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A v skinny repertoire of words @nytimes.com #SpellingBee
April 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A v skinny repertoire of words @nytimes.com #SpellingBee
It's in the Bible (Joshua 9:4 KJV).
April 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's in the Bible (Joshua 9:4 KJV).
Heraldic vair pattern. Apparently inspired by a kind of squirrel fur.
March 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Heraldic vair pattern. Apparently inspired by a kind of squirrel fur.
Chine: a steep-sided valley. Many are considered scenic attractions. Another miss by @nytimes #SpellingBee.
Yesterday's, ABCDIRT, didn't admit BRACT or ADIABATIC.
Yesterday's, ABCDIRT, didn't admit BRACT or ADIABATIC.
March 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Chine: a steep-sided valley. Many are considered scenic attractions. Another miss by @nytimes #SpellingBee.
Yesterday's, ABCDIRT, didn't admit BRACT or ADIABATIC.
Yesterday's, ABCDIRT, didn't admit BRACT or ADIABATIC.
For those of us who thought a "Grssk restaurant" was cringingly awful, we give you - dncisnt civilizations.
#Iwishtheywouldntdothat
#Iwishtheywouldntdothat
March 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
For those of us who thought a "Grssk restaurant" was cringingly awful, we give you - dncisnt civilizations.
#Iwishtheywouldntdothat
#Iwishtheywouldntdothat
COLLOP: A slice of meat, particularly bacon.
The day before Shrove Tuesday is Collop Monday, when you eat the last of it before Lenten abstinence. @nytimes #SpellingBee
The day before Shrove Tuesday is Collop Monday, when you eat the last of it before Lenten abstinence. @nytimes #SpellingBee
March 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
COLLOP: A slice of meat, particularly bacon.
The day before Shrove Tuesday is Collop Monday, when you eat the last of it before Lenten abstinence. @nytimes #SpellingBee
The day before Shrove Tuesday is Collop Monday, when you eat the last of it before Lenten abstinence. @nytimes #SpellingBee
We know what positions the only 2 vowels _aren't in, so with a guess & a little help from #crosswordsolver ...#Wordle
March 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We know what positions the only 2 vowels _aren't in, so with a guess & a little help from #crosswordsolver ...#Wordle
A classic French pun there (4-letter word). Obv. too French for @nytimes #SpellingBee; but thanks to heraldry the word is accepted by some English dictionaries. Clue: Cinderella.
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A classic French pun there (4-letter word). Obv. too French for @nytimes #SpellingBee; but thanks to heraldry the word is accepted by some English dictionaries. Clue: Cinderella.
The word is used in my favourite TV programme, "QI", where in some episodes a question with an answer pertaining to "spending a penny" earned a bonus.
March 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The word is used in my favourite TV programme, "QI", where in some episodes a question with an answer pertaining to "spending a penny" earned a bonus.
A "canting coat" is a coat of arms using puns. Here are the arms of the Bowes-Lyon family.
March 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A "canting coat" is a coat of arms using puns. Here are the arms of the Bowes-Lyon family.
As a standup comedian he plumbed the depths of l. humour. #ofcourseitsaword. @nytimes.com #SpellingBee #Pangram/
March 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As a standup comedian he plumbed the depths of l. humour. #ofcourseitsaword. @nytimes.com #SpellingBee #Pangram/
This individual was always referenced in my school physics lessons as "the man with the unfortunate name".
The BBC are just being pussies.
The BBC are just being pussies.
March 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This individual was always referenced in my school physics lessons as "the man with the unfortunate name".
The BBC are just being pussies.
The BBC are just being pussies.
Disciples of 18-19th century philosopher also complain.
Kant is also a town in India & a city in Kyrgyzstan. The word/name has a disambiguation page in @Wikipedia. That doesn't mention Maltese.
For #etymologyof that last, see English "chant" & "canticle". It's about singing, for heaven's sake
Kant is also a town in India & a city in Kyrgyzstan. The word/name has a disambiguation page in @Wikipedia. That doesn't mention Maltese.
For #etymologyof that last, see English "chant" & "canticle". It's about singing, for heaven's sake
March 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Disciples of 18-19th century philosopher also complain.
Kant is also a town in India & a city in Kyrgyzstan. The word/name has a disambiguation page in @Wikipedia. That doesn't mention Maltese.
