Spelling Bee

[Different Drummer]

Anyone else play this? I find it more addictive--and challenging--than Wordle. You have to make as many words of at least four letters as you can, using only the seven letters you are given. One of the seven letters is shown in yellow and you must use it in every word you create.


https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee

[Drum]

1. I have definitely enjoyed this game

[Different Drummer]

3. I'm playing it and posting on DU in two separate tabs tonight.

[ananda]

2. I always play Spelling Bee first. Then I use the middle letter..

to play Wordle and other games.

[Different Drummer]

4. Sounds like a good strategy!

[Stargleamer]

5. Given all the obscure words they allow

it can be very hard to get to Genius, let alone Queen Bee. One time "phablet" was the pangram. Words like airfoil, ogee, coir, rial, etc. Not to mention "words" like gonna, attaboy, wanna, etc., etc. Obscure words that I come up with like noetic, maca, natto, aren't allowed though. It's gotten to the point where I've compiled a whole list of koo koo banana words that have been used to refer to when playing.

[llmart]

6. I got to the lowest rank and looks like you need a subscription to continue.

I have a huge puzzle book from 1976 that has over 500 puzzles, all different types. I bought the book at a used book sale for $1. Since it's old, some of the puzzles are a bit dated and that makes it harder to answer. For example, one of the questions in one puzzle was "How much does a Senator make yearly." You have to remember what they were paid in 1976. Makes for a more challenging endeavor.

[XanaDUer2]

7. 1st game I play everyday

Love it. My favorite game

[XanaDUer2]

8. Found this

https://freebee.fun/play/

[herding cats]

9. I love it!

I start there daily, then move to the Mini finishing with Wordle. If I get stuck in a waiting room, or some such, later in the day I play a few rounds of Letter Boxed.

I truly enjoy a good word game.

[Danmel]

10. My husband and I play it together every day

Letterboxed is also good but I rarely get it in 2