Week in Insights: Spelling It All Out For You

I love words. This probably doesn’t surprise you if you’re a regular reader. After all, I’m a writer.

Every night, before I go to bed, I insist on doing the New York Times Spelling Bee. Ditto for the Wordle (and yes, I have a system).

As a child, I was a ferocious puzzler, though not just any puzzle would do. They had to be word puzzles: crypto (but not that kind of crypto) quotes, crossword puzzles, and word scrambles.

My competitive streak carried over to the real world; I still remember the word that resulted in my losing the fourth-grade ...