A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DQED

Sun, 22 Mar '26
Eliminated for not following the rules, informally
Thu, 18 Dec '25
Barred from competing, for short
Sun, 6 Jul '25
Gave a red card, informally
Sun, 18 May '25
Threw out of a contest, informally
Mon, 14 Oct '24
Barred from a competition, informally
Thu, 4 Apr '24
Gave a red card, informally