[DCRM-L] Friday frivolity

JOHN LANCASTER jjlancaster at me.com
Fri Feb 13 16:49:33 MST 2026


I don’t know what dictionary Ezersky uses, but there are quite a few even more common words he doesn’t allow - but then you get obscure medical terms, like “venule”, which are allowed.

Maybe if enough of us comment to him, he’ll revise the list.

John


> On Feb 13, 2026, at 6:35 PM, Deborah J. Leslie via DCRM-L <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu> wrote:
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> Can you believe that 'volvelle' is "not in word list" for today's New York Times Spelling Bee ?!!  
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