This is the 7-letter word game. It works like this: One person is "it". That person thinks of a seven-letter word. It must be a real, English word, which can be found in some dictionary. Other players try to guess the word, and their guesses must also be real, English words. The person who is "it" scores the guesses according to how many letters in the guess match those in the word he's thinking of. So for instance, if the word is "privacy", then the scoring might go like this: waffles 0 (no letters in common with privacy) splashy 1 (both splashy and privacy have y as the 7th letter) spinach 3 (spinach and privacy match in 3 places) etc. The game continues until someone guesses a word, and then that person becomes "it", and the whole thing starts over again. Complete rules are in ~rcurl/letter.match . They were written for the 5- letter version of the game, but you can figure it out. It's customary for the person who's "it" to store a list of all the current guesses in a file called letter.match7 in his or her home directory. So for instance if kentn is "it", the guesses so far will be in ~kentn/letter.match7 . Most people also display all guesses so far when they score a new guess.1000 responses total.
I'm currently it, and the guesses so far are: chronal 0 (lastword) parties 0 (kentn) product 0 (prp)
summary
forever
abandon
unaware
chronal 0 (lastword) parties 0 (kentn) product 0 (prp) summary 1 (carson) forever 0 (prp) abandon 0 (gelinas) unaware 2 (kentn)
degrade
chronal 0 (lastword) parties 0 (kentn) product 0 (prp) summary 1 (carson) forever 0 (prp) abandon 0 (gelinas) unaware 2 (kentn) degrade 2 (janc)
sparkle
expiate
chronal 0 (lastword) parties 0 (kentn) product 0 (prp) summary 1 (carson) forever 0 (prp) abandon 0 (gelinas) unaware 2 (kentn) degrade 2 (janc) sparkle 2 (carson) expiate 1 (kentn)
spectre
chronal 0 (lastword) parties 0 (kentn) product 0 (prp) summary 1 (carson) forever 0 (prp) abandon 0 (gelinas) unaware 2 (kentn) degrade 2 (janc) sparkle 2 (carson) expiate 1 (kentn) spectre 1 (prp)
upbraid
chronal 0 (lastword) parties 0 (kentn) product 0 (prp) summary 1 (carson) forever 0 (prp) abandon 0 (gelinas) unaware 2 (kentn) degrade 2 (janc) sparkle 2 (carson) expiate 1 (kentn) spectre 1 (prp) upbraid 7 (kentn) That was very interesting - the casual observer ight have thought the word ended in e, from those scores. Were you able to prove that it didn't?
I did for a while think it ended in e, but there were other possibilities such as upbraid that didn't. At this point in the game, upbraid was about the only reasonable choice. I'll try to have a word in mind next time.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not upbraid 0 (The Last Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and in this item.
referee
element
burning
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ----------
rumbles
jungles
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ----------
believe
limning
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ----------
bikeway (a thoroughfare for bicycles)
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ----------
bombrun
kernels
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- Joe, I can only find "bomb run" as two words and at that, found it in only one of the 6 dictionaries I checked. Do you have a cite for "bombrun"?
Guess not. I was certain I'd seen it that way in literature, but I'm not going to find it very quickly. So let's go with quickly
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ----------
session
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ---------- session 0 (aruba) ----------
amblers
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ---------- session 0 (aruba) ---------- amblers 0 (gelinas) ----------
running
cognate
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ---------- session 0 (aruba) ---------- amblers 0 (gelinas) ---------- running 0 (albaugh) cognate 1 (aruba) ----------
partial
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ---------- session 0 (aruba) ---------- amblers 0 (gelinas) ---------- running 0 (albaugh) cognate 1 (aruba) ---------- partial 2 (carson) ----------
giraffe
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ---------- session 0 (aruba) ---------- amblers 0 (gelinas) ---------- running 0 (albaugh) cognate 1 (aruba) ---------- partial 2 (carson) ---------- giraffe 3 (aruba) ----------
necking
pirogue (A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk.)
("I'm up the river, just around the bend, got a hole in my pirogue, I just
can't hold it in.")
I thought that was one of them Polish pancakes or something... ;-)
upbraid 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 1 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) burning 1 (albaugh) ---------- rumbles 0 (gelinas) jungles 0 (albaugh) ---------- believe 1 (aruba) limning 1 (gelinas) ---------- bikeway 1 (aruba) ---------- kernels 1 (aruba) ---------- quickly 0 (gelinas) ---------- session 0 (aruba) ---------- amblers 0 (gelinas) ---------- running 0 (albaugh) cognate 1 (aruba) ---------- partial 2 (carson) ---------- giraffe 3 (aruba) ---------- necking 0 (albaugh) pirogue 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Wed Mar 5 21:03:50 2003 ---------- Maybe the other thing is a 'pirogi' (a la Men in Black ;) Your word, Mark.
Now that is just . . . odd . . . . Congratulations, Mark.
What's odd, Joe? Good word. I'll try to have a word in next time.
How few letters you had to find the target.
Yep, last I look, 7 was odd... ;-)
Sorry for the delay. I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not: pirogue 0 (lastword)
unearth
digging
aborted
pirogue 0 (lastword) unearth 0 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) aborted 1 (gelinas)
fetuses
pirogue 0 (lastword) unearth 0 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) aborted 1 (gelinas) fetuses 0 (albaugh)
accents
pirogue 0 (lastword) unearth 0 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) aborted 1 (gelinas) fetuses 0 (albaugh) accents 0 (gelinas)
foreign
ghastly
pirogue 0 (lastword) unearth 0 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) aborted 1 (gelinas) fetuses 0 (albaugh) accents 0 (gelinas) foreign 0 (albaugh) ghastly 7 (kentn) My, that was fast. Kent's up!
I'll try to have a word in mind next time. I hope you know that that was a guess...a slightly educated guess but still a long shot at this point in the game.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and in this item.
unearth
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- unearth 0 (gelinas) ----------
referee
accords
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- unearth 0 (gelinas) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) accords 0 (gelinas) ----------
element
arrayed
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- unearth 0 (gelinas) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) accords 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 0 (aruba) arrayed 0 (albaugh) ----------
balance
tropics
marshal
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- unearth 0 (gelinas) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) accords 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 0 (aruba) arrayed 0 (albaugh) ---------- balance 0 (gelinas) tropics 0 (aruba) marshal 2 (carson) ----------
conical
portion
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- unearth 0 (gelinas) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) accords 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 0 (aruba) arrayed 0 (albaugh) ---------- balance 0 (gelinas) tropics 0 (aruba) marshal 2 (carson) ---------- conical 2 (aruba) portion 1 (gelinas) ----------
pivotal
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- unearth 0 (gelinas) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) accords 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 0 (aruba) arrayed 0 (albaugh) ---------- balance 0 (gelinas) tropics 0 (aruba) marshal 2 (carson) ---------- conical 2 (aruba) portion 1 (gelinas) ---------- pivotal 2 (aruba) ----------
surreal
obitual
magneto
torques
ghastly 0 (The Previous Word)
----------
unearth 0 (gelinas)
----------
referee 0 (aruba)
accords 0 (gelinas)
----------
element 0 (aruba)
arrayed 0 (albaugh)
----------
balance 0 (gelinas)
tropics 0 (aruba)
marshal 2 (carson)
----------
conical 2 (aruba)
portion 1 (gelinas)
----------
pivotal 2 (aruba)
----------
surreal 2 (gelinas)
obitual 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
magneto 0 (carson)
torques 1 (albaugh)
----------
Your word, Mark.
Oh:
Obitual \O*bit"u*al\, a. [L. obitus death. See {Obit}.]
Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated;
as, obitual days. --Smart.
Didn't see that coming. OK, I'll try to have a word in mind next time.
Ack, sorry for the delay. I'm now thinking of a 7-letter word. obitual 0 (lastword)
referee
parties
obitual 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn)
amorous
amongst
obitual 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) amorous 0 (gelinas) amongst 0 (kentn)
several
obitual 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) amorous 0 (gelinas) amongst 0 (kentn) several 0 (albaugh)
concern
wringed
obitual 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) amorous 0 (gelinas) amongst 0 (kentn) several 0 (albaugh) concern 2 (kentn) wringed 0 (albaugh)
content
fishery
coopery
obitual 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) amorous 0 (gelinas) amongst 0 (kentn) several 0 (albaugh) concern 2 (kentn) wringed 0 (albaugh) content 1 (prp) fishery 0 (kentn) coopery 2 (gelinas)
dolphin
obitual 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) amorous 0 (gelinas) amongst 0 (kentn) several 0 (albaugh) concern 2 (kentn) wringed 0 (albaugh) content 1 (prp) fishery 0 (kentn) coopery 2 (gelinas) dolphin 7 (kentn) Kent's up!
