Dord

A frighteningly funny tale about a ghost word

Photo by Tamara Menzi on Unsplash

Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:

Art: Iva Reztok

I, M, O, R, T, Y and center D (all words must include D).

Merriam-Webster says…

Credit: Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition

Silly little dictionary! Don’t you know dord can’t possibly be a word if the New York Times says it ain’t?

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What’s your favorite g.n.a.w. from today’s puzzle?

My Two Cents

One word of my favorite words in the entire English language is dord. The only problem is…

it’s not a word!

But, but, but… what about that screen shot above, with the definition? It’s not from Getty Images or Pixabay or even *gasp!* Unsplash!

Did I just spend the last four hours carefully photo-shopping an slice of dictionary to make my case today? Have I gone completely off…