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☆ Getting to Genius, Part 2: Becoming Queen Bee
  + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Isaac Aronow | Jackie Frere | More About Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on learning to solve Spelling Bee. Now that you’ve built your foundation with Spelling Bee, let’s put those skills into practice. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, read Part 1 where we cover the basics of Spelling Bee, a few tips to get you started and how to set attainable goals. In Part 2, we’ll be taking a look at some slightly more advanced solving tips, as well as how to be a good member of the “Hivemind,” the online community of die-hard Spelling Bee fans. Tackling the Spelling Bee ForumOn any given day, you can find yourself mired in a web of tricky letters and complex words.
Persons: let’s, you’ve, Jackie Frere, Isaac Aronow, we’ll Organizations: Games Locations: Spelling
☆ Getting to Genius, Part 1: Spelling Bee for Beginners
  + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Isaac Aronow | Jackie Frere | More About Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
Jackie, who as a child was schooled on Boggle and Scrabble by her mother and grandmother, considers herself terrible at Spelling Bee. Isaac has had a lifelong passion for word games, and at one point played Spelling Bee every day as a break from his college work. We set a few realistic goals for ourselves to see if we could become Queen Bees:Play Spelling Bee at least five times a week for four weeks. Use the tools within the app and the hints from the “Hive mind,” the online community of die-hard Spelling Bee fans. 😉If you’re at all familiar with the New York Times Crossword, you’ll notice a lot of similarities, but the Spelling Bee is also different in a few important ways.
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☆ Mini to Maestro, Part 2: Intermediate Solving
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jackie Frere | Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The themes become more complex, the clues get trickier, and you might find yourself going, “Huh?” more times that you might be comfortable with. That, in combination with the new clue types we’re about to show you, is part of what raises the difficulty level of Wednesday and Thursday puzzles. One devious type of clue to look out for is the question-mark clue. For example, if you see a question mark in the clue “Web site?” you can assume that some wordplay will be involved. Another difficult clue type can be seen inside quotes.
☆ Mini to Maestro, Part 1: Crosswords for Beginners
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jackie Frere | Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Once you’ve gotten the hang of completing the Mini for about a week or so, it’s time to try a Monday puzzle. Diving into the dailyOpening up the daily crossword can be daunting, especially if it’s your first time solving. Yes, random facts and knowledge will come in handy when you’re filling out the crossword grid, but believe in yourself. “I start every puzzle the same way: I start in the northwest and work my way through,” she said. And they’re great at explaining what certain crossword clues are asking you to do, or how they might trick you.
☆ Mini to Maestro, Part 3: Advanced Puzzles
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jackie Frere | Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
The name is self-explanatory: It’s a grid with no theme answers. Because of the added space, themeless puzzles are afforded more room for fresher answers, which moves the needle toward their being naturally harder to solve. Sam Ezersky, a digital puzzles editor, said, “We save our fireworks for Friday and Saturday, if you will.”The other factor is that in themed puzzles, the construction is limited by the theme itself. You can use the skills you’ve already learned from the puzzles you solved earlier in the week to help you solve a themeless. “Light” has appeared in New York Times Crosswords 22 times since 1993, according to XWordInfo.com, an online database of New York Times Crossword puzzles.
☆ The Best Wordle Tips and Tricks
  + stars: | 2022-02-10 | by ( Alexis Benveniste | Jackie Frere | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
There are thousands of five-letter words in the English dictionary, but it only takes one to win Wordle. Type in your guess and submit your word by hitting the “enter” key on the Wordle keyboard. A yellow tile indicates that you picked the right letter but it’s in the wrong spot. The green tile indicates that you picked the right letter in the correct spot. The gray tile indicates that the letter you picked is not included in the word at all.
☆ Spelling Bee Tips and Tricks
  + stars: | 2021-12-09 | by ( Deb Amlen | Jackie Frere | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“Finding the pangram first is like opening a present that has lots of little packages inside,” said Susan Rakov of Santa Barbara, Calif., because there may be words inside it that will also be counted. Sometimes you may spot smaller words that don’t include the center letter but might be part of an accepted compound. “When you get stuck, leave and come back later with fresh eyes,” said Sharon Kittredje of San Francisco. One of the best parts of Spelling Bee is that you can put it down and come back to it later in the day when you have time. Just let the letters dance in front of your eyes, without trying too hard to order them — gives your subconscious brain a chance.”
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