Galena
One ore, two towns
Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:
A, E, H, L, N, O, and center G (all words must include G)
Merriam-Webster says…
Silly little dictionary! Don’t you know that galena 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
If you read the dictionary’s definition of galena, you’re probably wondering why there’s a picture of a doctor at the top of today’s column. And even if you’re not wondering that, we’ll tell you. We’re generous that way here at Silly Little Dictionary!
As a Spanish-speaker, the words galeno (male) and galena (female) ––Spanish nouns usually have gender–– are synonyms of “physician”. The origin of the term is a Greek physician and philosopher who lived in the…
