704 new of 1013 responses total.
Let's see if we can't put him out of his misery:
cranch
cranch 6 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Yay! Your word, Joe.
Cranch \Cranch\ (kr?nch), v. t.
See {Craunch}.
Craunch \Craunch\ (kr?nch), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Craunched}
(kr?ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craunching}.] [See {Crunch}.]
To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to
crunch. --Swift.
So I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not cranch 0 (lastword) Current guesses are in the file ~gelinas/letter.match6
teepee
cosmos
teepee 0 (aruba) cosmos 0 (cyberpnk)
copped (i.e., a plea)
copped 0 (kingjon)
baryon can i submit more than one per post? proton
beamed
No, dcat, you can't. We usually score only one guess per person per scoring session. Also, we do not score two guesses for the same person back to back. That is, we have to wait for someone else to guess before we guess again. Exception: if the number of players is really low, and no one guesses for a couple of days, the last guesser can go again. I've not checked recently, but I think the rules are in the item text. baryon 1 (dcat) beamed 0 (albaugh)
easels
salary
broken
easels 0 (aruba) salary 0 (kentn) broken 1 (cyberpnk)
pippin (a kind of apple)
(I thought Pippin was a son of Charlemagne.) pippin 2 (aruba)
Pippin was the name of Charlemagne's father, son, and grandson.
Cool! Thanks. :)
resp:320 there's nothing in the item text about submitting multiple guesses. It does say, "Complete rules are in ~rcurl/letter.match .", but that file has only a list of guessed words. so, again :) : proton
Hmmm, that must be an error. The rules are in /--------------------------\ | ~rcurl/lettermatch.rules | \--------------------------/
Sorry about getting that filename wrong. Whoever starts the next item should remember to fix that in #0.
raisin
adjoin
proton 1 (dcat) raisin 2 (cyberpnk) adjoin 2 (kentn)
insert
dubbin (grease for softening and waterproofing leather)
insert 0 (cyberpnk) dubbin 3 (aruba)
dubbed
chorus
dubbed 1 (kingjon) chorus 0 (cyberpnk)
singer
singer 0 (albaugh)
dressy
muffin
outwin \Out*win"\, v. t. To win a way out of. [Obs.]
dressy 0 (cyberpnk) muffin 6 (kentn) outwin 3 (aruba) Not bad, Kent. You're up! :)
Okay. I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm logged in.
All right, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that is not muffin 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6 and this item.
bottle
teepee
format
morbid
visual
muffin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- bottle 0 (carson) teepee 0 (aruba) format 0 (kip) morbid 0 (cyberpnk) visual 0 (dcat) ----------
evolve
anchor
banana
droopy
muffin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- bottle 0 (carson) teepee 0 (aruba) format 0 (kip) morbid 0 (cyberpnk) visual 0 (dcat) ---------- evolve 0 (dcat) anchor 0 (kip) banana 0 (aruba) droopy 0 (gelinas) ----------
phlegm
hyaena (alternate of hyena)
cactus
sunlit
muffin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- bottle 0 (carson) teepee 0 (aruba) format 0 (kip) morbid 0 (cyberpnk) visual 0 (dcat) ---------- evolve 0 (dcat) anchor 0 (kip) banana 0 (aruba) droopy 0 (gelinas) ---------- phlegm 0 (kip) hyaena 0 (aruba) cactus 0 (eskarina) sunlit 1 (cyberpnk) ----------
serape
spurts
squish
muffin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- bottle 0 (carson) teepee 0 (aruba) format 0 (kip) morbid 0 (cyberpnk) visual 0 (dcat) ---------- evolve 0 (dcat) anchor 0 (kip) banana 0 (aruba) droopy 0 (gelinas) ---------- phlegm 0 (kip) hyaena 0 (aruba) cactus 0 (eskarina) sunlit 1 (cyberpnk) ---------- serape 1 (gelinas) spurts 2 (aruba) squish 2 (kip) ----------
squash
stucco
smirch synonym of besmirch, to slander
sludge
muffin 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- bottle 0 (carson) teepee 0 (aruba) format 0 (kip) morbid 0 (cyberpnk) visual 0 (dcat) ---------- evolve 0 (dcat) anchor 0 (kip) banana 0 (aruba) droopy 0 (gelinas) ---------- phlegm 0 (kip) hyaena 0 (aruba) cactus 0 (eskarina) sunlit 1 (cyberpnk) ---------- serape 1 (gelinas) spurts 2 (aruba) squish 2 (kip) ---------- squash 2 (kingjon) stucco 2 (aruba) smirch 6 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! sludge 1 (eskarina) ---------- Your word, again, Kip.
