Tinea

Fungus… and the moths who love to eat it

Photo by Colin Davis on Unsplash

Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:

Art: Iva Reztok

A, C, E, N, T, Y, and center I (all words must include I)

Merriam-Webster says…

Credit: merriam-webster.com

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

For a complete list of rejected words, check out the Spelling Bee Master.

What’s your favorite dord* from today’s puzzle?

My Two Cents

When I first saw the picture at the top of today’s column, I wasn’t sure if depicted a real moth or if it was a digital image created by a human or —horror of trending horros— by an AI. Then I checked Colin Davis’ Unsplash page and noticed Colin has a lot of close-up photos.