Okayyyyy....I'll try to have a new word in mind next time.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not dolphin 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
referee
amorous
jocular
dolphin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) amorous 1 (gelinas) jocular 0 (carson) ----------
element
dolphin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) amorous 1 (gelinas) jocular 0 (carson) ---------- element 0 (aruba) ----------
amiably
authors
dolphin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) amorous 1 (gelinas) jocular 0 (carson) ---------- element 0 (aruba) ---------- amiably 0 (gelinas) authors 0 (aruba) ----------
It's time to enter a guess or two on this word...
broking
sparrow
Mark was stuck, until someone else spoke up, and I hadn't had a chance to analyse the possibilities.
dolphin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) amorous 1 (gelinas) jocular 0 (carson) ---------- element 0 (aruba) ---------- amiably 0 (gelinas) authors 0 (aruba) ---------- broking 3 (gelinas) sparrow 0 (aruba) ---------- Redeem from broking pawn the blemished crown. --Shak.
brother
dolphin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) amorous 1 (gelinas) jocular 0 (carson) ---------- element 0 (aruba) ---------- amiably 0 (gelinas) authors 0 (aruba) ---------- broking 3 (gelinas) sparrow 0 (aruba) ---------- brother 3 (gelinas) ----------
bronchi
bronchi 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Bronchus \Bron"chus\, n.; pl. {Bronchi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
windpipe. Cf. {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)
One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one
of the two primary divisions.
It's all in the timing...your word, Mark.
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word. bronchi 0 (lastword)
referee
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas)
parties
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn)
compete
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas)
collate
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas) collate 2 (kentn)
ukulele
hallage
oblique BTW, I didn't make the "collate" guess, kingjon did.
Whoops, my bad on collate - I guess I didn't read past the first letter of the login. :) bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas) collate 2 (kentn) ukulele 0 (kip) Welcome to the 7-letter word game! hallage 1 (gelinas) oblique 1 (kentn) Hall"age (?; 48), n. (O. Eng. Law) A fee or toll paid for goods sold in a hall.
molests
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas) collate 2 (kentn) ukulele 0 (kip) Welcome to the 7-letter word game! hallage 1 (gelinas) oblique 1 (kentn) molests 2 (gelinas)
folding
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas) collate 2 (kentn) ukulele 0 (kip) Welcome to the 7-letter word game! hallage 1 (gelinas) oblique 1 (kentn) molests 2 (gelinas) folding 2 (kip)
solvent
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas) collate 2 (kentn) ukulele 0 (kip) Welcome to the 7-letter word game! hallage 1 (gelinas) oblique 1 (kentn) molests 2 (gelinas) folding 2 (kip) solvent 2 (gelinas)
wolfram (Tungstate of iron and manganese...)
(I didn't have much hope for solvent. Wolfram, however, . . . )
bronchi 0 (lastword) referee 1 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) compete 1 (gelinas) collate 2 (kentn) ukulele 0 (kip) Welcome to the 7-letter word game! hallage 1 (gelinas) oblique 1 (kentn) molests 2 (gelinas) folding 2 (kip) solvent 2 (gelinas) wolfram 7 (kentn) Kent's up!
Okey-doke, I'll try to have a word in mind next time.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
clients
element
willing
abdomen
wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- clients 0 (kip) element 0 (aruba) willing 1 (kingjon) abdomen 0 (gelinas) ----------
bilkers
winging
parable
nightly
wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- clients 0 (kip) element 0 (aruba) willing 1 (kingjon) abdomen 0 (gelinas) ---------- bilkers 1 (gelinas) winging 1 (kingjon) parable 1 (aruba) nightly 1 (kip) ----------
pianist
mistake
wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- clients 0 (kip) element 0 (aruba) willing 1 (kingjon) abdomen 0 (gelinas) ---------- bilkers 1 (gelinas) winging 1 (kingjon) parable 1 (aruba) nightly 1 (kip) ---------- pianist 2 (aruba) mistake 2 (kip) ----------
pistols
gibbose Alternative form of gibbous
sibling
wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- clients 0 (kip) element 0 (aruba) willing 1 (kingjon) abdomen 0 (gelinas) ---------- bilkers 1 (gelinas) winging 1 (kingjon) parable 1 (aruba) nightly 1 (kip) ---------- pianist 2 (aruba) mistake 2 (kip) ---------- pistols 2 (aruba) gibbose 1 (kip) sibling 1 (gelinas) ----------
pigtail
pillage
wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- clients 0 (kip) element 0 (aruba) willing 1 (kingjon) abdomen 0 (gelinas) ---------- bilkers 1 (gelinas) winging 1 (kingjon) parable 1 (aruba) nightly 1 (kip) ---------- pianist 2 (aruba) mistake 2 (kip) ---------- pistols 2 (aruba) gibbose 1 (kip) sibling 1 (gelinas) ---------- pigtail 3 (aruba) pillage 3 (kingjon) ----------
puzzled
gibbous
pizzazz
wolfram 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- clients 0 (kip) element 0 (aruba) willing 1 (kingjon) abdomen 0 (gelinas) ---------- bilkers 1 (gelinas) winging 1 (kingjon) parable 1 (aruba) nightly 1 (kip) ---------- pianist 2 (aruba) mistake 2 (kip) ---------- pistols 2 (aruba) gibbose 1 (kip) sibling 1 (gelinas) ---------- pigtail 3 (aruba) pillage 3 (kingjon) ---------- puzzled 3 (aruba) gibbous 1 (kingjon) pizzazz 7 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! ---------- Kip's up again!
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kip/letter.match7 and this item.
pirates
element
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ----------
pirated
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ----------
unearth
referee
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ----------
trollop
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ----------
elevens
oceanic
adamant
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ---------- elevens 0 (kingjon) oceanic 0 (albaugh) adamant 0 (aruba) ----------
bananas
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ---------- elevens 0 (kingjon) oceanic 0 (albaugh) adamant 0 (aruba) ---------- bananas 1 (gelinas) ----------
bastard
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ---------- elevens 0 (kingjon) oceanic 0 (albaugh) adamant 0 (aruba) ---------- bananas 1 (gelinas) ---------- bastard 1 (aruba) ----------
nuptial
mustard
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ---------- elevens 0 (kingjon) oceanic 0 (albaugh) adamant 0 (aruba) ---------- bananas 1 (gelinas) ---------- bastard 1 (aruba) ---------- nuptial 2 (kentn) mustard 0 (kingjon) ----------
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natrium \Na"tri*um\, n. [NL. See Natron.] (Chem.) The technical name for sodium.
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ---------- elevens 0 (kingjon) oceanic 0 (albaugh) adamant 0 (aruba) ---------- bananas 1 (gelinas) ---------- bastard 1 (aruba) ---------- nuptial 2 (kentn) mustard 0 (kingjon) ---------- natrium 2 (aruba) ----------
happily
science
Natrium is not the "technical name for sodium" but rather simply the name for sodium in most languages other than English, most of the Italic and the Celtic languages. Its discoverer, Sir Humphry Davy, named it Sodium in 1807. It wasn't until 1814 that Berzelius suggested Natrium (shortening the form Natroniuim) and the symbol Na for sodium, although in his first "system of atomic symbols" he called it Sodium, and gave the sumbol So. (I could not find when Na was first codified internationally as the symbol for sodium.)
pizzazz 0 (The Previous Word) Wed Apr 30 11:34:11 2003 ---------- pirates 0 (kingjon) element 0 (aruba) ---------- pirated 0 (kingjon) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- trollop 0 (kentn) ---------- elevens 0 (kingjon) oceanic 0 (albaugh) adamant 0 (aruba) ---------- bananas 1 (gelinas) ---------- bastard 1 (aruba) ---------- nuptial 2 (kentn) mustard 0 (kingjon) ---------- natrium 2 (aruba) ---------- happily 7 (kentn) Winner!
Okay, well that one definitely got a 7...I'll try to have a new word in mind next time.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not happily 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
referee
happily 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ----------
element
happily 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 1 (aruba) ----------
cloture
mislead
adamant
demands
happily 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 1 (aruba) ---------- cloture 2 (gelinas) mislead 0 (kip) adamant 1 (aruba) demands 0 (albaugh) ----------
clanged
fortune
classic
helping
assists
happily 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 1 (aruba) ---------- cloture 2 (gelinas) mislead 0 (kip) adamant 1 (aruba) demands 0 (albaugh) ---------- clanged 0 (gelinas) fortune 0 (aruba) classic 0 (kip) helping 0 (kingjon) assists 0 (albaugh) ----------
exocarp Main Entry: exo7carp Pronunciation: 'ek-sO-"kdrp Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1845 the outermost layer of the pericarp of a fruit -- see ENDOCARP illustration
happily 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- element 1 (aruba) ---------- cloture 2 (gelinas) mislead 0 (kip) adamant 1 (aruba) demands 0 (albaugh) ---------- clanged 0 (gelinas) fortune 0 (aruba) classic 0 (kip) helping 0 (kingjon) assists 0 (albaugh) ---------- exocarp 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! ----------
OK, I'll try to have a word in mind when next I log in.