I am thinking of a 6 letter word that is not smirch 0 (The Last Word) ---------
teepee
estate
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat ---------
series
danger :)
ghosts
resp:379 : oi! that's *my* word! kitten
foment
lol at the combination of 379 and 381 :)
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba ---------
dipole
kingly
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp ---------
pinche
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp --------- pinche 2 gelinas ---------
dreams
poachy
ginkgo
window
insert
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp --------- pinche 2 gelinas --------- dreams 0 albaugh poachy 0 gelinas ginkgo 2 dcat window 2 kentn insert 0 cyberpnk ---------
styryl (A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of
styrolene and cinnamic acid)
cinnyl
gagged
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp --------- pinche 2 gelinas --------- dreams 0 albaugh poachy 0 gelinas ginkgo 2 dcat window 2 kentn insert 0 cyberpnk --------- styryl 0 kentn cinnyl 3 dcat gagged 0 albaugh ---------
finned
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp --------- pinche 2 gelinas --------- dreams 0 albaugh poachy 0 gelinas ginkgo 2 dcat window 2 kentn insert 0 cyberpnk --------- styryl 0 kentn cinnyl 3 dcat gagged 0 albaugh --------- finned 3 prp ---------
mostly
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp --------- pinche 2 gelinas --------- dreams 0 albaugh poachy 0 gelinas ginkgo 2 dcat window 2 kentn insert 0 cyberpnk --------- styryl 0 kentn cinnyl 3 dcat gagged 0 albaugh --------- finned 3 prp --------- mostly 0 gelinas ---------
lessen
arcing
smirch 0 (The Last Word) --------- teepee 0 arbua estate 0 dcat --------- series 0 kentn danger 1 eskarina ghosts 0 gelinas kitten 1 dcat foment 0 aruba --------- dipole 1 gelinas kingly 2 prp --------- pinche 2 gelinas --------- dreams 0 albaugh poachy 0 gelinas ginkgo 2 dcat window 2 kentn insert 0 cyberpnk --------- styryl 0 kentn cinnyl 3 dcat gagged 0 albaugh --------- finned 3 prp --------- mostly 0 gelinas --------- lessen 0 albaugh arcing 0 prp ---------
zinnia
That looks good to me.
zinnia 6 dcat Congratulations, you're up next.
I've a 6-letter word in mind. It's not zinnia 0 (lastword) -------------------- Guesses in ~dcat/letter.match6.
refers
switch
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) ---------
alight
soared
eleven
survey
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) ---------
action
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) ---------
palace
grille
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) --------- palace 0 (aruba) grille 1 (kentn) ---------
knifed
mythic
things
bhisti (A water carrier)
travel
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) --------- palace 0 (aruba) grille 1 (kentn) --------- knifed 1 (gelinas) mythic 0 (kip) things 1 (aruba) bhisti 1 (kentn) (A water carrier) travel 1 (cyberpnk) ---------
ghosts
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) --------- palace 0 (aruba) grille 1 (kentn) --------- knifed 1 (gelinas) mythic 0 (kip) things 1 (aruba) bhisti 1 (kentn) (A water carrier) travel 1 (cyberpnk) --------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) ---------
ooidal (shaped like an egg)
If "soared" was correctly scored as a zero, then "ooidal" can't be the word, though I'll be interested to see how it scores otherwise.
