Kiang

You bet your ass this word is real

Art by Richard Lydekker

Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:

Art: Iva Reztok

D, E, G, I, K, N, and center A (all words must include A).

Merriam-Webster says…

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

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My Two Cents

The kiang is not just any wild ass, it’s the biggest — and maybe baddest — of the wild asses. Now, I haven’t actually met any wild asses; most of the ones I know are the subdued, intellectual type. But I’ve heard the kiang gets pretty crazy and wasted during parties, especially at colleges of the Big Ten Conference.

Equus Asinus

The wild ass is a subgenus of the Equus genus, which is best know for including horses…