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word. exocarp 0 (lastword)
ambling
unearth
exocarp 0 (lastword) ambling 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn)
recurse
postfix
exocarp 0 (lastword) ambling 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) recurse 2 (kip) postfix 1 (albaugh)
prairie
central
generic
exocarp 0 (lastword) ambling 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) recurse 2 (kip) postfix 1 (albaugh) prairie 2 (gelinas) central 1 (kip) generic 2 (kentn)
observe
exocarp 0 (lastword) ambling 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) recurse 2 (kip) postfix 1 (albaugh) prairie 2 (gelinas) central 1 (kip) generic 2 (kentn) observe 1 (kip)
rectrix
Main Entry: rec7trix
Pronunciation: 'rek-triks
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural rec7tri7ces /'rek- tr&-"sEz, rek-'trI-(")sEz/
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of rector one that directs
Date: 1768
exocarp 0 (lastword)
ambling 0 (gelinas)
unearth 1 (kentn)
recurse 2 (kip)
postfix 1 (albaugh)
prairie 2 (gelinas)
central 1 (kip)
generic 2 (kentn)
observe 1 (kip)
rectrix 2 (prp)
directs
amblers
exocarp 0 (lastword) ambling 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) recurse 2 (kip) postfix 1 (albaugh) prairie 2 (gelinas) central 1 (kip) generic 2 (kentn) observe 1 (kip) rectrix 2 (prp) directs 0 (albaugh) amblers 0 (kingjon)
luxuria (lust)
exocarp 0 (lastword) ambling 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) recurse 2 (kip) postfix 1 (albaugh) prairie 2 (gelinas) central 1 (kip) generic 2 (kentn) observe 1 (kip) rectrix 2 (prp) directs 0 (albaugh) amblers 0 (kingjon) luxuria 7 (kentn) Kent's up!
Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not: luxuria 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
wealthy
rhombus
element
luxuria 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wealthy 0 (albaugh) rhombus 1 (kip) element 2 (aruba) ----------
r environ
flaming
luxuria 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wealthy 0 (albaugh) rhombus 1 (kip) element 2 (aruba) ---------- environ 0 (prp) flaming 2 (aruba) ----------
glimpse
referee
blaming
luxuria 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wealthy 0 (albaugh) rhombus 1 (kip) element 2 (aruba) ---------- environ 0 (prp) flaming 2 (aruba) ---------- glimpse 1 (kip) referee 0 (aruba) blaming 1 (kingjon) ----------
thrombi
farmers
fluters
luxuria 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wealthy 0 (albaugh) rhombus 1 (kip) element 2 (aruba) ---------- environ 0 (prp) flaming 2 (aruba) ---------- glimpse 1 (kip) referee 0 (aruba) blaming 1 (kingjon) ---------- thrombi 0 (gelinas) farmers 3 (aruba) fluters 3 (kip) ----------
fleetly
foumart European polecat, looks like a ferret
luxuria 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wealthy 0 (albaugh) rhombus 1 (kip) element 2 (aruba) ---------- environ 0 (prp) flaming 2 (aruba) ---------- glimpse 1 (kip) referee 0 (aruba) blaming 1 (kingjon) ---------- thrombi 0 (gelinas) farmers 3 (aruba) fluters 3 (kip) ---------- fleetly 1 (gelinas) foumart 7 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! ---------- Your word, Kip!
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not foumart 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kip/letter.match7 and this item.
referee
mirrors
foumart 0 (The Previous Word) Wed May 28 09:22:12 2003 ---------- referee 1 aruba mirrors 2 prp ----------
element
bedroom
foumart 0 (The Previous Word) Wed May 28 09:22:12 2003 ---------- referee 1 aruba mirrors 2 prp ---------- element 1 aruba bedroom 0 kentn
fleeced
foumart 0 (The Previous Word) Wed May 28 09:22:12 2003 ---------- referee 1 aruba mirrors 2 prp ---------- element 1 aruba bedroom 0 kentn ---------- fleeced 1 aruba ----------
placing
foumart 0 (The Previous Word) Wed May 28 09:22:12 2003 ---------- referee 1 aruba mirrors 2 prp ---------- element 1 aruba bedroom 0 kentn ---------- fleeced 1 aruba ---------- placing 0 kingjon ----------
merrier
streets
foumart 0 (The Previous Word) Wed May 28 09:22:12 2003 ---------- referee 1 aruba mirrors 2 prp ---------- element 1 aruba bedroom 0 kentn ---------- fleeced 1 aruba ---------- placing 0 kingjon ---------- merrier 2 aruba streets 1 kentn ----------
ferried
miskeep (to keep wrongly)
foumart 0 (The Previous Word) Wed May 28 09:22:12 2003 ---------- referee 1 aruba mirrors 2 prp ---------- element 1 aruba bedroom 0 kentn ---------- fleeced 1 aruba ---------- placing 0 kingjon ---------- merrier 2 aruba streets 1 kentn ---------- ferried 1 aruba miskeep 7 kentn (Correct! I have to start finding more difficult words)
Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time.
All right, I'm thinking of a seven-letter word that is not miskeep 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
wheelie
farming
miskeep 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wheelie 0 (aruba) farming 0 (prp) ----------
eelworm
rattles
kumquat
fruited
miskeep 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wheelie 0 (aruba) farming 0 (prp) ---------- eelworm 1 (aruba) rattles 1 (prp) kumquat 1 (kip) fruited 0 (albaugh) ----------
easiest
remarks
bottles
refract
miskeep 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wheelie 0 (aruba) farming 0 (prp) ---------- eelworm 1 (aruba) rattles 1 (prp) kumquat 1 (kip) fruited 0 (albaugh) ---------- easiest 1 (gelinas) remarks 0 (aruba) bottles 1 (prp) refract 0 (kip) ----------
euphony
entrail
miskeep 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wheelie 0 (aruba) farming 0 (prp) ---------- eelworm 1 (aruba) rattles 1 (prp) kumquat 1 (kip) fruited 0 (albaugh) ---------- easiest 1 (gelinas) remarks 0 (aruba) bottles 1 (prp) refract 0 (kip) ---------- euphony 1 (gelinas) entrail 3 (aruba) ----------
fractal
ectypal \Ec"ty*pal\, a. [L. ectypus worked in high relief, Gr. ?; ? out + ? stamp, figure. See Type.] Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.
that's obscure enough to be right. :)
miskeep 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wheelie 0 (aruba) farming 0 (prp) ---------- eelworm 1 (aruba) rattles 1 (prp) kumquat 1 (kip) fruited 0 (albaugh) ---------- easiest 1 (gelinas) remarks 0 (aruba) bottles 1 (prp) refract 0 (kip) ---------- euphony 1 (gelinas) entrail 3 (aruba) ---------- fractal 2 (gelinas) ectypal 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! ---------- Your word, Mark.
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not ectypal 0 (lastword)
rattles
politic
summers
unearth
ectypal 0 (lastword) rattles 0 (prp) politic 0 (kip) summers 0 (prp) unearth 1 (kentn)
cherish
average
ectypal 0 (lastword) rattles 0 (prp) politic 0 (kip) summers 0 (prp) unearth 1 (kentn) cherish 0 (kip) average 0 (kentn)
urgency
unworth
ectypal 0 (lastword) rattles 0 (prp) politic 0 (kip) summers 0 (prp) unearth 1 (kentn) cherish 0 (kip) average 0 (kentn) urgency 0 (kip) unworth 1 (prp)
windrow (To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made.)
ectypal 0 (lastword) rattles 0 (prp) politic 0 (kip) summers 0 (prp) unearth 1 (kentn) cherish 0 (kip) average 0 (kentn) urgency 0 (kip) unworth 1 (prp) windrow 0 (kentn)
inwards
gnocchi (dumplings)
ectypal 0 (lastword) rattles 0 (prp) politic 0 (kip) summers 0 (prp) unearth 1 (kentn) cherish 0 (kip) average 0 (kentn) urgency 0 (kip) unworth 1 (prp) windrow 0 (kentn) inwards 1 (prp) gnocchi 7 (kentn) How does he do it?
insculp (to engrave, to carve)
I have no clue. Plus Mark slipped in.
Irritatingly. That's how he does it.
Might as well ask how kip does it, too...insculp was also a good guess at that point. And Mark has been on a roll lately... All right, I'll try to have *another* new word in mind next time.
