If you’ve spent any time with the NYT Spelling Bee, you’ve probably had that maddening moment where the answer reveals itself and you think, “Of course — how did I miss that?” A surprising number of those head-slapping words fall into a very specific category: measurement words, scientific nomenclature, and technical jargon. These terms hide …
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The Obscure Animal and Plant Names in Spelling Bee: A Naturalist’s Guide
If you’ve ever been stumped by a word in the NYT Spelling Bee that turned out to be some obscure fern, a rarely seen beetle, or a tropical flowering plant you’ve never heard of, you’re in good company. The puzzle has a delightful — and sometimes maddening — habit of pulling vocabulary straight from the …