If you’ve ever typed a city name or a famous person’s last name into the NYT Spelling Bee and watched it get rejected, you’ve run headfirst into one of the game’s most important rules: proper nouns don’t count. It doesn’t matter if “Paris” uses only letters from today’s hive, or if “Amazon” fits perfectly — …
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Spelling Bee vs. Wordle: Which Word Game is Harder?
If you’re a fan of the NYT Spelling Bee, chances are you’ve also dabbled in Wordle — or at least heard your coworkers talking about it at the water cooler. Both games live under the New York Times Games umbrella, both involve letters and words, and both have passionate daily players. But here’s the question …