If you’ve ever stared at a Spelling Bee grid and thought, “Is that really a word?”— only to discover it’s the name of a moth or a type of fungus — you’re in good company. The NYT Spelling Bee has a fascinating love affair with the natural world, and botanical and zoological terms show up …
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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 …