spooky
zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) --------- palace 0 (aruba) grille 1 (kentn) --------- knifed 1 (gelinas) mythic 0 (kip) things 1 (aruba) bhisti 1 (kentn) (A water carrier) travel 1 (cyberpnk) --------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) --------- ooidal 3 (aruba) (shaped like an egg) spooky 0 (albaugh) ---------
laical
bridal
epical
raptor
Can't be any of those based on previous scoring (laical is out due to palace 0, bridal is out due to bhisti 1, epical is out due to eleven 0, and raptor is gone due to refers 0). This seems to be a very unusual word. I'll guess 'tribal' though that can't be it, either, due to grille 1 and travel 1.
Travel was previously misscored. My apologies. zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) --------- palace 0 (aruba) grille 1 (kentn) --------- knifed 1 (gelinas) mythic 0 (kip) things 1 (aruba) bhisti 1 (kentn) (A water carrier) travel 0 (cyberpnk) (previously misscored) --------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) --------- ooidal 3 (aruba) (shaped like an egg) spooky 0 (albaugh) --------- laical 2 (gelinas) bridal 3 (aruba) epical 2 (kip) raptor 0 (albaugh) tribal 2 (kentn) ---------
caveat
caveat 1 (gelinas)
usurps
usurps 0 (kentn)
aplomb
quidam someone unknown (note I still thing something not scored right)
oxygen (I agree, something doesn't seem to be scored right)
(there are a couple of scripts/programs on Grex that can be used for checking letter matches. I recommend /a/k/e/kentn/do.lm of course, before using it, you should look it over, copy it to your own directory, etc.)
indigo It's kind of nostalgic to have mistakes in the scoring... (Don't let it bother you, Jonathan - we all used to make mistakes before we got tired enough of them to automate the process.)
Didn't know about Kent's script, but I'll check that out. I do believe only the one mistake was made, however. Congratulations, Kip. zinnia 0 (lastword) --------- refers 0 (gelinas) switch 1 (kip) --------- alight 1 (albaugh) soared 0 (gelinas) eleven 0 (aruba) survey 0 (kip) --------- action 0 (gelinas) --------- palace 0 (aruba) grille 1 (kentn) --------- knifed 1 (gelinas) mythic 0 (kip) things 1 (aruba) bhisti 1 (kentn) (A water carrier) travel 0 (cyberpnk) (previously misscored) --------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) --------- ooidal 3 (aruba) (shaped like an egg) spooky 0 (albaugh) --------- laical 2 (gelinas) bridal 3 (aruba) epical 2 (kip) raptor 0 (albaugh) tribal 2 (kentn) --------- caveat 1 (gelinas) --------- usurps 0 (kentn) --------- aplomb 0 (gelinas) quidam 6 (kip) (someone unknown) <---- oxygen 0 (kentn) indigo 0 (aruba) ---------
"quidam" can't be 6 because "sUrvey" was scored as zero. Perhaps survey should have a score of one?
Well, we're all human. I know I will appreciate the pointer to Kent's script as I too have been doing my scoring on these games by hand. I'll try to have a new word tomorrow morning.
Yes, survey should've been a 1. Yes, I missed that several times. As much as I hate to admit it, I make mistakes every once in a while, too :).
I have a script too, though so far no one else has ever used it. ;) Let me know if you want to try, and I'll send a copy and instructions.
I hacked Kent's, coming up with separate verions for 5, 6, 7, and mastermind.
