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Grex > Language > #102: The seven letter word game, 1st edition |  |
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aruba
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response 710 of 1177:
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Jun 26 00:08 UTC 2000 |
I guess I should start guessing what I think the word is, even if I have no
references. Otherwise I just have no chance.
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albaugh
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response 711 of 1177:
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Jun 26 00:13 UTC 2000 |
burning
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gelinas
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response 712 of 1177:
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Jun 26 00:52 UTC 2000 |
Mark, I've narrowed it down to three words, one of which has since been
eliminated (and which I considered the least likely, since I couldn't even
hypothesize an etymology for it), and none of which appear in my three
dictionaries: a small paperback, Webster's New Universal Unabridged, and
'webster', the UN*X program. It has become clear to me that y'all are using
several other dictionaries, more extensive than the ones I have available.
"Xylotic" follows certain rules of English, specifically those of creating
an adjective from a noun: "Of or like wood."
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prp
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response 713 of 1177:
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Jun 26 04:44 UTC 2000 |
aileron
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aruba
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response 714 of 1177:
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Jun 26 05:35 UTC 2000 |
Re 712: I was just grumbling because Kent nearly always picks words which
are in dictionaries that I don't have. It puts me in a bind when I can
guess at what the word is (I had the same guess as you), but can't prove
that it's a word. On the one hand, if it's not a word, it's an illegal
guess. But if it's right, then it's the responsibility of the person who's
"it" to show that it's a word.
So I think you probably made the right choice to go ahead and guess
"xylotic". My strategy in these situations is usually to try to figure out
the letters one by one. But that often doesn't get me the win. :)
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kentn
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response 715 of 1177:
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Jun 26 11:11 UTC 2000 |
burning 0 (albaugh)
aileron 1 (prp)
I can't find a definition for "xylotic" so I can't score it.
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aruba
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response 716 of 1177:
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Jun 26 16:41 UTC 2000 |
Hmmm... I'm surprised.
traffic
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rcurl
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response 717 of 1177:
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Jun 26 17:04 UTC 2000 |
xylotic: http://holysmoke.org/letter09.htm
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albaugh
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response 718 of 1177:
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Jun 26 19:33 UTC 2000 |
jamming
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kentn
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response 719 of 1177:
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Jun 26 23:54 UTC 2000 |
traffic 3 (aruba)
jamming 0 (albaugh)
Re 717: is any web page that uses a word good for this game? Well...if
this is so, expect me to make up a lot of words, put them in some
quickly written essay on my web site, and point y'all to my web page (I
expect there'd be alot of hollering about that, though). That URL gives
me no clue as to what the word means or if the author was just making up
words.
Re 716: I wasn't under the impression I had to make an exhaustive
search (I looked in several dictionaries, including for related
words). Suffice it to say, xylotic is not the word I'm thinking of.
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rcurl
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response 720 of 1177:
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Jun 27 01:26 UTC 2000 |
I think it was made up (as several other associated words were) for
the message at the URL in #717. I would say that that does not make
it a legitimate word for this game.
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aruba
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response 721 of 1177:
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Jun 27 14:46 UTC 2000 |
Re #719: I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I meant I was surprised that xylotic
wasn't the word you were thinking of, not that I was surprised it isn't a
word. The word, however, is
/---------\
| tylotic |
\---------/
I can't prove it's a word, so I'll put a proof in the next response.
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aruba
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response 722 of 1177:
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Jun 27 16:02 UTC 2000 |
Er, that is, I'll prove it's the only thing that matches these scores:
creeper 0 (aruba)
panting 0 (aruba)
fluidly 0 (aruba)
meeting 0 (gelinas)
peepers 0 (albaugh)
replant 0 (prp)
burrito 0 (aruba)
caliper 1 (aruba)
mystery 1 (albaugh)
risotto 2 (aruba)
traffic 3 (aruba)
score(creeper) = 0 ==> score(c---per) = 0
score(panting) = 0 ==> score(-a-----) = 0
score(fluidly) = 0 ==> score(---i---) = 0
So score(ca-iper) = 0. Since score(caliper) = 1, score(--l----) must be 1.
score(meeting) = 0 ==> score(m--t---) = 0
score(peepers) = 0 ==> score(----er-) = 0
score(fluidly) = 0 ==> score(------y) = 0
score(--l----) = 0 ==> score(--s----) = 0
So score(m-stery) = 0. Since score(mystery) = 1, score(-y-----) must be 1.
score(replant) = 0 ==> score(r------) = 0
score(burrito) = 0 ==> score(-----to) = 0
score(-yl----) = 2 ==> score(-is----) = 0
So score(ris--to) = 0. Since score(risotto) = 2, score(---ot--) must be 2.
score(-ylot--) = 4 ==> score(-raff--) = 0
Since score(traffic) = 3, score(t----ic) must be 3.
So score(tylotic) = 7.
What's it mean?
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albaugh
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response 723 of 1177:
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Jun 27 20:42 UTC 2000 |
A state of stupor entered into by taking too many tylenols?
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aruba
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response 724 of 1177:
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Jun 28 01:43 UTC 2000 |
Heh.
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gelinas
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response 725 of 1177:
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Jun 28 04:20 UTC 2000 |
My Webster's unabridged defines it, but that's Kent's job. :)
Kent, the best news I've gotten all day is your refusal to score my guess.
Thank you. :)
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rcurl
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response 726 of 1177:
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Jun 28 05:55 UTC 2000 |
Think, tylotic exzema.
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kentn
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response 727 of 1177:
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Jun 28 11:14 UTC 2000 |
tylotic 7 (aruba) ---> Winner!
Good job, Mark! Now you all can score xylotic if you want :) Here is
the definition (although I kinda like the Tylenols one better ;):
tylotic tilo.tik, a. Path. [f. tylosis: see -otic. ] Of, pertaining to,
or affected with tylosis.
1883 Quain's Dict. Med. 1645 The tylotic coating [of the tongue]
presents a silvery or snow-white appearance.
1899 Syd. Soc. Lex., Tylotic, pertaining to, or affected with, a
callosity.
where tylosis is:
tylosis tilou.sis. [mod.L., in sense 1 ad. Gr. tulwsij formation of a
callus (Galen), f. tuloj or tulh: see tylo- and -osis. ]
1. Path.
a. An inflammatory disease of the eyelids, characterized by
thickening and hardening of their edges.
b. An affection of the mucous membrane of the lips and mouth,
characterized by whitish spots; leucoplacia.
c. Callosity.
2. Bot. = tylose.
Perh. an erron. use arising from the pl. tyloses being taken as Latin.
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aruba
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response 728 of 1177:
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Jun 28 15:03 UTC 2000 |
OK, I'll have a word next time I log on.
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aruba
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response 729 of 1177:
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Jun 29 14:22 UTC 2000 |
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word.
tylotic 0 (lastword)
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kentn
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response 730 of 1177:
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Jun 30 04:20 UTC 2000 |
uneaten
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aruba
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response 731 of 1177:
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Jun 30 07:27 UTC 2000 |
uneaten 0 (kentn)
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prp
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response 732 of 1177:
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Jul 1 12:21 UTC 2000 |
adverse
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kentn
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response 733 of 1177:
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Jul 1 15:37 UTC 2000 |
windows
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albaugh
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response 734 of 1177:
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Jul 1 21:32 UTC 2000 |
tongues
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