WAXY is the longest word whose letters (by alphabetic position) follow the Fibonacci recurrence relation
Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social
Knows the alphabet (in order) Aaronson.org
The dictionary discovers what crossword constructors nowadays call "double-doubles." (More here at this blog post by @aaronson.bsky.social: aaronson.org/blog/square-...)
Square Theory
The story starts in Crosscord, the crossword Discord server. Over 5,000 users strong, the server has emerged as a central hub for the online crossword community, a buzzing, sometimes overwhelming, som...
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Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 2mo ago‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
I visited every European microstate. Here's how you can too aaronson.org/blog/how-to-...
How to Visit Every European Microstate
So you’re in third grade. You’re looking at a map of Europe, and you notice something peculiar sandwiched between France and Spain, like a pea between two mattresses. Somehow, there’s a tiny country t...
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My Square Theory talk from @puzzmo.com's Crossword Con is now available to watch! youtu.be/iEa_Arn9pH0
Crossword Con 2026 - Square Theory (Adam Aaronson)
YouTube video by puzzmo
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Today is the last day to buy in-person Crossword Con tickets! Join us in NYC for some great talks and a panel featuring representatives from companies that buy and license indie games made by people like you! 🌷 Link to tix, schedule, speaker & panelist info all here: www.crosswordcon.com
Crossword Con
Crossword Con is a half-day conference about crossword puzzles
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Your annual reminder that I made a website called New Year Zone that counts down to the new year in all 38 time zones If nothing else, it works pretty great for syncing your actual countdown at your new year's gathering
Just in the nick of time, here's my list of the best albums of 2025! #1 is a perfect little gem that I haven't seen on any year-end list. Can't stop coming back to it aaronson.org/full-moon-al...
The constructor roster for the Boswords 2026 Winter Wondersolve is set, and we are excited to be presenting four puzzles by the wonderful folks listed below on Sunday afternoon, February 1. Registration opens Friday, January 2.
My thoughts on Elon's Grokipedia as a Wikipedia editor, and—because Grokipedia has copied nearly verbatim many of my Wikipedia pages—inadvertently, a Grokipedia editor. (a thread)
I'm giving a talk here! Come see me talk about Square Theory with some never-before-presented twists
Brooklyn Web Workers@brooklynwebworkers.com · 10mo agoTickets are on sale for Brooklyn Web Workers on October 27th: withfriends.events/event/GGS3br...
I'm giving a talk here! Come see me talk about Square Theory with some never-before-presented twists
Brooklyn Web Workers@brooklynwebworkers.com · 10mo agoTickets are on sale for Brooklyn Web Workers on October 27th: withfriends.events/event/GGS3br...
Got a puzzle triple header today - Crossword for @nytimes.com - Crossword for @billboard.com (kicking off Latin week) - Alphadots for @bloomberg.com (where all 7 puzzles this week will be by me)
Adam Aaronson@aaronson.bsky.social · 10mo agoHere's a crossword I made #nytxw
Had a blast at the inaugural WikiGameJam this past weekend hosted by @wikimediafoundation.org @wikimedianyc.bsky.social! Great crowd of creative tech + wiki + game people, and a great chance to lock in on a project (which won the "Most Likely to Keep Me Coming Back for More" award!)
NEW NEWS: I'm making music-themed crosswords for @billboard.com! Solve the inaugural one, constructed by me and inspired by a certain album that dropped today: www.billboard.com/p/billboard-...
🎉 new release today: fill harmonics is a weird music machine thing made from the bones of crossword puzzles. put it together with my pal @natanlast.bsky.social read more: parkerhiggins.net/2025/09/fill... and play around with it: fillharmonics.com
Fill Harmonics, the crossword puzzle music machine
Today I’m releasing Fill Harmonics, a music machine that takes its rules and styling from the world of crossword puzzles. The name is a pun: in crossword lingo, “fill” is the stuff that goes into the ...
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I wrote about how Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
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I made a trombone for HTML Day @htmlenergy.bsky.social aaronson.org/trombone/
I'm in this! Along with lots of other fun and cool people!
nolen@itseieio.bsky.social · last yr.~new newsletter about fun weird internet stuff~ every month my friend justin and I: * write down everything our friends made * bother them until they write a little blurb the first issue features mads mikkelsen, kind of newslettergoeshere.substack.com/p/projects-f...
Adam Aaronson drank every cocktail: or, at least, all 102 listed in the International Bartenders Association's official list https://aaronson.org/blog/i-dr...
I Drank Every Cocktail
The International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bartending industry has to a canonical list of cocktails, akin to the American Kennel Club’s registry of dog breeds or a jazz musician’s Real Book of standards.
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I drank every cocktail on the IBA official cocktail list, and I wrote some words about it aaronson.org/blog/i-drank...
I Drank Every Cocktail
The International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bar...
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