I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- A summary of guesses will be found in ~kip/letter.match6 and this item.
mister
window
unease
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) ---------
defect
abound
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) --------- defect 0 (cyberpnk) abound 0 (gelinas) ---------
exacta
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) --------- defect 0 (cyberpnk) abound 0 (gelinas) --------- exacta 0 (aruba) ---------
occurs
baroko \Ba*ro"ko\, n. [A mnemonic word.] (Logic) A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative, and the other two are particular negative.
series
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) --------- defect 0 (cyberpnk) abound 0 (gelinas) --------- exacta 0 (aruba) --------- occurs 0 (gelinas) baroka 0 (aruba) series 0 (kentn) ---------
aruba's last word was 'baroko', not '-ka', as indicated in the scoring. coggle Cog"gle (?), n. [See Cog small boat.] A small fishing boat. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) --------- defect 0 (cyberpnk) abound 0 (gelinas) --------- exacta 0 (aruba) --------- occurs 0 (gelinas) baroko 0 (aruba) series 0 (kentn) --------- coggle 0 (dcat) --------- Whoops, guess it shows that I haven't started using anyone's scripts yet. I better go find some time to work that out. Anyway, aruba's word still scores a 0.
physic
inunct v.t. anoint. inunction, n. act of anointing; ointment; rubbing of ointment into skin. inunctum, n. lanolin ointment.
fluffy
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) --------- defect 0 (cyberpnk) abound 0 (gelinas) --------- exacta 0 (aruba) --------- occurs 0 (gelinas) baroko 0 (aruba) series 0 (kentn) --------- coggle 0 (dcat) --------- inunct 0 (aruba) physic 2 (dcat) fluffy 0 (kentn) --------- If I recall correctly, we don't normally score two consecutive guesses from the same person.
phylum
Yes, I'm sorry. I got distracted by the scoring and didn't see no-one had actually *guessed* since I had last.
yanqui Main Entry: yan7qui Pronunciation: 'yd[ng]-kE Function: noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Spanish, from English 1Yankee Date: 1928 Since it says "often capitalized", not "always capitalized", I think it falls within the rules of the game.
yttric (pertaining to yttrium)
hydric (pertaining to hydrogen)
(Also describes a habitat having a plentiful supply of water, in constrast to mesic (medium supply) or xeric (dry).)
quidam 0 (The Last Word) --------- mister 0 (albaugh) window 0 (gelinas) unease 0 (kentn) --------- defect 0 (cyberpnk) abound 0 (gelinas) --------- exacta 0 (aruba) --------- occurs 0 (gelinas) baroko 0 (aruba) series 0 (kentn) --------- coggle 0 (dcat) --------- inunct 0 (aruba) physic 2 (dcat) fluffy 0 (kentn) --------- phylum 0 (gelinas) yanqui 1 (aruba) yttric 6 (kentn) Winner! hydric 3 (dcat) --------- You're up Kent. Thought I might have been able to stump everyone a little longer with an obscure word. :)
Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
All right, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that is not yttric 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6 and this item.
wounds
yttric 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wounds 0 (gelinas) ----------
teepee
winter
flavor
insane
yttric 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wounds 0 (gelinas) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) winter 0 (kip) flavor 0 (dcat) insane 1 (gelinas) ----------
pencil
easels
urgent
yttric 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wounds 0 (gelinas) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) winter 0 (kip) flavor 0 (dcat) insane 1 (gelinas) ---------- pencil 0 (dcat) easels 1 (aruba) urgent 4 (kip) ----------
advent
ardent
yttric 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wounds 0 (gelinas) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) winter 0 (kip) flavor 0 (dcat) insane 1 (gelinas) ---------- pencil 0 (dcat) easels 1 (aruba) urgent 4 (kip) ---------- advent 4 (dcat) ardent 5 (aruba) ---------- Timing is very important in this game...
arpent
argent
oh, damn.
yttric 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- wounds 0 (gelinas) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) winter 0 (kip) flavor 0 (dcat) insane 1 (gelinas) ---------- pencil 0 (dcat) easels 1 (aruba) urgent 4 (kip) ---------- advent 4 (dcat) ardent 5 (aruba) ---------- arpent 6 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! argent 5 (dcat) ---------- Your word, Joe. Oh, and arpent is a former French unit of land, approximately one acre (unless you were in Paris, in which case it was about 5/6 of an acre).
