Naomi J. Williams
@naomijwilliams.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor, thrift-store shopper, train enthusiast, Sacramento Kings fan. Biracial Japanese-American. She/her
Banner image: stone bridge at Kōsanji Temple, Japan
Banner image: stone bridge at Kōsanji Temple, Japan
Today’s #SillyPangram: PLATITUDAL, adj., characteristic of platitudes, as in “Americans have had enough of the platitudal calls for ‘thoughts & prayers.’”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: PLATITUDAL, adj., characteristic of platitudes, as in “Americans have had enough of the platitudal calls for ‘thoughts & prayers.’”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Well, this should just be a word, is all.
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Well, this should just be a word, is all.
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
Today in Silly Pangrams: VINABLE, adj.
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today in Silly Pangrams: VINABLE, adj.
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
Today’s #SillyPangram: TONGOURD, a gourd, such as a pumpkin, that weighs a ton, or is so heavy it feels like it does.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: TONGOURD, a gourd, such as a pumpkin, that weighs a ton, or is so heavy it feels like it does.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Well! That explains everything. Not complaining, though. This girl likes fog & cooler temperatures.
December 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well! That explains everything. Not complaining, though. This girl likes fog & cooler temperatures.
Breaking my rule to only post one of these per day because I also kinda like EMPLOYAL, adj., giving or showing allegiance to one’s employer even though they neither have nor display any allegiance to their workers.
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Breaking my rule to only post one of these per day because I also kinda like EMPLOYAL, adj., giving or showing allegiance to one’s employer even though they neither have nor display any allegiance to their workers.
Today’s #SillyPangram: EMPLOYAE, obscure plural of EMPLOYEE, pronounced just like “employee”, sometimes misspelled ÆMPLOYÆ by people who are simply confused.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: EMPLOYAE, obscure plural of EMPLOYEE, pronounced just like “employee”, sometimes misspelled ÆMPLOYÆ by people who are simply confused.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
I love riding the bus. Love watching the neighborhoods change out the window. Love hearing the drivers’ interactions with people. Love the clamor of the vehicle as it lumbers along. Love how rarely it’s crowded, although I wish more people used public transit here. #SacRT
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I love riding the bus. Love watching the neighborhoods change out the window. Love hearing the drivers’ interactions with people. Love the clamor of the vehicle as it lumbers along. Love how rarely it’s crowded, although I wish more people used public transit here. #SacRT
Today’s #SillyPangram: TAILGATEY. Adj., having to do with, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a tailgate party or a tailgating driver. “He was tailgatey both behind the wheel & in the kitchen, and she stopped seeing him.”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: TAILGATEY. Adj., having to do with, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a tailgate party or a tailgating driver. “He was tailgatey both behind the wheel & in the kitchen, and she stopped seeing him.”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today’s #SillyPangram: PIZZABITE
In addition to not getting pangram for that, I’m also now craving pizza but am both gluten- and lactose-intolerant. How’s your Monday going?
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
In addition to not getting pangram for that, I’m also now craving pizza but am both gluten- and lactose-intolerant. How’s your Monday going?
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: PIZZABITE
In addition to not getting pangram for that, I’m also now craving pizza but am both gluten- and lactose-intolerant. How’s your Monday going?
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
In addition to not getting pangram for that, I’m also now craving pizza but am both gluten- and lactose-intolerant. How’s your Monday going?
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today in #SillyPangrams: GIRLTHINGING. As in, “Her refusal to define the word was the epitome GIRLTHINGING. ‘You know or you don’t,’ she said. ‘Pass me the purple nail polish. No, the other purple.’”
