Steve, Do you play @nytimes.com Spelling Bee? This is the finest player in all the land. She is truly amazingly gifted at word games. I don't know anyone who plays The Bee better. And she has delightful food cravings/binges she sometimes shares. We 'met' long ago on Twitter playing the Bee.
I haven't played before, but this is a lovely way to introduce us. Have already followed, moments before reading this. You know I do the Connections wall every day, so I've clocked the Bee. Was a demon Scrabble player since I was a kid, but we're talking a whole different level here, aren't we?
Weirdly, I never liked Scrabble, or crosswords - but I have played Spelling Bee to 'Genius' level daily for many years. I am addicted. Also to 'NYT Connections'. Our friend plays it to 'Queen Bee' level nearly every day. Queen Bee is very tough for me to achieve. I'm not in that league.
I shall begin at Beelet, or whatever the gateway drug is. Perhaps I mention Emma Darwin who is, in my opinion and that of others, a world leading authority on the English language from a technical writing perspective? Had the great privilege of regular online communication with her for a while.
Once described her as the Susie Dent of lots of words together. And she's a smashing person as well and incredibly helpful. When other great writers - and editors - are not 100% sure about something and want to know the absolute correct way, they ask Emma. And she's on Bluesky.
Wonderful, my friend. She sounds like our kind of person for sure. I adore word savvy people.