Okay, I'm thinking of a seven-letter word that is not: gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of results on the current word is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
element
rumbles
gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) rumbles 0 (prp) ----------
referee
photons
amiable
arrival
rumbled
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speller
gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) rumbles 0 (prp) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) photons 0 (prp) amiable 0 (gelinas) arrival 0 (prp) rumbled 0 (kingjon) speller 0 (prp) ----------
monocle
mascara
dolphin
tapping
gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) rumbles 0 (prp) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) photons 0 (prp) amiable 0 (gelinas) arrival 0 (prp) rumbled 0 (kingjon) speller 0 (prp) ---------- monocle 1 (gelinas) mascara 0 (aruba) dolphin 1 (kip) tapping 0 (prp) ----------
bodhran (a hand-held drum)
viaduct
arsenic
zygotic relating to a zygote
birthed
gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) rumbles 0 (prp) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) photons 0 (prp) amiable 0 (gelinas) arrival 0 (prp) rumbled 0 (kingjon) speller 0 (prp) ---------- monocle 1 (gelinas) mascara 0 (aruba) dolphin 1 (kip) tapping 0 (prp) ---------- bodhran 0 (gelinas) viaduct 0 (aruba) arsenic 0 (carson) zygotic 1 (kip) birthed 0 (albaugh) ----------
iguanas
osculum Main Entry: os7cu7lum Pronunciation: 'ds-ky&-l&m Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of os mouth Date: 1887 an excurrent opening of a sponge
gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) rumbles 0 (prp) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) photons 0 (prp) amiable 0 (gelinas) arrival 0 (prp) rumbled 0 (kingjon) speller 0 (prp) ---------- monocle 1 (gelinas) mascara 0 (aruba) dolphin 1 (kip) tapping 0 (prp) ---------- bodhran 0 (gelinas) viaduct 0 (aruba) arsenic 0 (carson) zygotic 1 (kip) birthed 0 (albaugh) ---------- iguanas 0 (gelinas) osculum 2 (aruba) ----------
osseous
unbosom (to relieve oneself of troubling information)
gnocchi 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) rumbles 0 (prp) ---------- referee 0 (aruba) photons 0 (prp) amiable 0 (gelinas) arrival 0 (prp) rumbled 0 (kingjon) speller 0 (prp) ---------- monocle 1 (gelinas) mascara 0 (aruba) dolphin 1 (kip) tapping 0 (prp) ---------- bodhran 0 (gelinas) viaduct 0 (aruba) arsenic 0 (carson) zygotic 1 (kip) birthed 0 (albaugh) ---------- iguanas 0 (gelinas) osculum 2 (aruba) ---------- osseous 2 (gelinas) unbosom 1 (aruba) ----------
checquy (Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures)
I can't really believe this is a word, but: Main Entry: ob7lo7quy Pronunciation: 'd-bl&-kwE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -quies Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin obloquium, from obloqui to speak against, from ob- against + loqui to speak Date: 15th century 1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language 2 : the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute synonym see ABUSE (Something tells me Joe thinks that's the word, too.)
Yeah, but I had to use onelook to pattern-match it. :(
checquy 3 (gelinas) obloquy 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! I didn't expect that word would take so long to guess, but maybe the "quy" ending made it more difficult. Anyway, congrats and it's your word, Mark!
THere were only 5 vowel/positions left that we hadn't eliminated. (And all the a's, e's, and i's were gone.) OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not obloquy 0 (lastword)
weirdly
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh)
aftward
parties
another
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip)
mounted
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas)
endless
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas) endless 0 (kentn)
custard
tabular
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas) endless 0 (kentn) custard 0 (gelinas) tabular 0 (kip)
prosper
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas) endless 0 (kentn) custard 0 (gelinas) tabular 0 (kip) prosper 2 (gelinas)
pervert
goodies
groping
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas) endless 0 (kentn) custard 0 (gelinas) tabular 0 (kip) prosper 2 (gelinas) pervert 1 (cyberpnk) goodies 1 (prp) groping 1 (kentn)
tropics
pairing
racquet
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas) endless 0 (kentn) custard 0 (gelinas) tabular 0 (kip) prosper 2 (gelinas) pervert 1 (cyberpnk) goodies 1 (prp) groping 1 (kentn) tropics 1 (cyberpnk) pairing 1 (kingjon) racquet 0 (albaugh)
phoenix
propose
obloquy 0 (lastword) weirdly 0 (albaugh) aftward 0 (gelinas) parties 1 (kentn) another 1 (kip) mounted 0 (gelinas) endless 0 (kentn) custard 0 (gelinas) tabular 0 (kip) prosper 2 (gelinas) pervert 1 (cyberpnk) goodies 1 (prp) groping 1 (kentn) tropics 1 (cyberpnk) pairing 1 (kingjon) racquet 0 (albaugh) phoenix 7 (kentn) propose 2 (kentn) Kent's up!
Looks like the rules file is given incorrectly in #0 here, too. :( It should be ~rcurl/lettermatch.rules .
deathly
"propose" was cyberpnk's word, not mine. Anyway, I'll try to have a new 7-letter word in mind next time. I'm lucky (?) I didn't spell that "pheonix" like I usually do ;)
Whoops, sorry about that.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
element
referee
annoyed
anybody
phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) referee 0 (gelinas) annoyed 0 (cyberpnk) anybody 0 (dcat) ----------
calcium
breaded
tuatara only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
distaff
phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) referee 0 (gelinas) annoyed 0 (cyberpnk) anybody 0 (dcat) ---------- calcium 3 (eskarina) breaded 0 (cyberpnk) tuatara 0 (aruba) distaff 0 (gelinas) ----------
caloric
cardiac
balking
chelura
phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) referee 0 (gelinas) annoyed 0 (cyberpnk) anybody 0 (dcat) ---------- calcium 3 (eskarina) breaded 0 (cyberpnk) tuatara 0 (aruba) distaff 0 (gelinas) ---------- caloric 0 (carson) cardiac 2 (kip) balking 1 (aruba) chelura 0 (gelinas) ----------
stadium
phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) referee 0 (gelinas) annoyed 0 (cyberpnk) anybody 0 (dcat) ---------- calcium 3 (eskarina) breaded 0 (cyberpnk) tuatara 0 (aruba) distaff 0 (gelinas) ---------- caloric 0 (carson) cardiac 2 (kip) balking 1 (aruba) chelura 0 (gelinas) ---------- stadium 4 (kip) ----------
plodded
phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) referee 0 (gelinas) annoyed 0 (cyberpnk) anybody 0 (dcat) ---------- calcium 3 (eskarina) breaded 0 (cyberpnk) tuatara 0 (aruba) distaff 0 (gelinas) ---------- caloric 0 (carson) cardiac 2 (kip) balking 1 (aruba) chelura 0 (gelinas) ---------- stadium 4 (kip) ---------- plodded 1 (aruba) ----------
iridium
Lookin' pretty good, I think.
Not if 'breaded' was scored correctly.
isidium An isidium is a coral-like, branching structure that breaks off from the main lichen thallus and can grow into a new lichen.
phoenix 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- element 0 (aruba) referee 0 (gelinas) annoyed 0 (cyberpnk) anybody 0 (dcat) ---------- calcium 3 (eskarina) breaded 0 (cyberpnk) tuatara 0 (aruba) distaff 0 (gelinas) ---------- caloric 0 (carson) cardiac 2 (kip) balking 1 (aruba) chelura 0 (gelinas) ---------- stadium 4 (kip) ---------- plodded 1 (aruba) ---------- iridium 6 (gelinas) isidium 7 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! ---------- Your word, Kip!
I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not isidium 0 (The Last Word) ---------- A summary of guesses in in ~kip/letter.match7 and in this item.
rabidly
unearth
referee
narrows
isidium 0 (The Last Word) ---------- rabidly 0 cyberpnk unearth 2 kentn referee 1 aruba narrows 1 gelinas ----------
betroth
exhorts
isidium 0 (The Last Word) ---------- rabidly 0 cyberpnk unearth 2 kentn referee 1 aruba narrows 1 gelinas ---------- betroth 2 dcat exhorts 1 aruba ----------
straits
strewth (from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) strewth exclamation AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH INFORMAL AND UK OLD-FASHIONED used to express surprise or disappointment: Strewth, look at the size of that steak!
isidium 0 (The Last Word) ---------- rabidly 0 cyberpnk unearth 2 kentn referee 1 aruba narrows 1 gelinas ---------- betroth 2 dcat exhorts 1 aruba ---------- straits 1 gelinas strewth 1 aruba ----------
operate
(I'm fairly certain that 'strewth' is derived from "God's Truth", as "odds bodkins" is derived from "God's body", when folks were a little more careful of such things.) esteems
endnote
entered
isidium 0 (The Last Word) ---------- rabidly 0 cyberpnk unearth 2 kentn referee 1 aruba narrows 1 gelinas ---------- betroth 2 dcat exhorts 1 aruba ---------- straits 1 gelinas strewth 1 aruba ---------- operate 5 kentn esteems 0 gelinas endnote 2 aruba entered 0 cyberpnk ---------- Sorry for the delay.
opposed
acerate
isidium 0 (The Last Word) ---------- rabidly 0 cyberpnk unearth 2 kentn referee 1 aruba narrows 1 gelinas ---------- betroth 2 dcat exhorts 1 aruba ---------- straits 1 gelinas strewth 1 aruba ---------- operate 5 kentn esteems 0 gelinas endnote 2 aruba entered 0 cyberpnk ---------- opposed 0 gelinas acerate 7 prp -------> Winner! ---------- acerate: narrow, long and pointed; like pine needles Your turn Paul.
