For puzzle fans who don’t know much about birds, you may gain an extra edge and hopefully a greater appreciation for the wide spectrum of avian diversity.

Keep reading for a close look at some avian strategy for several popular word games. But it also can be frustrating when a bird that you know isn’t valid. Knowing about birds can confer an advantage at all kinds of word puzzles, whether in Spelling Bee or a classic game of Scrabble. Foodies know a wider ranger of dishes and ingredients than the average person on the street, for example, while gardeners know flowers and carpenters know unusual tools.īird people also have their own unique dictionary-the most obvious entries being the names of birds themselves. Dive into any job or hobby or become familiar with any culture, or subculture, and you will inevitably develop a specialized lexicon that confuses outsiders. According to the puzzle’s rules: “Our word list does not include words that are offensive, obscure, hyphenated or proper nouns.”įor many game fans, the critical word is “obscure.” Jargon is a universal construct. There's one more catch: Not every possible word is accepted-and therefore, not every word is worth points. In Spelling Bee, a player uses seven letters to form as many as words as possible, aiming to achieve 'genius' status. Each word must be at least four letters and contain that day's required letter. Spelling Bee is an addictive word challenge game that became popular during the pandemic, only to be later eclipsed in fame by Wordle, another word game that recently took the internet by storm. Then I grab my phone and ease into the day with a game of Spelling Bee. When my alarm goes off each morning, I hit snooze, and I hit snooze again.

Common songbird crossword