Tegmen
This has nothing to do with Teg, or her men
Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:
E, G, H, I, N, T, and center M (all words must include M)
Merriam-Webster says…
Silly little dictionary! Don’t you know that tegmen can’t possibly be a word if The New York Times says it ain’t?
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What’s your favorite dord* from today’s puzzle?
My Two Cents
If I’m ever walking around a park or wooded area and happen to run into the praying mantis in the photo above, I’ll immediately spin 180 degrees and head back in the opposite direction. I mean, that mantis looks badass! No wonder there is not one, but two martial art styles named after it.
Today’s list of rejected words includes a handful that end with -men: hetmen, tinmen, and titmen. So I thought tegmen referred to some…