For #etymologyof that last, see English "chant" & "canticle". It's about singing, for heaven's sake
Kant is also a town in India & a city in Kyrgyzstan. The word/name has a disambiguation page in @Wikipedia. That doesn't mention Maltese.
For #etymologyof that last, see English "chant" & "canticle". It's about singing, for heaven's sake
"Hogmanay" not accepted for this @nytimes #SpellingBee. "Mommy" is OK, but not "mammy". Sensitivity to poss. racist language?
March 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Hogmanay" not accepted for this @nytimes #SpellingBee. "Mommy" is OK, but not "mammy". Sensitivity to poss. racist language?
This @nytimes #SpellingBee doesn't accept TAHR, or (once one of my daughters' favourite put-downs) TRYHARD (someone who expends excessive effort towards an unimportant objective). Possibly an outdated word now.
& yes: I got the #Pangram eventually
& yes: I got the #Pangram eventually
March 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This @nytimes #SpellingBee doesn't accept TAHR, or (once one of my daughters' favourite put-downs) TRYHARD (someone who expends excessive effort towards an unimportant objective). Possibly an outdated word now.
& yes: I got the #Pangram eventually
& yes: I got the #Pangram eventually
.@google just gave me the #Pangram (word using all the letters) for this @nytimes.com #SpellingBee - & I wasn't really asking it.
February 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
.@google just gave me the #Pangram (word using all the letters) for this @nytimes.com #SpellingBee - & I wasn't really asking it.
Mirror, thermometer, Instagram...where to check how hot you are this morning.
In reality, my @nytimes #Connections solve is at the point of "solved 3 sets; find a connection for the 4 (purple) words left".
In reality, my @nytimes #Connections solve is at the point of "solved 3 sets; find a connection for the 4 (purple) words left".
February 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Mirror, thermometer, Instagram...where to check how hot you are this morning.
In reality, my @nytimes #Connections solve is at the point of "solved 3 sets; find a connection for the 4 (purple) words left".
In reality, my @nytimes #Connections solve is at the point of "solved 3 sets; find a connection for the 4 (purple) words left".
And while my thoughts are running on "stone extremities"...
I think this catalogue entry covers all the synonyms.
I was hoping to see one attached to a bronze or wooden statue, but that'd look a bit weird
I think this catalogue entry covers all the synonyms.
I was hoping to see one attached to a bronze or wooden statue, but that'd look a bit weird
February 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And while my thoughts are running on "stone extremities"...
I think this catalogue entry covers all the synonyms.
I was hoping to see one attached to a bronze or wooden statue, but that'd look a bit weird
I think this catalogue entry covers all the synonyms.
I was hoping to see one attached to a bronze or wooden statue, but that'd look a bit weird
A white-blond dye-job in an art context reminds me more of this man.
February 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A white-blond dye-job in an art context reminds me more of this man.
It's called black humour.
February 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's called black humour.
Memorial bust of Arthur S Sullivan, London. The weeping lady with the impressive rear cleavage is presumably his widow, or an ex-lover.
February 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Memorial bust of Arthur S Sullivan, London. The weeping lady with the impressive rear cleavage is presumably his widow, or an ex-lover.
The King's Singers put a Y in it (ref G&S).
February 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The King's Singers put a Y in it (ref G&S).
How do you spell "howdedo"- a commotion or set of interrelated difficulties? Children's author Lynley Dodd spells it like that in "Hedgehog Howdedo". W S Gilbert (The Mikado) & most reprints had it the same but with hyphens. Double O? Double E? Is a Y included?
February 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
How do you spell "howdedo"- a commotion or set of interrelated difficulties? Children's author Lynley Dodd spells it like that in "Hedgehog Howdedo". W S Gilbert (The Mikado) & most reprints had it the same but with hyphens. Double O? Double E? Is a Y included?
There's also a Grant Reynard. Artistic/Literary name (see Chaucer). You could let it be suspected you're a relative of either.
February 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
There's also a Grant Reynard. Artistic/Literary name (see Chaucer). You could let it be suspected you're a relative of either.
A fascinating @nytimes #SpellingBee. One potential Greek-derived #Pangram: RHINOLITH - a stone in your nose. A "rare condition", say dictionaries, but it does exist. Like kidney stones they may be only sand-grain size
February 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A fascinating @nytimes #SpellingBee. One potential Greek-derived #Pangram: RHINOLITH - a stone in your nose. A "rare condition", say dictionaries, but it does exist. Like kidney stones they may be only sand-grain size