NYT Spelling Bee

[Langue_doc]

Good morning!

Pangram and above genius. Last word was violin!

pomelo/objectives--found the latter right away, but had to struggle to come up with a mate.

Happy solving!

[ab_grp]

Good day!

Got to somewhere past genius with pangram so far.  Yesterday we also needed bee buddy for vocalic.

For LB I finally came up with pomelo-objectivistic, but I tried so many other contenders that are parts of your solutions that I probably should have gotten a more parsimonious one before then.  Congrats!

Happy solving!

[wasihales]

Yes, exactly! To estimate the total number of points needed for different levels, you can use the percentages:

- Genius is approximately 70% of the total points.
- Amazing is about 50%.
- Great is about 40%.

By using these estimates, you can reverse-engineer from the Genius level to approximate the total points and then determine the points required for other levels.

[Langue_doc]

Good morning!

QB. QB yesterday, with hobbit as the last word.

drought/tapdance

Happy solving!

[ciao_yall]

Morning!

QBwH for tinhorn. LB touchpad-danger.

Happy solving!

[cathwen]

Good morning!

Yesterday I said "QB with pangram," but meant "genius with pangram"—because I was far from QB at that point. I finally got QBwH for biotin and bonito, my last word. Today I am at QB-1 and cannot for the life of me find that last word!

LB: drought-tapdance. I was surprised that tapdance was accepted as one word.

Happy puzzling!

[ab_grp]

Good morning!

Somewhere past genius with pangram so far.  Yesterday I got to QBABM with final word roti, I think.

No luck on LB again.  Congrats! Cathwen, I am also surprised it took tapdance! Just goes to show, you might as well try everything.

Happy solving!

[Langue_doc]

Good morning!

Pangram and genius. Don't remember yesterday's last word.

Happy solving!

[ciao_yall]

Morning!

QBw2LL, last word motet. LB nudge for crayfish-hokum.

Happy solving!

[ab_grp]

Good morning!

Got to QBABM! Yesterday I also got to QBABM, not sure what my final word was.  Maybe mood?

No luck on LB.  Congrats! Maybe today.

Happy solving!

[cathwen]

Good afternoon!

QBwH for moppet, my last word. I've found it before—I don't know why it was so elusive yesterday. QB today.

LB: crayfish-hokum.

Happy puzzling!

[ciao_yall]

Morning!

QBwG was about to hit SBB and suddenly remembered miring. LB after circling around 3fer and 2fer b4ss ended up getting a hint for shlump-penalized.

Happy solving!

[Langue_doc]

Good morning!

QB. QB yesterday, last word was rimming.

I know I found a twofer, but can't remember the words.

Happy solving!

[ab_grp]

Good morning!

Somewhere past genius with pangram so far.  Yesterday I got to QBABM quickly but can't remember what my final 7-letter word was.  I know grim was one of the last ones.

No luck on LB again.  Congrats!

Happy solving!

[cathwen]

Good morning/afternoon!

QBABM yesterday with nigiri as my last word, found by accident/desperation. Genius with pangram today.

LB: I also had shlump-penalized. Found a 2fer today while sitting in a doctor's waiting room.

Happy puzzling!