So I am thinking of a six-letter word that is not arpent 0 (lastword)
micron
micron 0 (dcat) Guesses and scores so far are in ~gelinas/letter.match6
writer
writer 0 (kip)
teepee
teepee 0 (aruba)
option
sodomy
series
option 0 (kip) sodomy 0 (dcat) series 0 (kentn)
easily
easily 0 (aruba)
guffaw
fulcra
blotto
guffaw 0 (kentn) fulcra 1 (kip) blotto 1 (aruba)
flanch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
Flanch \Flanch\, n.; pl. Flanches. [Prov. E., a projection,
OF. flanche flank. See Flank.]
1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.) A bearing consisting of a segment
of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.
flanch 2 (dcat)
placid
placid 6 (kentn) You're up, Kent. :)
Damn, that was my next guess. :)
(you'd've been two letters off and two letters short.)
OK, I'll try to have new word next time I'm on.
Okay, I have a 6-letter word in mind now that is not: placid 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6 and this item.
borrow (So imagination is not my strong suit. ;)
Me either. teepee
sparks
placid 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrow 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) sparks 1 (dcat) ----------
stewed
uplift
easels
season
summer
medals
placid 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrow 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) sparks 1 (dcat) ---------- stewed 1 (gelinas) uplift 2 (kip) easels 0 (cyberpnk) summer 1 (albaugh) medals 0 (dcat) ----------
shrink
silica
spiffy
placid 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrow 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) sparks 1 (dcat) ---------- stewed 1 (gelinas) uplift 2 (kip) easels 0 (cyberpnk) summer 1 (albaugh) medals 0 (dcat) ---------- shrink 3 (gelinas) silica 2 (kip) spiffy 1 (dcat) ----------
squint
squint looks pretty good to me.
eyeing
placid 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- borrow 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) sparks 1 (dcat) ---------- stewed 1 (gelinas) uplift 2 (kip) easels 0 (cyberpnk) summer 1 (albaugh) medals 0 (dcat) ---------- shrink 3 (gelinas) silica 2 (kip) spiffy 1 (dcat) ---------- squint 6 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! eyeing 2 (albaugh) ---------- It's your turn, Joe!
So I am thinking of a six-letter word that is not squint 0 (lastword)
teepee
window
teepee 0 (aruba) window 1 (dcat)
wriest
wriest 1 (kentn)
leased
leased 0 (albaugh)
wormul
"Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild
animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and
allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See
Gadfly."
-- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
wormul 0 (dcat)
editor
proton
gryfon
editor 1 (kip) proton 0 (kentn) gryfon 0 (dcat)
avidly
avidly 3 (kentn)
acidic
smiddy (smithy)
acidic 6 (dcat) smiddy 2 (kentn) Your word, dcat. :)
I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not acidic 0 (lastword)
mutant
quorum
acidic 0 (lastword) --------- mutant 0 (cyberpnk) quorum 0 (gelinas)
frames
boring
frames 0 (kip) boring 0 (gelinas)
holier
replay
acidic 0 (lastword) --------- mutant 0 (cyberpnk) quorum 0 (gelinas) --------- frames 0 (kip) boring 0 (gelinas) --------- holier 0 (albaugh) replay 0 (gelinas)
camera
distal
castle
acidic 0 (lastword) --------- mutant 0 (cyberpnk) quorum 0 (gelinas) --------- frames 0 (kip) boring 0 (gelinas) --------- holier 0 (albaugh) replay 0 (gelinas) --------- camera 1 (kip) distal 0 (gelinas) castle 0 (kentn)
speech
speech 0 (kip)
enigma
enigma 2 (gelinas)
zygoma (cheek bone)
Your word, kent. acidic 0 (lastword) --------- mutant 0 (cyberpnk) quorum 0 (gelinas) --------- frames 0 (kip) boring 0 (gelinas) --------- holier 0 (albaugh) replay 0 (gelinas) --------- camera 1 (kip) distal 0 (gelinas) castle 0 (kentn) --------- speech 0 (kip) --------- enigma 2 (gelinas) --------- zygoma 6 (kentn)
Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
I'm think of a six-letter word that is not zygoma 0 (lastword) A summary of guesses on this word is in ~kentn/letter.match6 and this item. Good luck!
