#spellingbeef

#SpellingBeef for 22 July 2026 Spelling Bee rejected these words: -THAR: How dare NYT disregard the famous utterance "There's gold in them thar hills!" by America's Homer, Mark Twain! -TATA: Both a casual way of saying goodbye among the upper classes, and, when used in the plural, commonly found in combination with the adjective "bodacious." -TADA: What the magician says when he reveals that the lady he just sawed in half is alive and well. None of the spelling variations of this word worked.

I've decided on a new series of toots I'll call #SpellingBeef where I disagree with the verdict of the Spelling Bee game in the New York Times. I'll only refer to games that are already past. Here's yesterday's catch: sure, it might be an entry in the Urban Dictionary only, but it's such an applicable word in so many situations.