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Grex > Language > #119: The seven letter word game, 4th edition |  |
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naftee
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response 975 of 1000:
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Dec 29 05:26 UTC 2003 |
stopped
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aruba
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response 976 of 1000:
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Dec 29 06:47 UTC 2003 |
finicky
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kentn
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response 977 of 1000:
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Dec 29 17:14 UTC 2003 |
battery 1 (albaugh)
stopped 0 (naftee)
finicky 0 (aruba)
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gelinas
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response 978 of 1000:
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Dec 29 19:39 UTC 2003 |
isotope
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naftee
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response 979 of 1000:
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Dec 29 19:39 UTC 2003 |
footbar
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aruba
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response 980 of 1000:
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Dec 30 16:49 UTC 2003 |
gymslip
"a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform"
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kentn
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response 981 of 1000:
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Dec 31 06:09 UTC 2003 |
isotope 0 (gelinas)
footbar 1 (naftee)
gymslip 0 (aruba)
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gelinas
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response 982 of 1000:
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Dec 31 06:17 UTC 2003 |
octogon
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kentn
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response 983 of 1000:
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Dec 31 15:37 UTC 2003 |
octogon 4 (gelinas)
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aruba
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response 984 of 1000:
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Dec 31 17:04 UTC 2003 |
optical
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albaugh
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response 985 of 1000:
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Jan 1 07:04 UTC 2004 |
alusion :-)
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kentn
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response 986 of 1000:
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Jan 1 20:57 UTC 2004 |
optical 4 (aruba)
alusion 0 (albaugh)
Note that 'alusion' is spelled 'allusion' in English, but 'alusion'
in Spanish. This is not intended to indicate, by allusion or otherwise,
that Spanish words are always acceptable. In general this game uses
English and foreign words enter in when they have some general usage
in English. In the spirit of the season, however, and because it was
a funny followup to 'optical,' I've scored 'alusion.'
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gelinas
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response 987 of 1000:
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Jan 1 21:09 UTC 2004 |
optimal
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naftee
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response 988 of 1000:
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Jan 1 23:05 UTC 2004 |
domical
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kentn
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response 989 of 1000:
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Jan 2 20:23 UTC 2004 |
optimal 4 (gelinas)
domical 2 (naftee)
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aruba
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response 990 of 1000:
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Jan 2 20:30 UTC 2004 |
scratch
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gelinas
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response 991 of 1000:
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Jan 2 22:14 UTC 2004 |
octodon (a small, South American rodent)
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kentn
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response 992 of 1000:
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Jan 3 03:41 UTC 2004 |
scratch 1 (aruba)
octodon 4 (gelinas)
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aruba
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response 993 of 1000:
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Jan 3 05:57 UTC 2004 |
spinner
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albaugh
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response 994 of 1000:
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Jan 3 07:17 UTC 2004 |
records
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gelinas
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response 995 of 1000:
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Jan 3 10:10 UTC 2004 |
octonal
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kentn
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response 996 of 1000:
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Jan 3 18:06 UTC 2004 |
spinner 1 (aruba)
records 1 (albaugh)
octonal 7 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Yay! You're up, Joe!
(From OED, 2d ed)
octonal o /enticons/ogon.gif .ktona /enticons/breve.gif l, a. [f. L.
octo /enticons/macr.gif n-i /enticons/macr.gif eight at a time, by
eights, f. octo eight + -al1. ] Proceeding by eights: = octonary A.
* 1883 L. F. Ward Dynamic Sociol. II. 65 The advantages of the
octonal system.
* 1887 Longm. Mag. Sept. 517 The advantages possessed by a decimal
over a duodecimal or octonal system [of coinage].
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naftee
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response 997 of 1000:
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Jan 3 19:28 UTC 2004 |
CONGRATS , Joe!
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gelinas
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response 998 of 1000:
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Jan 3 22:49 UTC 2004 |
I can't freeze this item, but I'm going to start a new one anyway.
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gelinas
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response 999 of 1000:
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Jan 3 23:07 UTC 2004 |
The game continues in Item 128. Would someone link that item to Puzzle?
Thanks.
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