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#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today in #SillyPangrams: GIRLTHINGING. As in, “Her refusal to define the word was the epitome GIRLTHINGING. ‘You know or you don’t,’ she said. ‘Pass me the purple nail polish. No, the other purple.’”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today’s #SillyPangram: COURTUARY. A repository for dead lawsuits, romances, or tennis games. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: COURTUARY. A repository for dead lawsuits, romances, or tennis games. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today’s #SillyPangram: AMNEBIC. This is where you can’t find a pen when you need one because you can’t remember where you put it. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: AMNEBIC. This is where you can’t find a pen when you need one because you can’t remember where you put it. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today’s #SillyPangram: LATEXEDLY adv. 1. In the manner of something coated with latex. 2. In the manner of a former romantic partner now dead. Ex: The creature/The man slithered latexedly into view. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: LATEXEDLY adv. 1. In the manner of something coated with latex. 2. In the manner of a former romantic partner now dead. Ex: The creature/The man slithered latexedly into view. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today in #SillyPangrams: CHAUMPT, archaic, past tense of CHOMP, as in “He chaumpt at the bit, yea, verily.” #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today in #SillyPangrams: CHAUMPT, archaic, past tense of CHOMP, as in “He chaumpt at the bit, yea, verily.” #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today in #SillyPangrams: DECALCHECK, noun or verb, referring to museum staff task of looking for (usually round) sticker on your clothes that verifies admission fee payment. (Stickers aren’t generally true decals unless you leave them on a long time then launder item in question.) #NYTSpellingBee
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Today in #SillyPangrams: DECALCHECK, noun or verb, referring to museum staff task of looking for (usually round) sticker on your clothes that verifies admission fee payment. (Stickers aren’t generally true decals unless you leave them on a long time then launder item in question.) #NYTSpellingBee
Happy Monday, or something. Today’s #SillyPangram: WINDLOOK. That windblown look so beloved in romantic movie scenes but in real life just means your hair is blowing all over the place
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy Monday, or something. Today’s #SillyPangram: WINDLOOK. That windblown look so beloved in romantic movie scenes but in real life just means your hair is blowing all over the place
Today in #SillyPangrams: LILHEATHEN. Said affectionately (of course!) of one’s misbehaving child. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today in #SillyPangrams: LILHEATHEN. Said affectionately (of course!) of one’s misbehaving child. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Good morning! Today’s #SillyPangram: DORIANY, adjective describing someone who looks suspiciously younger than they should. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Good morning! Today’s #SillyPangram: DORIANY, adjective describing someone who looks suspiciously younger than they should. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today in #SillyPangrams: PENDITENCE. That’s when someone is about to apologize but hasn’t yet, or when you’re waiting for an apology that isn’t forthcoming, as in “Her marriage was a 25-year exercise in *penditence*.” #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today in #SillyPangrams: PENDITENCE. That’s when someone is about to apologize but hasn’t yet, or when you’re waiting for an apology that isn’t forthcoming, as in “Her marriage was a 25-year exercise in *penditence*.” #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today’s #SillyPangram: GOALHEN. This alternate for “Tiger Mom” never really caught on, maybe because it was easily confused for “Soccer Mom.” #NYTSpellingBee #FakePangrams
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: GOALHEN. This alternate for “Tiger Mom” never really caught on, maybe because it was easily confused for “Soccer Mom.” #NYTSpellingBee #FakePangrams
Got this book, Twinless Twin, by Dean Marshall Tuck, in today’s mail from University of Nebraska Press. Didn’t order it, don’t know the writer or anyone they thank or anyone who blurbed it. But thanks to whoever sent it to me!
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Got this book, Twinless Twin, by Dean Marshall Tuck, in today’s mail from University of Nebraska Press. Didn’t order it, don’t know the writer or anyone they thank or anyone who blurbed it. But thanks to whoever sent it to me!
WARRIORBAN: Huh. This is some kind of anti-war strategy. It definitely has nothing to do with how a Sacramento Kings fan might feel about Golden State lol #SillyPangrams #NYTSpellingBee
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
WARRIORBAN: Huh. This is some kind of anti-war strategy. It definitely has nothing to do with how a Sacramento Kings fan might feel about Golden State lol #SillyPangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Today’s silly pangram: UNWONTONING (alt. UNWONTONNING). Obscure, gerund form of UNWONTON, meaning to remove wontons from or fail to put wontons in soup, often confused with UNWANTON. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today’s silly pangram: UNWONTONING (alt. UNWONTONNING). Obscure, gerund form of UNWONTON, meaning to remove wontons from or fail to put wontons in soup, often confused with UNWANTON. #FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Also bought, to keep, not use, this instantly recognizable Chris Ware-designed sheet commemorating postal workers. The same mail carrier is in every stamp as she delivers mail through town (& seasons — her clothes change!) until she goes home for night. So charming. #USPS #PostageStamps
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Also bought, to keep, not use, this instantly recognizable Chris Ware-designed sheet commemorating postal workers. The same mail carrier is in every stamp as she delivers mail through town (& seasons — her clothes change!) until she goes home for night. So charming. #USPS #PostageStamps