OK, acerate 0 kip (The last word)
BTW, I always get the word list filename wrong, so I've now set up both
~gelinas/l.m7.words
and
~gelinas/words.l.m7
to point at
~gelinas/Public/l.m7.words
pointed
comment
parties
panties
betaken
acerate 0 kip (The last word) ----------- pointed 0 albaugh comment 0 gelinas parties 1 kentn panties 1 cyberpnk betaken 0 kip
dangers
eagerly
hacksaw
tension
builder
acerate 0 kip (The last word) ----------- pointed 0 albaugh comment 0 gelinas parties 1 kentn panties 1 cyberpnk betaken 0 kip ----------- dangers 0 gelinas eagerly 0 kip hacksaw 0 kentn tension 0 cyberpnk builder 0 albaugh
fistful
acerate 0 kip (The last word) ----------- pointed 0 albaugh comment 0 gelinas parties 1 kentn panties 1 cyberpnk betaken 0 kip ----------- dangers 0 gelinas eagerly 0 kip hacksaw 0 kentn tension 0 cyberpnk builder 0 albaugh ----------- fistful 2 gelinas
unstuck
fistula
acerate 0 kip (The last word) ----------- pointed 0 albaugh comment 0 gelinas parties 1 kentn panties 1 cyberpnk betaken 0 kip ----------- dangers 0 gelinas eagerly 0 kip hacksaw 0 kentn tension 0 cyberpnk builder 0 albaugh ----------- fistful 2 gelinas unstuck 1 kentn fistula 2 aruba
liftoff
liftoff 7 kentn He's done it again.
Oops...okay I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word, and it is not liftoff 0 (The Prevous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
thought
aeolian
contest
element
liftoff 0 (The Prevous Word) ---------- thought 0 (dcat) aeolian 1 (gelinas) contest 2 (kip) element 0 (aruba) ----------
collard
airfoil
fantasy
liftoff 0 (The Prevous Word) ---------- thought 0 (dcat) aeolian 1 (gelinas) contest 2 (kip) element 0 (aruba) ---------- collard 2 (kip) airfoil 0 (gelinas) fantasy 0 (aruba) ----------
courier
contour
compute
liftoff 0 (The Prevous Word) ---------- thought 0 (dcat) aeolian 1 (gelinas) contest 2 (kip) element 0 (aruba) ---------- collard 2 (kip) airfoil 0 (gelinas) fantasy 0 (aruba) ---------- courier 2 (kip) contour 2 (cyberpnk) compute 2 (aruba) ----------
cocoyam synonym for taro root
cooktop (the flat top of a range)
liftoff 0 (The Prevous Word) ---------- thought 0 (dcat) aeolian 1 (gelinas) contest 2 (kip) element 0 (aruba) ---------- collard 2 (kip) airfoil 0 (gelinas) fantasy 0 (aruba) ---------- courier 2 (kip) contour 2 (cyberpnk) compute 2 (aruba) ---------- cocoyam 7 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! cooktop 2 (aruba) ---------- Kip, you're up!
I'm think of a seven letter word which is not cocoyam 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- A summary of guesses can be found in ~kip/letter.match7 and in this item
potatos
unearth
referee
cocoyam 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- potatos 0 (albaugh) unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ----------
umpires
parties
element
cocoyam 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- potatos 0 (albaugh) unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) parties 0 (kentn) element 1 (aruba) ---------
snidely (with a sneer)
horrent Main Entry: hor7rent Pronunciation: 'hor-&nt, 'hdr- Function: adjective Etymology: Latin horrent-, horrens, present participle of horrEre Date: 1667 1 archaic : covered with bristling points : BRISTLED 2 archaic : standing up like bristles : BRISTLING
cocoyam 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- potatos 0 (albaugh) unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) parties 0 (kentn) element 1 (aruba) --------- snidely 1 (kentn) horrent 0 (aruba) ----------
stomach
anemone
pleased
cocoyam 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- potatos 0 (albaugh) unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) parties 0 (kentn) element 1 (aruba) --------- snidely 1 (kentn) horrent 0 (aruba) ---------- stomach 5 (kentn) anemone 1 (gelinas) pleased 0 (arbua) ----------
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himself
Who's running this game? Kip? Let's try
stomata
That looks good to me.
cocoyam 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- potatos 0 (albaugh) unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) parties 0 (kentn) element 1 (aruba) --------- snidely 1 (kentn) horrent 0 (aruba) ---------- stomach 5 (kentn) anemone 1 (gelinas) pleased 0 (arbua) ---------- himself 0 (albaugh) stomata 7 (gelinas) Ding ding ding - Winner! And how did my being the person running the game help you figure out the word Joe? ;)
Knowing who was running the game helped because "stomata" isn't obscure enough for either kentn or aruba. So I'm thinking of a seven-letter word that is not stomata 0 (lastword)
hahahaha, I'll have to remember that and start reading the library's copy of the OED. Oh and I'll guess: rubbish
rubbish 0 (kip)
Hey now, I use common words sometimes. Sometimes they're whatever happens to be on the page of the book Carol's reading. ;) element
I wasn't _really_ complaining; I was just noting a strategy of the game. element 0 (aruba)
parties
parties 0 (kentn)
kinship
referee
kinetic
kinship 0 (kip) referee 0 (aruba) kinetic 0 (kentn)
avatars
comical
avatars 0 (aruba) comical 2 (kentn)
homonym
homonym 7 (kip) You're up, Kip. I'd an idea it would go quickly once a score other than 0 was recorded, but not quite _that_ quickly. ;)
I'm thinking of a seven letter word that is not homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- A summary of guesses can be found at ~kip/letter.match7 and this item.
unearth
referee
homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ----------
umbrere
emanant
homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umbrere 0 (gelinas) emanant 0 (aruba) ----------
treated
vitamin
fairway
homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umbrere 0 (gelinas) emanant 0 (aruba) ---------- treated 0 (gelinas) vitamin 1 (kentn) fairway 0 (aruba) ----------
girlish
anaphia (Loss of the sense of touch)
homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umbrere 0 (gelinas) emanant 0 (aruba) ---------- treated 0 (gelinas) vitamin 1 (kentn) fairway 0 (aruba) ---------- girlish 0 (kentn) anaphia 5 (aruba) ----------
anapsid
homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umbrere 0 (gelinas) emanant 0 (aruba) ---------- treated 0 (gelinas) vitamin 1 (kentn) fairway 0 (aruba) ---------- girlish 0 (kentn) anaphia 5 (aruba) ---------- anapsid 5 (gelinas) ----------
anopsia (alt. of anopsy, whih means "blindness")
homonym 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 1 (kentn) referee 0 (aruba) ---------- umbrere 0 (gelinas) emanant 0 (aruba) ---------- treated 0 (gelinas) vitamin 1 (kentn) fairway 0 (aruba) ---------- girlish 0 (kentn) anaphia 5 (aruba) ---------- anapsid 5 (gelinas) ---------- anopsia 7 (aruba) Winner! You're up Mark.
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not anopsia 0 (lastword)
cordate
renewal
anopsia 0 (lastword) cordate 0 (gelinas) renewal 0 (kip)
braided
gazette
inherit
parties
anopsia 0 (lastword) cordate 0 (gelinas) renewal 0 (kip) braided 1 (gelinas) gazette 0 (kip) inherit 0 (dcat) parties 1 (kentn)
erratic
bulbous
juggler
anopsia 0 (lastword) cordate 0 (gelinas) renewal 0 (kip) braided 1 (gelinas) gazette 0 (kip) inherit 0 (dcat) parties 1 (kentn) erratic 0 (gelinas) bulbous 0 (kentn) juggler 1 (kip)
phallic
bagreef
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
Bagreef \Bag"reef`\, n. [Bag + reef.] (Naut.)
The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of
topsails. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
(reef: That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of
the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to
the force of the wind.)
kitchen
thicken
anopsia 0 (lastword) cordate 0 (gelinas) renewal 0 (kip) braided 1 (gelinas) gazette 0 (kip) inherit 0 (dcat) parties 1 (kentn) erratic 0 (gelinas) bulbous 0 (kentn) juggler 1 (kip) phallic 0 (gelinas) bagreef 1 (dcat) kitchen 7 (kentn) thicken 3 (kip) Kent's up!
OK, I'll try to have new word next time I'm on.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not kitchen 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 or this item. Sorry about being out so long. Our cable modem got hit by lightening and it was Monday evening before I had a replacement in. Then a day before I got caught up with all the e-mail ;)
We can be patient, Kent. :) Welcome back. borrows
Welcome back, Kent. element
Welcome back. welcome :)
Thanks, everyone. kitchen 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrows 2 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) welcome 0 (dcat) ----------
couples
journal
burping
ribbons
cutting
grinder
kitchen 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrows 2 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) welcome 0 (dcat) ---------- couples 1 (gelinas) journal 2 (kip) burping 1 (aruba) ribbons 0 (cyberpnk) cutting 0 (albaugh) grinder 0 (dcat) ----------
mourned
moronic
forebay Main Entry: fore7bay Pronunciation: 'fOr-"bA, 'for- Function: noun Date: 1770 a reservoir or canal from which water is taken to run equipment (as a waterwheel or turbine)
boxhaul
Boxhaul \Box"haul`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxhauled.] (Naut.)
