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Post by ashley on Feb 6, 2025 14:47:02 GMT
Is anyone else addicted to the NYT Spelling Bee?
It’s the first thing I open when I wake up in the morning. I strive to make Genius before the kettle has boiled.
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Post by maryannscraps on Feb 6, 2025 16:28:11 GMT
DH and I do the bee every morning while eating breakfast. We were so off our game this morning. Forgot about the -ed.
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Post by ashley on Feb 6, 2025 16:53:12 GMT
DH and I do the bee every morning while eating breakfast. We were so off our game this morning. Forgot about the -ed. Do you play a communal/ shared game or each do your own? |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Feb 6, 2025 17:04:38 GMT
I added it to my morning puzzle routine several months ago. My goal is to make Genius daily and have a pretty good success rate with it. Yesterday I missed because I forgot to go back in the evening and finish it up.  Each day I go as far as I can on my own before I turn to the Spelling Bee Buddy for help. Using the clues I can usually add more words. It's like combining a crossword puzzle with the spelling bee part. Usually just using a single clue will jog my memory and I'll think of several more words. |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 6, 2025 17:30:25 GMT
I only do the unsubscribed version so get kicked out early (at Solid?). My morning puzzle routine is Worldle first then over to the NYT for Wordle, Spelling Bee, Mini Crossword, Strands and Connections. I try to finish them while sitting for a 10 minute therapy and usually do. |
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Post by lisae on Feb 6, 2025 19:32:36 GMT
I play occasionally now. I went through a phase a couple of years ago where I played daily.
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Post by huskergal on Feb 6, 2025 19:59:04 GMT
I used to play it, but I cut it out.
My order of operations is:
Wordle
Connections
Check Scrabble for games
Sports Connections
The Mini
On my Apple News App: Quarterlies
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Post by maryannscraps on Feb 6, 2025 20:38:22 GMT
DH and I do the bee every morning while eating breakfast. We were so off our game this morning. Forgot about the -ed. Do you play a communal/ shared game or each do your own? Communal. We’ve been doing it together so long that we often say the same weird word at the same time. Today it was cicada. |
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Post by maryannscraps on Feb 6, 2025 20:41:24 GMT
I added it to my morning puzzle routine several months ago. My goal is to make Genius daily and have a pretty good success rate with it. Yesterday I missed because I forgot to go back in the evening and finish it up. Each day I go as far as I can on my own before I turn to the Spelling Bee Buddy for help. Using the clues I can usually add more words. It's like combining a crossword puzzle with the spelling bee part. Usually just using a single clue will jog my memory and I'll think of several more words. That’s exactly how we do it. It’s such a cool game. I’m normally an excellent speller but I have so much trouble going in the circle. It’s got to be good for your brain to have to think like that. |
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Feb 6, 2025 21:21:14 GMT
I play the free version with my first cup of coffee every morning. Spelling, Wordle, and the mini crossword.
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Post by gar on Feb 6, 2025 21:22:03 GMT
I (and a few pea friends 😉) do Alphaguess every day recently. alphaguess.com/ |
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Post by nine on Feb 6, 2025 21:36:45 GMT
I do wordle first. Then strands, connections, mini crossword, and lastly, spelling bee.
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Post by nine on Feb 6, 2025 21:50:00 GMT
I (and a few pea friends 😉) do Alphaguess every day recently. alphaguess.com/Hey, thanks! That’s a great game. What’s a good score? I got the word in 22 guesses. |
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Feb 6, 2025 22:02:59 GMT
I (and a few pea friends 😉) do Alphaguess every day recently. alphaguess.com/Thanks for the link. Took me 28 guesses but I enjoyed it. |
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Post by gar on Feb 6, 2025 22:05:26 GMT
I (and a few pea friends 😉) do Alphaguess every day recently. alphaguess.com/Hey, thanks! That’s a great game. What’s a good score? I got the word in 22 guesses. In my WhatsApp group we have had someone who guessed the word at first go - obviously just fluke! Daily guesses generally range from maybe 10-20 but then again, yesterday I had to ask for the answer because I could not figure it out 😁 |
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 6, 2025 22:27:20 GMT
Hey stranger, nice to see you!!  Spelling Bee is one of my least favourite of all the NYT free games. Which is strange, considering that I have always prided myself on being a good speller. For some reason I have always struggled with finding words over four or five letters. DSO, on the other hand, is a terrible speller, but he's better than me at these kind of games. Go figure! I play at night in bed, and sometimes I play Spelling Bee, but most times I do not. This is the order in which I play the games: 1. Wordle - every day 2. Strands - every day 3. Connections - I attempt it every day, but if the themes are too USA-centric, or I am too tired, I occasionally give up. 4. The Mini crossword - most days, if I'm not too tired 5. Spelling Bee - occasionally play it, have never got past Very Good 6. Letter Boxed - haven't played it for months 7. Tiles - haven't played it for months - my eyes are too tired at that time of night Most nights I go to bed around midnight, so I often have to change the time and date setting on my phone to Perth time (3 hours behind Melbourne time) so I don't miss a day! |
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Post by jill8909 on Feb 6, 2025 22:30:40 GMT
my first love is strands but I do most of the puzzles.
