Letter Boxed and Lexicography: How the NYT Dictionary Differs From Scrabble, Webster’s, and Oxford English
If you’ve ever typed a word into Letter Boxed and received that frustrating red shake — the game’s way of saying “nope, not today” — you’ve probably wondered exactly which rulebook the New York Times is following. The answer is more nuanced than you might expect. Letter Boxed’s validation system doesn’t simply mirror Scrabble’s word […]