To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short
round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of
bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the
wind).
<DRIFT> That sounds like it would take a bit of wind to accomplish. </DRIFT>
kitchen 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrows 2 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) welcome 0 (dcat) ---------- couples 1 (gelinas) journal 2 (kip) burping 1 (aruba) ribbons 0 (cyberpnk) cutting 0 (albaugh) grinder 0 (dcat) ---------- mourned 1 (gelinas) moronic 1 (kip) forebay 1 (aruba) boxhaul 4 (dcat) ----------
bookful
bowlful
tobacco
kitchen 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrows 2 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) welcome 0 (dcat) ---------- couples 1 (gelinas) journal 2 (kip) burping 1 (aruba) ribbons 0 (cyberpnk) cutting 0 (albaugh) grinder 0 (dcat) ---------- mourned 1 (gelinas) moronic 1 (kip) forebay 1 (aruba) boxhaul 4 (dcat) ---------- bookful 5 (gelinas) bowlful 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! tobacco 1 (albaugh) ---------- Your word, Mark!
Shoot. I shouldn't have won that, because I'm about to go out of town for a while, where I won't have access to Grex. I'd like to defer the game to the first person to think of a 7-letter word - any takers?
politic
So you are it, dcat?
Yeah, Jonathon, why don't you take over - I'll be gone after this afternoon.
bwahahaha-- oh, I mean, cool! I am thinking of a word that is neither bowlful 0 (lastword) nor politic 0 (lastword2). Have at it!
referee
referee 0 (gelinas)
umpires
bowlful 0 (lastword) politic 0 (lastword2) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh)
dynasty
dissert
parties
bowlful 0 (lastword) politic 0 (lastword2) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) ---------- dynasty 0 (gelinas) dissert 0 (kip) parties 0 (kentn)
anodize
tsunami
bowlful 0 (lastword) politic 0 (lastword2) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) ---------- dynasty 0 (gelinas) dissert 0 (kip) parties 0 (kentn) ---------- anodize 1 (gelinas) tsunami 1 (kentn)
stomach
twofold
andiron
bowlful 0 (lastword) politic 0 (lastword2) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) ---------- dynasty 0 (gelinas) dissert 0 (kip) parties 0 (kentn) ---------- anodize 1 (gelinas) tsunami 1 (kentn) ---------- stomach 1 (kip) twofold 1 (kentn) andiron 0 (cyberpnk)
quondam
bowlful 0 (lastword) politic 0 (lastword2) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) ---------- umpires 0 (albaugh) ---------- dynasty 0 (gelinas) dissert 0 (kip) parties 0 (kentn) ---------- anodize 1 (gelinas) tsunami 1 (kentn) ---------- stomach 1 (kip) twofold 1 (kentn) andiron 0 (cyberpnk) ---------- quondam 7 (gelinas) You're up, joe.
Interesting. So I'm thinking of a seven-letter word that is not quondam 0 (lastword) A record of guesses can be found in ~gelinas/letter.match7
writing
writing 0 (kip)
compute
compute 1 (dcat)
candled
dictionary.com :
tr.v. candled, candling, candles
To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding
it before a bright light.
Feel free to ignore illegal entry. My mistake.
chuddar cloth covering worn by Muslim women.
nudists
chuddar 0 (kip) candled 2 (dcat) nudists 1 (albaugh) In accordance with common practice, I switched the order of guesses. I thought about scoring dcat's last, but I decided that would be too great a penalty.
Well, as it isn't exactly the first time I've done it, I'm going to take myself out of this round.
focused
focused 2 (kip)
toggles
toggles 1 (kentn)
poniard a type of dagger
distaff
poniard 7 (kip) distaff 1 (cyberpnk) I guess I don't know obscure enough words. You're up, Kip.
Where's Kip?
I don't know; someone should stop by the Library and find out.
Sorry, it's been a busy week at the library. Projects, power outage cleanup, lots of fun stuff. I'm thinking of a seven letter word which is not poniard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- A summary of guesses can be found in ~kip/letter.match7 and tis item.
unearth
digging
bananas
poniard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) digging 3 (albaugh) bananas 0 (gelinas) ----------
tallier
erasing
poniard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) digging 3 (albaugh) bananas 0 (gelinas) ---------- tallier 2 (albaugh) erasing 2 (kentn) ----------
tangent
violine
violent (BTW, what is "violine"? www.m-w.com doesn't know it...)
teepees
resp:623 --
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
Violine \Vi"o*line\, n. (Chem.)
(a) A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature
and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from
the root and foliage of the violet ({Viola).
(b) Mauve aniline. See under Mauve.
(www.dict.org)
poniard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- unearth 0 (kentn) digging 3 (albaugh) bananas 0 (gelinas) ---------- tallier 2 (albaugh) erasing 2 (kentn) ---------- tangent 1 (gelinas) violine 7 (kentn) -- Winner! violent 5 (albaugh) teepees 0 (dcat) ---------- That didn't take long and I had an obscure enough word that m-w.com didn't have. :) You're up Kent
Okey-doke, I'll try to have new 7-letter word next time I'm on.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not: violine 0 (lastword) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
reveres
awakens
violine 0 (lastword) ---------- reveres 0 (gelinas) awakens 0 (albaugh) ----------
bandana
violine 0 (lastword) ---------- reveres 0 (gelinas) awakens 0 (albaugh) ---------- bandana 2 (gelinas) ----------
bastard
Mark, he's really not that bad. conduit
violine 0 (lastword) ---------- reveres 0 (gelinas) awakens 0 (albaugh) ---------- bandana 2 (gelinas) ---------- bastard 4 (aruba) conduit 1 (gelinas) ---------- Looks like this'll be other quickly so I can relax this weekend! :)
s/other/over/ I'm in too big a hurry to relax, it seems!
mallard
bollard
lardass :-) If that's not acceptable, just use "jackass". ;-)
bombard
violine 0 (lastword) ---------- reveres 0 (gelinas) awakens 0 (albaugh) ---------- bandana 2 (gelinas) ---------- bastard 4 (aruba) conduit 1 (gelinas) ---------- mallard 3 (aruba) bollard 5 (gelinas) jackass 1 (albaugh) bombard 7 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! ---------- Kip, it's your word! I didn't time lookup lardass but it didn't matter, anyway ;)
I'm thinking of a seven letter word which is not bombard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- A summary of guesses can be found at ~kip/letter.match7 and this item.
jetting
element
mortify
carries
bombard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- jetting 0 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) mortify 1 (gelinas) carries 0 (kentn) ----------
misfire
jammies (pajamas) If that's no good, use jammers instead.
bipedal
dynasty
bombard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- jetting 0 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) mortify 1 (gelinas) carries 0 (kentn) ---------- misfire 2 (gelinas) jammies 0 (albaugh) bipedal 1 (aruba) dynasty 0 (kentn) ----------
millrun
million
bombard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- jetting 0 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) mortify 1 (gelinas) carries 0 (kentn) ---------- misfire 2 (gelinas) jammies 0 (albaugh) bipedal 1 (aruba) dynasty 0 (kentn) ---------- millrun 3 (aruba) million 3 (albaugh) ----------
milksop
midtown
militia
bombard 0 (The Last Word) ---------- jetting 0 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) mortify 1 (gelinas) carries 0 (kentn) ---------- misfire 2 (gelinas) jammies 0 (albaugh) bipedal 1 (aruba) dynasty 0 (kentn) ---------- millrun 3 (aruba) million 3 (albaugh) ---------- milksop 3 (gelinas) midtown 2 (aruba) militia 7 (kentn) Winner! ---------- Congratulations Kent, you're up.
Woo hoo! Okay, I'll try to have something in mind next time I'm on.
militia 0 (The Previous Word) All right, I have a 7-letter word in mind with the scores for the current game stored in ~kentn/letter.match7
commute
element
commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba)
aeolian
knurled
nerdier
preachy
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ----------
fathers
animals
foolish
scandal
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ----------
puceron (an aphid)
ghastly
sickens
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ---------- puceron 1 (aruba) ghastly 0 (gelinas) sickens 0 (albaugh) ----------
nosegay
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ---------- puceron 1 (aruba) ghastly 0 (gelinas) sickens 0 (albaugh) ---------- nosegay 1 (aruba) ----------
hairier
lagoons
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ---------- puceron 1 (aruba) ghastly 0 (gelinas) sickens 0 (albaugh) ---------- nosegay 1 (aruba) ---------- hairier 0 (albaugh) lagoons 0 (aruba) ----------
creator
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ---------- puceron 1 (aruba) ghastly 0 (gelinas) sickens 0 (albaugh) ---------- nosegay 1 (aruba) ---------- hairier 0 (albaugh) lagoons 0 (aruba) ---------- creator 0 (albaugh) ----------
outlier
upburst The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter.
bursted
perhaps this will get someone closer bandsaw Sorry, my girlfriend has been in the hospital the entire past week following brain surgery.
