SPELLING BEE NYT FULL

So you've made a word - say, 'happy.' You'll be even happier if you can turn that base word into a bunch more. Just as with Wordle, there are some tips and strategies for playing the New York Times Spelling Bee. New York Times Spelling Bee tips, tricks and strategies

SPELLING BEE NYT FULL

Want to play via an app? The Times Games app (called simply The New York Times Crossword) on iOS and Android is free to download for anyone, but only home delivery, All-Access and NYT Games subscribers have full access to everything the app offers, the spokesperson told me. You also have access to puzzle archives and a whole batch of other game goodies with this deal. The newspaper is smart enough to know that some people just want its iconic crossword puzzle and other word games, including the Spelling Bee, and so lets people pay to do just that. You can also choose to buy a NYT Games subscription, which costs $40 a year, or $1.25 a week, paid monthly. But the next level up, All-Access, does include NYT Games. Games, including the Spelling Bee, aren't included in the cheapest subscription, the Basic level. If you have a digital subscription, it depends on the pricing level you pay. If you get the print version of the Times delivered, you have access to play the Spelling Bee daily. 'Evil and Genius' Quordle Word Game Is Wordle Times Four.Beyond Wordle: All the New York Times' Games, Explained.Wordle Explained: Everything You Need to Know About the Viral Word Game.Note that while Wordle is free on the New York Times site - at least for now - the New York Times Spelling Bee is more complicated. If you find all the possible words, you're rewarded with the title of 'Queen Bee.' Or, uh, so I hear. The game reminds me of a childhood favorite, Boggle, minus the little lettered dice and fun-to-shake game tray, but with all the setup and scoring done for me.Īs you find words, the puzzle praises you with such compliments as 'genius' or 'amazing' and moves your score up a little line giving you higher ranks as you progress. There's always one pangram, which means a word that uses all seven of the letters and counts for big points. Players need to make words of four or more letters using the given letters, and always have to include the center letter.

The rules are pretty simple: Each day offers up seven letters arranged in a honeycomb shape (honeycomb, spelling BEE, somebody on the Times design staff got a buzz out of that). The NYT Spelling Bee has been around since 2014 in print and since 2018 online. My absolute favorite is The New York Times Spelling Bee. Wordle isn't the only word game worth mastering - CNET has recommended a number of others.

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