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NYT Messes Up Beloved Game and Players Go Nuts

SPELL CHECK

Spelling Bee is a word puzzle in The New York Times Games collection.

The New York Times Game Spelling Bee had a mistake May 14.
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The New York Times Spelling Bee game had a rare mistake, leaving avid players frustrated.

Spelling Bee is a word puzzle in The New York Times Games collection that prompts players to come up with as many words as possible from a set of seven letters presented in a honeycomb.

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