Wordiply today! Never heard this word before

[Clawdy]

Guardian Wordiply puzzle, you're given a few letters and try to make the longest words containing them. Today's was EEK. The answer for the longest word was KAFFEEKLATSCHES! Needless to say, I didn't get that one! 😁

It's not an English word, which doesn't really help, does it! It always annoys me when the Countdown Conundrum is an obscure loan word which you would only know if you read a particular genre of novel or had a certain occupation or special interest.

Yes, so annoying. Apparently it means coffee and chat!

I had to look this up too. Never heard of it before. The best I got was “cheekinesses”.

Blimey! I've heard the word but only because I've studied German and have family there. In a billion years I wouldn't expect to find it in an English-lang puzzle...

I do the NYT Games Spelling Bee every day and I'm often surprised at how many words that are common in the UK aren't in there.

Yes, that can happen with the Wordscapes game too. It won't accept some English words.

And just done today's Wordle, very different from Wordiply, but the word today was "FRITZ" !

During WW2 the Times crossword was used to send coded messages to spies (or so I have read) so I now have a wild storyline playing in my head. Of course, OP has a starring role. She is the plucky whistle blower who needs to alert the authorities without losing her cover as a mild-mannered Mumsnetter. Later on she will go on the run, with her trusty Beretta stuffed in a knapsack.

This is very plausible, especially given the Wordle word. Be careful out there OP 😁

Ooh, that sounds exciting!!

@Talltreesbythelake- re crossword clues and spies, you were maybe thinking of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_Daily_Telegraph_crossword_security_alarm

Are the words supposed to be English or words from other languages used frequently in English, such as passé?

Because the only version I've heard and read of this German word in an English context is 'coffee klatch'.

I've even been to a couple, where attendees at a conference could put their names in a raffle for the chance to meet guest speakers in an informal group. And "coffee klatch" was the wording on the form - at a literary event, I might add.

That's really shit. I did know the word Kaffeeklatsch, but only because I know a ton of obscure words - I wouldn't consider it a real "loan word" at all because nobody actually uses it (I've only ever seen it a couple of times, both in pre-1950 novels, I think).

I would be very annoyed if it came up as a word game answer in English. I would never think of it.