OMG, there’s an “S” in today’s Spelling Bee puzzle! (Is this the first time?)
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S!!!!!! I think it's the first time?!
Per https://nytbee.com/ , yes, it is the first time.
The NYT Games app is saying it’s the 2,500th Spelling Bee, so maybe cause for a break from tradition? 🤷♂️
I miss The Times' puzzles, but I cut that off when they refused to endorse during the election campaign. :-(
Plenty of reasons to find fault with the NYT, but they *did* endorse— during the presidential campaign, anyway: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/editorials/kamala-harris-2024-endorsement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.5VcR.vStqJ3q7kceV&smid=url-share
I believe you hit the NYT confused with the WaPo
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I know it says *something* about me that I've had dreams where I'm playing spelling bee and it had the letter S.
Couldn't believe it when I started and saw the "S"...then I thought, Oh no, there will be a dozen pangrams and HUNDREDS of words with plurals. So it was great that editor Sam Ezersky controlled it to a typical number of solutions.
Same! The word DIABOLICAL came to mind, and then I started playing...
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