refers
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- Oh, and s/think/thinking/ in #588.
nature
teepee
wigwam
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ----------
misery
window
shoppe
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (Mr Middle English er...albaugh) ----------
bicorn
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ----------
bunion
python
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ----------
libant
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ----------
drinks
nickle
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ----------
excuse
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ---------- excuse 0 (albaugh) ----------
humiri
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ---------- excuse 0 (albaugh) ---------- humiri 3 (gelinas) ----------
hummer
civery A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling (Webster's 1913, dict.org)
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ---------- excuse 0 (albaugh) ---------- humiri 3 (gelinas) ---------- hummer 1 (albaugh) civrey 1 (dcat) ----------
hiatus
I can't jump in at this late date and snipe this one. Think Europe.
breath
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ---------- excuse 0 (albaugh) ---------- humiri 3 (gelinas) ---------- hummer 1 (albaugh) civrey 1 (dcat) ---------- hiatus 1 (gelinas) breath 0 (albaugh) ----------
Sure you can, Kip; we've all come in late at one time or another. gimlet
glowed
okay, now watch me be wrong. :) cimbri an ancient tribe that lived in the Jutland Penisula, now the south of Denmark
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ---------- excuse 0 (albaugh) ---------- humiri 3 (gelinas) ---------- hummer 1 (albaugh) civrey 1 (dcat) ---------- hiatus 1 (gelinas) breath 0 (albaugh) ---------- gimlet 3 (gelinas) glowed 1 (albaugh) ---------- Cimbri: isn't that like guessing "Dutch" or "American"? It seems to me that's a little too close to a proper noun. It's capitalized in my dictionary.
goblet
wining
Fair enough, I was running out of possible words and didn't think about the proper noun rule. Expanding my usual dictionary rounds at the library has brought me to this guess: gimbri a stringed percussion instrument or lute native to Morocco
zygoma 0 (lastword) ---------- refers 1 (gelinas) ---------- nature 1 (cyberpnk) teepee 0 (dcat) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- misery 2 (gelinas) window 1 (dcat) shoppe 0 (albaugh) ---------- bicorn 2 (gelinas) ---------- bunion 0 (albaugh) python 0 (kingjon) ---------- libant 1 (gelinas) ---------- drinks 0 (albaugh) nickle 1 (gelinas) ---------- excuse 0 (albaugh) ---------- humiri 3 (gelinas) ---------- hummer 1 (albaugh) civrey 1 (dcat) ---------- hiatus 1 (gelinas) breath 0 (albaugh) ---------- gimlet 3 (gelinas) glowed 1 (albaugh) ---------- goblet 1 (gelinas) wining 1 (albaugh) gimbri 6 (kip) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Fri Aug 29 18:24:18 2003 ---------- Your word, Kip!
My dictionary didn't have a definition for 'gimbri'.
Sometimes I use dictionaries that most people don't have instead of the dict server's usual set of dictionaries or m-w.com.
Not complaining; merely explaining why I didn't guess the answer.
I'm thinking of a six letter words which is not gimbri 0 (The Last Word) --------- A summary of guesses can be found at ~kip/letter.match6 and this item.
prefer
uneasy
revere
appall
gimbri 0 (The Last Word) --------- prefer 1 (gelinas) uneasy 0 (kentn) revere 0 (aruba) appall 0 (albaugh) ---------
pounds
bantam
series
gimbri 0 (The Last Word) --------- prefer 1 (gelinas) uneasy 0 (kentn) revere 0 (aruba) appall 0 (albaugh) --------- pounds 0 (gelinas) bantam 0 (arbua) series 1 (kentn) ---------
worded
banter
quanta
(I hate Quantas.) cutter
cursor
Hey, I thought Quantas was the only airline that had never crashed!