Ack. Sorry to hear that, Kip.
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ---------- puceron 1 (aruba) ghastly 0 (gelinas) sickens 0 (albaugh) ---------- nosegay 1 (aruba) ---------- hairier 0 (albaugh) lagoons 0 (aruba) ---------- creator 0 (albaugh) ---------- outlier 1 (gelinas) upburst 0 (aruba) bursted 2 (albaugh) bandsaw 4 (kip) ---------- Well, that did move things along quite a bit, Kip. I hope your GF has a speedy, full, recovery.
fizzier
slowing
gingham
militia 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- commute 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) ---------- aeolian 1 (gelinas) knurled 0 (kip) nerdier 0 (albaugh) preachy 0 (aruba) ---------- fathers 0 (albaugh) animals 0 (gelinas) foolish 0 (aruba) scandal 1 (kip) ---------- puceron 1 (aruba) ghastly 0 (gelinas) sickens 0 (albaugh) ---------- nosegay 1 (aruba) ---------- hairier 0 (albaugh) lagoons 0 (aruba) ---------- creator 0 (albaugh) ---------- outlier 1 (gelinas) upburst 0 (aruba) bursted 2 (albaugh) bandsaw 4 (kip) ---------- fizzier 2 (gelinas) slowing 0 (albaugh) gingham 1 (aruba) ----------
I guess no one wants this one. It has been a challenge, I'll grant.
buzzsaw
THat would be the word.
bravo!!
buzzsaw 7 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Yay! Your word, Joe.
So I'm thinking of a seven-letter word that is not buzzsaw 0 (lastword)
element
element 1 (aruba)
dearest
referee
dearest 0 (albaugh) referee 0 (aruba)
parties
parties 0 (kentn)
blomary (same as "bloomery": A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron)
blomary 2 (aruba) The current state of the guess is in the file ~gelinas/letter.match7
tympany
tympany 1 (kentn)
olivary ("Like an olive")
olivary 1 (aruba)
gardens
gardens 0 (albaugh)
burrito
burrito 0 (aruba)
ecology
ecology 1 (kentn)
crumbly
cookies
crumbly 7 (aruba) cookies 1 (albaugh) Was that the score you expected, Mark? BTW, you're up. ;)
Well, I knew it was possible, but no, I didn't expect it to be right. I'll try to have a word next time I log on.
OK, I'm thinking of a word with seven letters. It's not: crumbly 0 (lastword)
parties
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn)
potable
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas)
porting
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon)
honking
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) Looks like this'll be a quick one...
fouling
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas)
innings
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas) innings 0 (albaugh)
freaked
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas) innings 0 (albaugh) freaked 0 (gelinas)
bowling
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas) innings 0 (albaugh) freaked 0 (gelinas) bowling 6 (albaugh)
history
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas) innings 0 (albaugh) freaked 0 (gelinas) bowling 6 (albaugh) history 0 (gelinas)
boiling
(At this point, I have to wait for each guess to be scored.)
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas) innings 0 (albaugh) freaked 0 (gelinas) bowling 6 (albaugh) history 0 (gelinas) boiling 5 (kentn)
fowling
yowling
crumbly 0 (lastword) parties 1 (kentn) potable 1 (gelinas) porting 4 (kingjon) honking 4 (kentn) fouling 5 (gelinas) innings 0 (albaugh) freaked 0 (gelinas) bowling 6 (albaugh) history 0 (gelinas) boiling 5 (kentn) fowling 6 (gelinas) yowling 7 (kentn) Kent's up!
Okay, new word next time.
All right, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not: yowling 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7 and this item.
furnace
element
manners
tabloid
stapler
yellows
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- Sorry about the slow scoring...was off the 'net for a few days.
thirsty
drinker
airhead
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ----------
anagram
ferried (just to test the final d)
footrot
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ---------- anagram 1 (gelinas) ferried 0 (janc) footrot 0 (aruba) ----------
athlete
algebra
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ---------- anagram 1 (gelinas) ferried 0 (janc) footrot 0 (aruba) ---------- athlete 1 (albaugh) algebra 1 (aruba) ----------
ambling
ascitic adjective: of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ---------- anagram 1 (gelinas) ferried 0 (janc) footrot 0 (aruba) ---------- athlete 1 (albaugh) algebra 1 (aruba) ---------- ambling 2 (gelinas) ascitic 1 (aruba) ----------
auburny
hibachi
pochade hehe
grilled
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ---------- anagram 1 (gelinas) ferried 0 (janc) footrot 0 (aruba) ---------- athlete 1 (albaugh) algebra 1 (aruba) ---------- ambling 2 (gelinas) ascitic 1 (aruba) ---------- auburny 2 (gelinas) hibachi 1 (aruba) pochade 0 (kip) grilled 0 (albaugh) ----------
obloquy (I still can't believe that's a word)
Hmmm, my hint doesn't seem to be taken. I'll wait another day and see if someone gets it otherwise I'll snipe.
n
(I'm waiting for obloquy to be scored.)
I'll guess that it's going to score a 2.
beetles
palazzo
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ---------- anagram 1 (gelinas) ferried 0 (janc) footrot 0 (aruba) ---------- athlete 1 (albaugh) algebra 1 (aruba) ---------- ambling 2 (gelinas) ascitic 1 (aruba) ---------- auburny 2 (gelinas) hibachi 1 (aruba) pochade 0 (kip) grilled 0 (albaugh) ---------- obloquy 2 (arua) beetles 0 (albaugh) palazzo 3 (gelinas) ----------
lassoes
palaces
yowling 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- furnace 0 (janc) element 0 (aruba) manners 0 (gelinas) tabloid 1 (albaugh) stapler 0 (dcat) yellows 0 (kingjon) ---------- thirsty 0 (janc) drinker 0 (albaugh) airhead 1 (aruba) ---------- anagram 1 (gelinas) ferried 0 (janc) footrot 0 (aruba) ---------- athlete 1 (albaugh) algebra 1 (aruba) ---------- ambling 2 (gelinas) ascitic 1 (aruba) ---------- auburny 2 (gelinas) hibachi 1 (aruba) pochade 0 (kip) grilled 0 (albaugh) ---------- obloquy 2 (arua) beetles 0 (albaugh) palazzo 3 (gelinas) ---------- lassoes 0 (albaugh) palaces 0 (gelinas) ----------
abbozzo The first rough sketch or underpainting, the Italian word for 'sketch' used by English speakers in the art world.
Looks like you got it, Kip. I finally found it by further exploring your hint.
abbozzo 7 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! All right! Kip, it's your word.
Ack! Should have been here days ago. I'm think of a seven letter word that is not abbozzo 0 (The Last Word) ---------- A summary of guesses can be found at ~kip/letter.match7 and this item.
referee
umpires
element
abbozzo 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) umpires 1 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) ----------
bananas
undress
blushed
parties
abbozzo 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) umpires 1 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) ---------- undress 0 (gelinas) bananas 0 (aruba) blushed 0 (albaugh) parties 1 (kentn) ----------
nightly
popeyed
diptych (Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially:
(a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two
leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and
shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
(b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets
connected by hinges. See {Triptych}.)
abalone
abbozzo 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) umpires 1 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) ---------- undress 0 (gelinas) bananas 0 (aruba) blushed 0 (albaugh) parties 1 (kentn) ---------- nightly 0 (albaugh) popeyed 1 (gelinas) diptych 0 (kentn) abalone 0 (aruba) ----------
pyridic (Related to, or formed from, pyridin or its homologues)
gorilla
fishing
abbozzo 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) umpires 1 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) ---------- undress 0 (gelinas) bananas 0 (aruba) blushed 0 (albaugh) parties 1 (kentn) ---------- nightly 0 (albaugh) popeyed 1 (gelinas) diptych 0 (kentn) abalone 0 (aruba) ---------- pyridic 5 (kentn) gorilla 2 (aruba) fishing 0 (albaugh) ----------
pyxidia
That looks like the word to me.
abbozzo 0 (The Last Word) ---------- referee 0 (gelinas) umpires 1 (albaugh) element 0 (aruba) ---------- undress 0 (gelinas) bananas 0 (aruba) blushed 0 (albaugh) parties 1 (kentn) ---------- nightly 0 (albaugh) popeyed 1 (gelinas) diptych 0 (kentn) abalone 0 (aruba) ---------- pyridic 5 (kentn) gorilla 2 (aruba) fishing 0 (albaugh) ---------- pyxidia 7 (aruba) Winner! pyxidia: plural of pyxidium, a pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid Aruba, you're up, well done!
