Reminds me a bit of us

22 July 2021, 12:49 PM

I think when any group of people share one common interest, there is generally a lot more about them that resonates:

Flight of the Spelling Bee Player https://nyti.ms/3zQgeSq

22 July 2021, 06:52 PM

big al

That story resonates with me. I've met dozens of WTF and TNCER members at many locations across the country. Some have been passing through western PA, some have been at piano parties I've attended, and some have been in places I was passing through myself.

Big Al

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Money seems to buy the most happiness when you give it away.

Why does everything have to be so complicated, all in the name of convenience. -ShiroKuro

A lifetime of experience will change a person. If it doesn't, then you're already dead inside. -MarkJ

22 July 2021, 08:22 PM

RealPlayer

Is the spelling bee the puzzle with the letters in a hexagon? I do try my hand with that every week. I always think I should score better than I do.

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“It's hard to win an argument with a smart person. It's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." -- Bill Murray

23 July 2021, 10:13 PM

piqué

quote:
Originally posted by RealPlayer:
Is the spelling bee the puzzle with the letters in a hexagon? I do try my hand with that every week. I always think I should score better than I do.

I find it hard. I never know when I've found enough words. Maybe I just don't understand how it's played.

I enjoy vertex and the new game where you have to use all the letters around the square with just four words.

23 July 2021, 10:38 PM

Cindysphinx

I play every day and get genius about once a week. Gotta start early and come back to it often.

23 July 2021, 11:39 PM

RealPlayer

quote:
Originally posted by Cindysphinx:
I play every day and get genius about once a week. Gotta start early and come back to it often.

Yes, it is so helpful to take a break and come back refreshed!

I find it annoying when I deny myself what looks like a proper noun or foreign-based word and then look at their solutions and see they allowed it!

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“It's hard to win an argument with a smart person. It's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." -- Bill Murray

24 July 2021, 12:25 PM

Nina

I find my Spelling Bee activity tends to come in waves. I'll get on a roll and get a bunch of words in a rush, then it's like I'm stuck in that spelling pattern and need to step away. Like Cindy and RP say, coming back after a break helps a lot.

24 July 2021, 06:10 PM

piqué

quote:
Originally posted by RealPlayer:
quote:
Originally posted by Cindysphinx:
I play every day and get genius about once a week. Gotta start early and come back to it often.
Yes, it is so helpful to take a break and come back refreshed!

I find it annoying when I deny myself what looks like a proper noun or foreign-based word and then look at their solutions and see they allowed it!

Where do you find the solutions?

24 July 2021, 07:03 PM

RealPlayer

Solutions printed in a block of small type on a previous or succeeding page….upside-down!

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“It's hard to win an argument with a smart person. It's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person." -- Bill Murray

26 July 2021, 07:44 AM

Cindysphinx

Am I the only person playing the online version?

26 July 2021, 09:21 AM

jodi

You all have me checking out new puzzles to play! I find the spelling bee one harder because you get to use letters twice. I’ve loved the daily mini crossword for awhile, I’m not very good at crosswords, but that one is fun.
And yes, I do them online, on my iPad.

26 July 2021, 10:36 AM

AdagioM

I play Spelling Bee and Letter Boxed online. Letter Boxed is faster!

I finally figured out that there’s a “yesterday” button at the top of Spelling Bee, which gives the pangram and all the words I missed.

26 July 2021, 10:51 AM

CHAS

Tried Spelling Bee. That is great.
Have a subscription to the Washington Post. I am looking at the puzzles there before I subscribe to the Times games.

26 July 2021, 10:53 AM

ShiroKuro

quote:
Originally posted by Cindysphinx:
Am I the only person playing the online version?

I play online!

You can find the previous days word list online where it says "yesterday"

Also, for the current day, you can click on the light gray square in the upper right (the last square or notch along the line that shows your score) and it will show you how many points are needed to get to Genius. It doesn't show you the total number of possible words or total possible points, but I like looking at the minimum score needed for Genius points, sometimes that's enough to keep me going when I see I'm really close.

26 July 2021, 09:20 PM

AdagioM

quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
quote:
Originally posted by Cindysphinx:
Am I the only person playing the online version?

I play online!

You can find the previous days word list online where it says "yesterday"

Also, for the current day, you can click on the light gray square in the upper right (the last square or notch along the line that shows your score) and it will show you how many points are needed to get to Genius. It doesn't show you the total number of possible words or total possible points, but I like looking at the minimum score needed for Genius points, sometimes that's enough to keep me going when I see I'm really close.

I aim for Genius; that’s good enough for me. And I only get there about once a week. I can’t see trying for Queen Bee; I’ve got stuff to do!