gimbri 0 (The Last Word) --------- prefer 1 (gelinas) uneasy 0 (kentn) revere 0 (aruba) appall 0 (albaugh) --------- pounds 0 (gelinas) bantam 0 (arbua) series 1 (kentn) --------- worded 1 (albaugh) banter 1 (kingjon) quanta 1 (aruba) cutter 2 (gelinas) cursor 4 (kentn) ---------
cutout
racket
turgor the normal state of turgidity and tension in living cells; especially : the distension of the protoplasmic layer and wall of a plant cell by the fluid contents
Turgor looks good to me.
gimbri 0 (The Last Word) --------- prefer 1 (gelinas) uneasy 0 (kentn) revere 0 (aruba) appall 0 (albaugh) --------- pounds 0 (gelinas) bantam 0 (arbua) series 1 (kentn) --------- worded 1 (albaugh) banter 1 (kingjon) quanta 1 (aruba) cutter 2 (gelinas) cursor 4 (kentn) --------- cutout 1 (gelinas) racket 0 (albaugh) turgor 6 (aruba) Winner! --------- You're up aruba!
OK, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that's not turgor 0 (lastword)
sleepy
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas)
series
reload
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip)
firing
rought
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas)
byword
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn)
byplay
walker
pylori plural of pylorus, a posterior division of the stomach in some invertebrates.
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performe by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip)
accord
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performe by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas)
ionize
zymoid resembling an enzyme
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performed by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas) ionize 0 (albaugh) zymoid 4 (kip)
xyloid
loiter
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performed by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas) ionize 0 (albaugh) zymoid 4 (kip) xyloid 4 (gelinas) loiter 0 (albaugh)
divest
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performed by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas) ionize 0 (albaugh) zymoid 4 (kip) xyloid 4 (gelinas) loiter 0 (albaugh) divest 0 (gelinas)
suitor
gyrate
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performed by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas) ionize 0 (albaugh) zymoid 4 (kip) xyloid 4 (gelinas) loiter 0 (albaugh) divest 0 (gelinas) suitor 0 (albaugh) gyrate 1 (gelinas)
cytoid
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performed by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas) ionize 0 (albaugh) zymoid 4 (kip) xyloid 4 (gelinas) loiter 0 (albaugh) divest 0 (gelinas) suitor 0 (albaugh) gyrate 1 (gelinas) cytoid 4 (kentn)
myxoid
turgor 0 (lastword) sleepy 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) reload 2 (kip) firing 0 (albaugh) rought 0 (gelinas) byword 3 (kentn) byplay 1 (gelinas) (Incidental activity performed by an actor) walker 0 (albaugh) pylori 2 (kip) accord 2 (gelinas) ionize 0 (albaugh) zymoid 4 (kip) xyloid 4 (gelinas) loiter 0 (albaugh) divest 0 (gelinas) suitor 0 (albaugh) gyrate 1 (gelinas) cytoid 4 (kentn) myxoid 6 (gelinas) Yay! Joe's up. myxoid: Containing mucus; mucoid.
And I didn't have to wild-card Onelook. :) So I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not myxoid 0 (lastword)
series
budget
rental "Hey, Billy, wipe that myxoid off your face!" ;-)
series 0 (kentn) budget 0 (kip) rental 0 (albaugh) A summary of guesses is in ~gelinas/letter.match6
effete
twelve
effete 0 (aruba) twelve 0 (kip)
oclock If that ain't gonna fly, go with dozens
banana
(My dictionary says "o'clock".) dozens 0 (albaugh) banana 0 (aruba)
alarum
choppy
wavers
alarum 0 (aruba) choppy 1 (kentn) wavers 0 (albaugh)
orison (A reverent petition to a deity)
orison 1 (aruba)
grouch
grouch 3 (kip)
around
around 1 (aruba)
blocks
crunch
blocks 0 (albaugh) crunch 6 (kentn) We Have a Winnah! You're up, Kent.