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not pyxidia 0 (lastword)
typical
commons
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh)
chintzy
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas)
unearth
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn)
digging
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh)
botanic
breezes
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn)
glamour
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas)
ketchup
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh)
compost
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas)
stomach
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas) stomach 3 (kentn)
stimuli
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas) stomach 3 (kentn) stimuli 2 (gelinas)
vibrato
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas) stomach 3 (kentn) stimuli 2 (gelinas) vibrato 3 (kentn)
(I get the feeling Kent knows the word we're trying for.) stunted
Maybe... offline
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas) stomach 3 (kentn) stimuli 2 (gelinas) vibrato 3 (kentn) stunted 2 (gelinas) offline 1 (kentn) I get the feeling you both know it, so someone ought to step up and guess it. :)
missing
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas) stomach 3 (kentn) stimuli 2 (gelinas) vibrato 3 (kentn) stunted 2 (gelinas) offline 1 (kentn) missing 0 (albaugh)
Kent knew it, I didn't. I refuse to define it here, although it does seem
appropriate:
sfumato
pyxidia 0 (lastword) typical 0 (gelinas) commons 1 (albaugh) chintzy 0 (gelinas) unearth 1 (kentn) digging 0 (albaugh) botanic 0 (gelinas) breezes 0 (kentn) glamour 1 (gelinas) ketchup 0 (albaugh) compost 0 (gelinas) stomach 3 (kentn) stimuli 2 (gelinas) vibrato 3 (kentn) stunted 2 (gelinas) offline 1 (kentn) missing 0 (albaugh) sfumato 7 (gelinas) Yup, that's it. I learned "sfumato" when I was reading The DaVinci Code. It's a style of painting of which the Mona Lisa is the most famous example.
So I am thinking of a seven-letter word that is not sfumato 0 (lastword) The State of the Guess is in ~gelinas/letter.match7
element
heating
element 0 (aruba) heating 1 (albaugh)
parties
parties 2 (kentn)
tardies (as in, number of times you were late)
tardies 2 (aruba)
absents
outlier
absents 1 (albaugh) outlier 1 (kentn)
dismiss
dismiss 3 (aruba)
liquids
liquids 5 (kentn)
deposit
congius
("a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: gallon, Imperial gallon]")
deposit 2 (aruba) congius 2 (dcat)
lipoids (lipoid: an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates))
lipoids 7 (aruba) That's the word. You're up, Mark. :)
I knew if I just waited a bit Mark or someone would come up with the correct word ;)
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not lipoids 1 (lastword)
lasting
shouldn't 'lipoids' be a 0? editors
Doesn't have to be. We usually choose a word that scores 0 to make it harder.
letters
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh)
extorts
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (albaugh)
("extorts" was my guess, not albaugh's.)
Opps. My bad. lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas)
furious
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn)
entered
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas)
caveman
furnace
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas)
smelled
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas) smelled 0 (albaugh)
holiday
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas) smelled 0 (albaugh) holiday 0 (gelinas)
arduous
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas) smelled 0 (albaugh) holiday 0 (gelinas) arduous 4 (dcat)
antenna
azygous "occurring singly; not one of a pair"
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas) smelled 0 (albaugh) holiday 0 (gelinas) arduous 4 (dcat) antenna 1 (gelinas) azygous 6 (dcat)
carmine
apyrous "Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties."
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas) smelled 0 (albaugh) holiday 0 (gelinas) arduous 4 (dcat) antenna 1 (gelinas) azygous 6 (dcat) carmine 1 (gelinas) apyrous 5 (dcat)
azymous (unleavened, unfermented)
lipoids 1 (lastword) lasting 0 (gelinas) editors 2 (dcat) letters 1 (albaugh) extorts 1 (gelinas) furious 3 (kentn) entered 0 (gelinas) caveman 0 (albaugh) furnace 0 (gelinas) smelled 0 (albaugh) holiday 0 (gelinas) arduous 4 (dcat) antenna 1 (gelinas) azygous 6 (dcat) carmine 1 (gelinas) apyrous 5 (dcat) azymous 7 (kentn) Kent's up!
Interesting word. Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
All right, I have a 7-letter word in mind and it is not azymous 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7.
referee
element
heating
referee 0 (gelinas) element 0 (aruba) heating 0 (albaugh)
pacific
abalone
baloney
pacific 0 (gelinas) abalone 0 (aruba) baloney 1 (albaugh)
balance
citizen
balance 0 (aruba) citizen 1 (gelinas)
inboard
inboard 0 (aruba)
chintzy
bitwise
chintzy 5 (gelinas) bitwise 0 (aruba)
glinted
charmed
drizzle
raining
glinted 2 (gelinas) charmed 2 (aruba) drizzle 1 (dcat) raining 2 (albaugh)
holiday
bell festival!
caribou
holiday 1 (gelinas) caribou 1 (aruba)
borscht
sausage
borscht 2 (gelinas) sausage 0 (albaugh)
(I'm inclined to let let this one pass, because I stooped to wildcard-matching at onelook. But if no one else is playing . . . . )
Well, you've proved it already: chintzy 5 (gelinas) borscht 2 (gelinas) charmed 2 (aruba) raining 2 (albaugh) balance 0 (aruba) baloney 1 (albaugh) Since chintzy and borscht have no letters in common and the sum of their scores is 7, all correct letters must come from one of them. So much can be concluded from other scores: score(charmed) = 2 => score(ch-----) = 2 score(raining) = 2 => score(--in---) = 2 score(balance) = 0 => score(b------) = 0 score(baloney) = 1 => score(b-----y) = 1 And from the last two we can conclude that score(------y) = 1. So score(chin--y) = 5, which means the other two letters come from borscht. So the word is chinchy.
I chose "borscht" after wild-carding. ;)
chinchy 7 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Your word, Mark!
From OED 2nd ed:
chinchy
'chinchy, a. Now chiefly U.S. colloq. Also 5 chynchy, 7 chichie. [f.
chinch as sb. + -y. ] Niggard, stingy.
also from WordNet:
chinchy
adj : embarrassingly stingy [syn: {cheap}, {chintzy}]
OK, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that's not chinchy 0 (lastword)
referee
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas)
parties
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn)
twofold
abandon
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) twofold 0 (albaugh) abandon 1 (gelinas)
shipper
squalor
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) twofold 0 (albaugh) abandon 1 (gelinas) shipper 0 (albaugh) squalor 2 (kentn)
aquifer
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) twofold 0 (albaugh) abandon 1 (gelinas) shipper 0 (albaugh) squalor 2 (kentn) aquifer 0 (gelinas)
ethanol
alcohol
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) twofold 0 (albaugh) abandon 1 (gelinas) shipper 0 (albaugh) squalor 2 (kentn) aquifer 0 (gelinas) ethanol 2 (dcat) alcohol 1 (albaugh)
bicycle
disavow
knowing
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) twofold 0 (albaugh) abandon 1 (gelinas) shipper 0 (albaugh) squalor 2 (kentn) aquifer 0 (gelinas) ethanol 2 (dcat) alcohol 1 (albaugh) bicycle 1 (gelinas) disavow 2 (kentn) knowing 0 (albaugh)
bureaus
bugaboo
chinchy 0 (lastword) referee 0 (gelinas) parties 0 (kentn) twofold 0 (albaugh) abandon 1 (gelinas) shipper 0 (albaugh) squalor 2 (kentn) aquifer 0 (gelinas) ethanol 2 (dcat) alcohol 1 (albaugh) bicycle 1 (gelinas) disavow 2 (kentn) knowing 0 (albaugh) bureaus 2 (gelinas) bugaboo 7 (kentn) Kent's up!
That word had a good run... I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 7-letter word that is not: bugaboo 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match7
boobies
abalone
motored
boobies 0 (albaugh) abalone 0 (gelinas) motored 2 (dcat)
matched
setting
monster
matched 1 (gelinas) setting 1 (albaugh) monster 0 (naftee)
referee
selling
referee 0 (gelinas) selling 0 (dcat)
astound
unfound
detects
astound 2 (naftee) unfound 1 (gelinas) detects 1 (albaugh)
erasure
catcher
bugaboo 0 (The Previous Word) boobies 0 (albaugh) abalone 0 (gelinas) motored 2 (dcat) matched 1 (gelinas) setting 1 (albaugh) monster 0 (naftee) referee 0 (gelinas) selling 0 (dcat) astound 2 (naftee) unfound 1 (gelinas) detects 1 (albaugh) erasure 0 (gelinas) catcher 1 (naftee)
battery
stopped
finicky
battery 1 (albaugh) stopped 0 (naftee) finicky 0 (aruba)
isotope
footbar
gymslip "a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform"
isotope 0 (gelinas) footbar 1 (naftee) gymslip 0 (aruba)
octogon
octogon 4 (gelinas)
optical
alusion :-)
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.'
optimal
domical
optimal 4 (gelinas) domical 2 (naftee)
scratch
octodon (a small, South American rodent)
scratch 1 (aruba) octodon 4 (gelinas)
spinner
records
octonal
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].
CONGRATS , Joe!
I can't freeze this item, but I'm going to start a new one anyway.
The game continues in Item 128. Would someone link that item to Puzzle? Thanks.
I'll freeze this one. Thanks Joe.
You have several choices: