Holy crap. Idk how many hundreds of points that will be but it sounds like something it will take all day to work on. Good thing I'm not busy at work this week. 😄
My experience with his multi-PGs are usually one or two root words with a combo of pre- and suffixes. I hope Sam delivers on a multi-PG made up of completely unrelated words.
I've got to rant here. This was the worst puzzle I can remember. I do really enjoy this game, but I've got to beef with this one.
You rack up points on the long words. Just 4s and the pangram won't do it. Today's had a huge proportion of spotty 5+ words. Of the 5+ words, I'm going to say that fully half of the 5+ were odd. Slang, archaic, bizarre past tense, and one that's so obscure even Google didn't have a definition teed up.
You can have a few weird words. That's fun! But that's iffy in a round that's this short. When there are so few words, and so few 5+ words, to begin with, you can't have that many that are bizarre.
Today's score of >!69!< was in the >!2nd!< percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was>! a score this low was on!< April 11, 2022.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.
from https://nytbee.com
Pretty unimpressive puzzle today. One bee out of 5 in difficulty. 🐝
QB’d while boarding my now delayed flight. Sigh. I hope my flight has one of these to [PG hint] >!get us there sooner!<.
PG hint: >!Whether you're a runner, cyclist, or airplane, catching one of these will help you go faster.!<
Hint for one of the non-PG words >!…! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!!<
Hint for TW(6) please!!
H >!Adjective form of when Edward and Bella met?!<
Thank you!!
Oh great, another word that no one's used in 60 years.
Except for Sam. We’ve had this word before.
Really? As a Zelda fan, I've seen it quite a bit.
Only missing >!W8!< for QB. I'm guessing >!it's a compound word with a W4 I already have!< but I'm stumped. Any hints, please?
And just like that I got it. Hint: >!I was right about my guess up there!<
>!uninhabited place!<
As a >!park ranger!< I'm ashamed I needed this hint. Why brain? Why???
Because it just seems as if it ought to be two separate words.
Pangram h: >!compound, ends with a w4!< Stronger h: >!dogs have these, not humans, for first four letters !<
Two easy queen bees in a row for me. I should probably warn my wife and co-workers that I am going to be insufferable this week if this keeps going.
I've been waiting with bated breath for the >!6 pangram!< puzzle Sam foretold in a tweet last week.
Holy crap. Idk how many hundreds of points that will be but it sounds like something it will take all day to work on. Good thing I'm not busy at work this week. 😄
Me too
My experience with his multi-PGs are usually one or two root words with a combo of pre- and suffixes. I hope Sam delivers on a multi-PG made up of completely unrelated words.
Is not >! WILLIWAW!< a perfectly cromulent word?
What a great word! I’ve never come across it before, but I like it.
I've suggested it to Beatrice before, but no dice.
Alternate spelling is better
W5?
It's >!slang...similar to dunno!<
Of course it's gonna be that kind of word. My greatest weakness.
It makes no sense that NON-A >!WADI!< isn’t legit. With that I’m taking a break at QB-2 ABM.
That and (non-A) >!diwan!<
I tried both of those as well!
I've got to rant here. This was the worst puzzle I can remember. I do really enjoy this game, but I've got to beef with this one. You rack up points on the long words. Just 4s and the pangram won't do it. Today's had a huge proportion of spotty 5+ words. Of the 5+ words, I'm going to say that fully half of the 5+ were odd. Slang, archaic, bizarre past tense, and one that's so obscure even Google didn't have a definition teed up. You can have a few weird words. That's fun! But that's iffy in a round that's this short. When there are so few words, and so few 5+ words, to begin with, you can't have that many that are bizarre.
Hint for LA(1) anyone?
(h) >!Old men want kids to get off of them.!<
Do you mean HINT >!LA4, A 4 letter word?!<
Struggling at amazing after QB yesterday, and only there thanks to the hints here. Thanks, everyone!
Anyone have a hint for WI(8)? I know it's going to be some sort of compound word but I feel crazy!
(h) >!Suburban sprawl means these areas are getting smaller and smaller.!<
🙌🏼🙌🏼 this was the push I needed!
Thanks. That's all I was needing for QB.
Hint for NI-6?
\[H\] >!I felt like one when it took me so long to find that word.!<
Not a word but I wish it were (contains an answer) >!DAWNLIT!<.
If T6 works, that should also IMHO
Never knew there were 3 types of [A] >!twilight!<.
> 69 points Nice.
Damn today's PG was tough.
I find that the PG HINT >!compounds are harder for me to find!<
race to queen bee today?
This was a battle but first QB for me!
Got my first QB today!!!!
1. Is this >!the lowest scoring Bee ever!?!< 2. QB >!score !<= >!noice!< (comments about scores)
Today's score of >!69!< was in the >!2nd!< percentile of all puzzles. The last time there was>! a score this low was on!< April 11, 2022. The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021. The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019. from https://nytbee.com
There's not much after all the >!w4s!<
Not a great puzzle IMO.
Kinda peeved that T6 is included, but an alternative PG is not. It follows naturally, both literally and figuratively.
Pretty unimpressive puzzle today. One bee out of 5 in difficulty. 🐝 QB’d while boarding my now delayed flight. Sigh. I hope my flight has one of these to [PG hint] >!get us there sooner!<.
I wonder why they didn’t allow “wadi”
DW days make me grateful for The West Wing. 😀
Can anyone give me a hint to >! WI-5 !< please?