Spelling Bee Onomatopoeia and Interjections: The Sound Words That Hide in Plain Sight

If you’ve ever stared at the NYT Spelling Bee letter grid and suddenly realized the answer was buzz or hiss, you’ve experienced one of the puzzle’s most delightful tricks. Sound-imitative words and expressive interjections have a sneaky way of hiding in plain sight — they feel too casual, too obvious, or too conversational to be …