LexiConnexxions
Welcome to LexiConnexxions, a unique, free, independent resource that offers data, topical analyses, and contextual insights about the words that appear in The New York Times Spelling Bee, as well as solving tips, Bee history, a comprehensive bibliography of resources, and much, much more. This site is designed for viewing on a laptop or PC.
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NEW REPORT September Summary Report The latest monthly round-up of changes to the Spelling Bee lexicon during September, along with a variety of statistics, insights, and trivia. Get caught up HERE.
NEW FEATURE WordPlay Wanderings: Humor Me What sort of humor are you in today? Sanguine, choleric, bilious, melancholy, splenetic, phlegmatic? Here's a rather damp exploration of certain words in the Spelling Bee lexicon related to the medieval practice of trying to control the "humors," the bodily fluids once thought to control character and thought: humor, bile, blood, and phlegm. Explore it all HERE.
NEW FEATURE Bee Buzz A mostly-daily feature that offers insights about the Spelling Bee of the day, such as changes to the Bee lexicon, relevant bits of Bee history, solving tips or insights, notes about new or particularly interesting Bee words, and more. Includes spoilers. Develop a new reading habit HERE.
UPDATED RESOURCE Spelling Bees with J Q S X or Z Whenever the Spelling Bee includes a rare letter, solvers experience a little jolt of delight – or dread. How often do these special Bees occur? Learn more HERE.
Monthly and annual reports about the words that appear in the Spelling Bee, with statistics and analyses, reports on new and discontinued words, and insights from LexiConnexxions. Dig in HERE.
Fun or frustrating? Abandoned accents, variant spellings, eponyms, toponyms, reduplications, naughty words, solvers' lists, and much more -- all from the Spelling Bee lexicon.
Take a look HERE.
Notes on Bee puzzles of particular interest, some historical quirks and oddities, goofs and gaffes, and more. Interested in center letters? Curious about letter S in the Bee? INGs? EDs?
Read more HERE.
How the Spelling Bee puzzle works, with solving tips and tricks, guides to navigating the Spelling Bee forum, resources from the New York Times, and more.
Get started HERE.
Subject analysis of the Spelling Bee lexicon,
with complete word lists and definitions. Yes, nautical words, too. And textiles, botany, and much more.
Start exploring HERE.
A comprehensive compilation of articles, podcasts, and resources, including interviews with the Spelling Bee editor, plus a round-up of resources for Bee solvers.
Start reading HERE.