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Grex > Language > #102: The seven letter word game, 1st edition |  |
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aruba
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response 60 of 1177:
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Jul 9 04:17 UTC 1999 |
Main Entry: equerry
Pronunciation: 'e-kw&-rE, i-'kwer-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: obsolete escuirie, equerry stable, from Middle French
escuirie office of a squire, stable, from escuier squire -- more at
ESQUIRE
Date: 1591
1 : an officer of a prince or noble charged with the care of horses
2 : an officer of the British royal household in personal attendance
on the sovereign or a member of the royal family
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albaugh
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response 61 of 1177:
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Jul 9 17:32 UTC 1999 |
seventy
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kentn
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response 62 of 1177:
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Jul 9 21:17 UTC 1999 |
equerry 7 (aruba)
seventy 2 (albaugh)
Yay! aruba wins two letter match games at the same time! (BTW,
this word was in my paperback pocket American Heritage dictionary,
so I didn't think it would be that hard to guess. So much for
good intentions). You're up, aruba!
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lilmo
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response 63 of 1177:
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Jul 9 22:18 UTC 1999 |
We just had unhelpful guesses, that's all.
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aruba
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response 64 of 1177:
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Jul 10 19:12 UTC 1999 |
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word, too. :)
equerry 0 (lastword)
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kentn
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response 65 of 1177:
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Jul 10 20:20 UTC 1999 |
uneaten
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aruba
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response 66 of 1177:
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Jul 10 20:49 UTC 1999 |
uneaten 0 (kentn)
A summary of guesses so far is in ~aruba/letter.match7 .
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orinoco
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response 67 of 1177:
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Jul 13 14:24 UTC 1999 |
orchids
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aruba
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response 68 of 1177:
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Jul 13 18:46 UTC 1999 |
orchids 1 (orinoco)
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albaugh
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response 69 of 1177:
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Jul 13 19:13 UTC 1999 |
quickly
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lilmo
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response 70 of 1177:
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Jul 13 21:51 UTC 1999 |
enforce
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kentn
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response 71 of 1177:
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Jul 13 22:25 UTC 1999 |
amounts
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aruba
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response 72 of 1177:
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Jul 14 02:09 UTC 1999 |
quickly 0 (albaugh)
enforce 0 (lilmo)
amounts 0 (kentn)
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albaugh
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response 73 of 1177:
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Jul 14 15:48 UTC 1999 |
bananas
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kentn
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response 74 of 1177:
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Jul 14 22:45 UTC 1999 |
hacksaw
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aruba
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response 75 of 1177:
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Jul 14 23:47 UTC 1999 |
bananas 0 (albaugh)
hacksaw 0 (kentn)
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orinoco
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response 76 of 1177:
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Jul 15 21:31 UTC 1999 |
Well, we're off to a roaring start...
dormant
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aruba
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response 77 of 1177:
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Jul 15 21:39 UTC 1999 |
dormant 0 (orinoco)
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albaugh
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response 78 of 1177:
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Jul 16 19:28 UTC 1999 |
trollop
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kentn
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response 79 of 1177:
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Jul 16 21:13 UTC 1999 |
selfish
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aruba
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response 80 of 1177:
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Jul 17 19:28 UTC 1999 |
trollop 0 (albaugh)
selfish 0 (kentn)
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lilmo
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response 81 of 1177:
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Jul 23 15:12 UTC 1999 |
Hey, we've discovered a lot of things that *aren't* in it! :-)
ingrain
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aruba
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response 82 of 1177:
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Jul 23 15:57 UTC 1999 |
ingrain 1 (lilmo)
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lilmo
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response 83 of 1177:
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Jul 23 20:44 UTC 1999 |
Yea! I got the first letter; I got the first letter!! Nyaah-nyaah!! :-)
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kentn
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response 84 of 1177:
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Jul 23 23:26 UTC 1999 |
"orchids" had 1 letter correct ;)
oidioid (resembling a parasitic fungus; the base word is oidium)
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