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Post by teddyw on Feb 6, 2025 22:31:25 GMT
I only do the unsubscribed version so get kicked out early (at Solid?). My morning puzzle routine is Worldle first then over to the NYT for Wordle, Spelling Bee, Mini Crossword, Strands and Connections. I try to finish them while sitting for a 10 minute therapy and usually do. I do this exactly but before bed. |
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Post by nine on Feb 6, 2025 22:37:22 GMT
Hey, thanks! That’s a great game. What’s a good score? I got the word in 22 guesses. In my WhatsApp group we have had someone who guessed the word at first go - obviously just fluke! Daily guesses generally range from maybe 10-20 but then again, yesterday I had to ask for the answer because I could not figure it out 😁 Thanks |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 6, 2025 22:50:16 GMT
I (and a few pea friends 😉) do Alphaguess every day recently. alphaguess.com/Not sure whether to thank you or not.  I did it in 21 today and will add it to my list.  I also do Redactle but not daily. If I have to kill a bit of time later in the day it is a good one to pull up. |
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Post by ashley on Feb 7, 2025 14:05:26 GMT
I added it to my morning puzzle routine several months ago. My goal is to make Genius daily and have a pretty good success rate with it. Yesterday I missed because I forgot to go back in the evening and finish it up. Each day I go as far as I can on my own before I turn to the Spelling Bee Buddy for help. Using the clues I can usually add more words. It's like combining a crossword puzzle with the spelling bee part. Usually just using a single clue will jog my memory and I'll think of several more words. I was delighted to discover the Spelling Bee Buddy page fairly recently — I had been keeping my own two-letter list countdown by hand, so having it update is like magic.  I don’t usually look at the clues, but I find the histogram very motivating. The little slideshow of hints at the tip can be useful, too. |
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Post by ashley on Feb 7, 2025 14:08:36 GMT
I only do the unsubscribed version so get kicked out early (at Solid?). My morning puzzle routine is Worldle first then over to the NYT for Wordle, Spelling Bee, Mini Crossword, Strands and Connections. I try to finish them while sitting for a 10 minute therapy and usually do. I admit that the NYT games app is the only app I pay to subscribe to. My daily play order is Spelling Bee, Strands, Connections. I like to make a fresh cup of coffee in the midmorning to do Wordle. And I do the three Sudokus at night. I suck at crosswords!! |
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Post by ashley on Feb 7, 2025 14:09:15 GMT
Do you play a communal/ shared game or each do your own? Communal. We’ve been doing it together so long that we often say the same weird word at the same time. Today it was cicada. That is very fun! |
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Post by ashley on Feb 7, 2025 14:11:02 GMT
I (and a few pea friends 😉) do Alphaguess every day recently. alphaguess.com/This game looks fun, thank you for sharing. I am going to play later! |
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Post by ashley on Feb 7, 2025 14:16:15 GMT
Hey stranger, nice to see you!! Spelling Bee is one of my least favourite of all the NYT free games. Which is strange, considering that I have always prided myself on being a good speller. For some reason I have always struggled with finding words over four or five letters. DSO, on the other hand, is a terrible speller, but he's better than me at these kind of games. Go figure! I play at night in bed, and sometimes I play Spelling Bee, but most times I do not. This is the order in which I play the games: 1. Wordle - every day 2. Strands - every day 3. Connections - I attempt it every day, but if the themes are too USA-centric, or I am too tired, I occasionally give up. 4. The Mini crossword - most days, if I'm not too tired 5. Spelling Bee - occasionally play it, have never got past Very Good 6. Letter Boxed - haven't played it for months 7. Tiles - haven't played it for months - my eyes are too tired at that time of night Most nights I go to bed around midnight, so I often have to change the time and date setting on my phone to Perth time (3 hours behind Melbourne time) so I don't miss a day! Hello! I too struggle with some of the American themed Connections categories. And wow, the categories can be too obscure sometimes. There’s an Instagram account that does monthly summaries of Connections most heinous categories. 😹 I tried Boxed several times but my brain appears to be missing the portion wired for that. Which is odd, because I like boxes, and I like orders and patterns, and I like words… but not altogether apparently. |
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Post by lainey on Feb 7, 2025 15:11:59 GMT
I play Strands Alphaguess Connections Wordle Clickword is my favourite atm, Clickword |
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Post by malibou on Feb 7, 2025 17:41:27 GMT
Thanks @gar. That is a fun game. I got it in 17 guesses.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 7, 2025 17:43:44 GMT
I play it! but I don't have a subscription, so it only lets me play for so long before it kicks me out of the game, and I can't get back into it.
I really should subscribe to the games, because I do play most of them on most days... I usually cannot figure out the 'connections' game, and the 'tiles' game makes my eyes hurt (I play it on my phone-- those tiles are tiny, lol).
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Post by malibou on Feb 7, 2025 17:55:16 GMT
lainey Click word was fun too. What is a decent score? I got 288.
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Post by lainey on Feb 7, 2025 18:08:21 GMT
lainey Click word was fun too. What is a decent score? I got 288. I usually get around that, my best ever was 500 and something. It only happened once 😂 |
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