A natural orange-red condiment & food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree.
QB with Irritate, vex, irk: A5 verb.
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "Y" word, 1 pangram, UN- & OUT- prefixes, slang.
QB with Irritate, vex, irk: A5 verb.
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "Y" word, 1 pangram, UN- & OUT- prefixes, slang.
M6: Wealth that’s an evil influence, per the New Testament & Milton.
Genius with A8: Term for the relation between 2 words with opposite meanings; add a -Y to end of a related A7 today.
Genius with A8: Term for the relation between 2 words with opposite meanings; add a -Y to end of a related A7 today.
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
M6: Wealth that’s an evil influence, per the New Testament & Milton.
Genius with A8: Term for the relation between 2 words with opposite meanings; add a -Y to end of a related A7 today.
Genius with A8: Term for the relation between 2 words with opposite meanings; add a -Y to end of a related A7 today.
Thing that is known (for a...), F4 noun not seen today + F7 adj. (a...statement contains no lies).
QB with F7: Adj. for destiny or kismet meaning "decisive" (lit., having lots of kismet) (On that...day).
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "U."
1 -EE suffix; lots of formal, archaic, & obscure words.
QB with F7: Adj. for destiny or kismet meaning "decisive" (lit., having lots of kismet) (On that...day).
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "U."
1 -EE suffix; lots of formal, archaic, & obscure words.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thing that is known (for a...), F4 noun not seen today + F7 adj. (a...statement contains no lies).
QB with F7: Adj. for destiny or kismet meaning "decisive" (lit., having lots of kismet) (On that...day).
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "U."
1 -EE suffix; lots of formal, archaic, & obscure words.
QB with F7: Adj. for destiny or kismet meaning "decisive" (lit., having lots of kismet) (On that...day).
No debuts, all letters used, only 1 "U."
1 -EE suffix; lots of formal, archaic, & obscure words.
C4: Fetus head covering membrane, or ♀ hat.
C6: Portion of breaded & fried or grilled meat, as in “veal....”
Genius with F4 "empty" (adj.) antonym.
C6: Portion of breaded & fried or grilled meat, as in “veal....”
Genius with F4 "empty" (adj.) antonym.
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
C4: Fetus head covering membrane, or ♀ hat.
C6: Portion of breaded & fried or grilled meat, as in “veal....”
Genius with F4 "empty" (adj.) antonym.
C6: Portion of breaded & fried or grilled meat, as in “veal....”
Genius with F4 "empty" (adj.) antonym.
QB with D4: Slang negation, & N4: 12:00, midday.
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
QB with D4: Slang negation, & N4: 12:00, midday.
Genius with: Present & explain (a theory or idea) systematically & in detail, E7 perfect pangram present + E9 pangram past verbs. P7 is an EX- prefix of a P5 unit of weight today (16 oz.).
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Genius with: Present & explain (a theory or idea) systematically & in detail, E7 perfect pangram present + E9 pangram past verbs. P7 is an EX- prefix of a P5 unit of weight today (16 oz.).
QB with T4: Reusable bag, noun; or schlep, verb.
No "I" or "O" words; only 1 "E" & "G" word.
No debuts, 1 pangram, some slang & archaic words, alt spellings, masc + fem form of "small" in French.
No "I" or "O" words; only 1 "E" & "G" word.
No debuts, 1 pangram, some slang & archaic words, alt spellings, masc + fem form of "small" in French.
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
QB with T4: Reusable bag, noun; or schlep, verb.
No "I" or "O" words; only 1 "E" & "G" word.
No debuts, 1 pangram, some slang & archaic words, alt spellings, masc + fem form of "small" in French.
No "I" or "O" words; only 1 "E" & "G" word.
No debuts, 1 pangram, some slang & archaic words, alt spellings, masc + fem form of "small" in French.
Genius with T6: Info given in a discrete or confidential way (the police got a…about the case), or the starting play in basketball; compound noun. Starts with slang for a gratuity; ends with "on" antonym.
November 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Genius with T6: Info given in a discrete or confidential way (the police got a…about the case), or the starting play in basketball; compound noun. Starts with slang for a gratuity; ends with "on" antonym.
QB with: Back of your foot (Achilles’ weakness), H4 noun; or (of a dog) follow closely, H4 present + H6 past verbs.
3 debuts, all letters used, 2 pangrams (both debuts), slang.
3 debuts, all letters used, 2 pangrams (both debuts), slang.
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
QB with: Back of your foot (Achilles’ weakness), H4 noun; or (of a dog) follow closely, H4 present + H6 past verbs.
3 debuts, all letters used, 2 pangrams (both debuts), slang.
3 debuts, all letters used, 2 pangrams (both debuts), slang.
Genius with Military award hanging from a ribbon pinned to your chest (Purple Heart, Silver Star, etc.). M5 noun/present verb + M7 past verb (got one).
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Genius with Military award hanging from a ribbon pinned to your chest (Purple Heart, Silver Star, etc.). M5 noun/present verb + M7 past verb (got one).