Fouetté
Whip it! Whip it good!
Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:
D, E, F, T, U, X, and center O (all words must include O)
Merriam-Webster says…
Silly little dictionary! Don’t you know that fouetté can’t possibly be a word if The New York Times says it ain’t?
For a complete list of rejected words, check out the Spelling Bee Master.
What’s your favorite dord* from today’s puzzle?
My Two Cents
It’s been truly slim pickens the past ten days or so with the lists of dords*, or rejected words. Here is what the Spelling Bee Master offered today:
I decided to broach fouetté. I’ve written before about ballet terms (here and here), and I am starting to sense a pattern by The New York Times. Despite regularly featuring articles about classical dance, they don’t seem too fond of including its actual language in their word games. Although I’m sure…
