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 100% AI-free; it is conceived, designed, researched, analyzed, written, and maintained by a human being.
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NEW FEATURE GamePlay: 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 daily reading habit HERE.
NEW RESOURCE WordPlay Report: Bonbons and Doodads A new compilation of interesting Spelling Bee words: Those that are reduplications, having certain types of repeated sounds. See them all HERE.
NEW FEATURE History: Photos in the Spelling Bee Forum The online Spelling Bee began in May 2018. When the present Spelling Bee Forum was established on July 26, 2021, the photos featured with the daily articles were stock photos. It was not until much later, in May 2022, that the games team invited photo submissions from readers. Explore that history 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.
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.