Not. A. Fan.
Donât get me started on the random inclusion & exclusion of culinary terms in the Spelling Bee, or the inclusion of alternative spelling 
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The view with my morning cuppa caffè 
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Gorgeous! In bella Italia?
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I write terse notes to Spelling Bee at least once a month. Often to point out that some âcrossword-legalâ words, like riata, are un-allowed, and whatâs up with that? (Some languages are more equal than others, is whatâs up with that.) I take credit for the current (at least last time I checked) inclusion of âcoir.â
SĂ, sĂ, signora!
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Iâve only been playing for a few months, so this is the first time I have encountered an abbreviation. When I Google the issue the only thing that pops up is yesterdayâs Wordle. Have there been other abbreviations in the past?
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I think itâs not considered an abbreviation anymore BY SOME.
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OK, since itâs the next day - Iâve been an ADMIN my entire life (although it was called a Secretary when I first started out in 1978) and Iâm an Administrative Manager nowâŚand I consider ADMIN an abbreviation. I donât recall seeing abbreviations before in Wordle, but Iâve been playing for several years and thereâs no way Iâd honestly remember if there had been one. LOL
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It seems that some words are defined as âshort forâ as opposed to âabbreviation ofâ and that makes the difference. At least to some.
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Miriam-Webster dictionary says itâs an abbreviation.
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I told my daughter I submitted feedback on the Admin thing to Wordle and she thought I was crazy - âyou complained to The NY Times about Wordle ?â
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Thereâs a whole Facebook group dedicated to the rather random inclusions in Spelling Bee.
Itâs called âThatâs totally a word.â I was invited by a friend & left bc I like to grumble about it on my own.
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A partial list of words that should be included but arenât, from my âsentâ folder:
footman, abattoir, phthalate, mache, unpopped, biding, whinge, giardia, anoleâŚ
And âcope.â âCopeâ didnât used to accepted (it is now).
Itâs good to have a hobby, no?
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Thatâs SB, not Wordle?
Right.
I mostly get pissed about the acceptable / non-acceptable cooking terms. Naan is included, as is raita, but others that are just as familiar are not.
And random alternative spellings like teepee and tepee, but not tipi. And plenty others.
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Plus words that might trigger people. I wonât list them here, in case they actually do trigger people.
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An unforgivable sin?
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Could be worse.
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