That was interesting. Lots of zeroes, then a few hits. Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that is not crunch 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6.
teepee
supper
crunch 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) supper 1 (gelinas) ----------
easels
tripod
crunch 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) supper 1 (gelinas) ---------- easels 1 (aruba) tripod 0 (albaugh) ----------
pastry
salary
paying
crunch 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) supper 1 (gelinas) ---------- easels 1 (aruba) tripod 0 (albaugh) ---------- pastry 0 (aruba) salary 1 (gelinas) paying 1 (albaugh) ----------
eulogy
spawns
salmon
crunch 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) supper 1 (gelinas) ---------- easels 1 (aruba) tripod 0 (albaugh) ---------- pastry 0 (aruba) salary 1 (gelinas) paying 1 (albaugh) ---------- eulogy 0 (gelinas) spawns 1 (aruba) salmon 1 (albaugh) ----------
shunts
trains
crunch 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) supper 1 (gelinas) ---------- easels 1 (aruba) tripod 0 (albaugh) ---------- pastry 0 (aruba) salary 1 (gelinas) paying 1 (albaugh) ---------- eulogy 0 (gelinas) spawns 1 (aruba) salmon 1 (albaugh) ---------- shunts 2 (gelinas) trains 1 (albaugh) ----------
hooray
shrill
shrill looks good to me.
hooray 0 (aruba) shrill 6 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Woohoo! Two in a row! Your word again, Joe.
And I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not shrill 0 (lastword)
teepee
teepee 1 (aruba)
wigwam
easels
wigwam 0 (albaugh) easels 0 (aruba)
series
series 1 (kentn) BTW, the current state of the guess is in ~gelinas/letter.match6
behind
behind 0 (aruba)
donkey
donkey 1 (kentn)
kuchen (a coffee cake)
kuchen 2 (aruba)
eating
eating 0 (albaugh)
duster
duster 3 (aruba)
quiver
Well, that went more quickly than I had hoped. quiver 6 (kentn) You're up, Kent. I'm curious: did you expect that?
I knew it was possible, but did not expect it to be right. I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
Okay, I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not: quiver 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6 and this item.
teepee
wombat
batter
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ----------
cupola
easels
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ---------- cupola 0 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) ----------
ghosts
abacus
beaded
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ---------- cupola 0 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) ---------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) abacus 0 (aruba) beaded 0 (albaugh) ----------
octavo the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of
paper three times to form eight leaves
eighty
minima
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ---------- cupola 0 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) ---------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) abacus 0 (aruba) beaded 0 (albaugh) ---------- octavo 0 (aruba) eighty 0 (albaugh) minima 1 (gelinas) ----------
stupor
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ---------- cupola 0 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) ---------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) abacus 0 (aruba) beaded 0 (albaugh) ---------- octavo 0 (aruba) eighty 0 (albaugh) minima 1 (gelinas) ---------- stupor 1 (aruba) ----------
undams
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ---------- cupola 0 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) ---------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) abacus 0 (aruba) beaded 0 (albaugh) ---------- octavo 0 (aruba) eighty 0 (albaugh) minima 1 (gelinas) ---------- stupor 1 (aruba) ---------- undams 0 (gelinas) ----------
period
fruity
tooted
Given that it is Kent, I'm going to try and snipe with syrinx A wind instrument made of tied together reeds or also the lower larnyx of a bird
maxima
quiver 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- teepee 0 (aruba) wombat 0 (gelinas) batter 0 (albaugh) ---------- cupola 0 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) ---------- ghosts 0 (gelinas) abacus 0 (aruba) beaded 0 (albaugh) ---------- octavo 0 (aruba) eighty 0 (albaugh) minima 1 (gelinas) ---------- stupor 1 (aruba) ---------- undams 0 (gelinas) ---------- period 1 (janc) fruity 1 (aruba) tooted 0 (albaugh) syrinx 3 (kip) maxima 1 (kingjon) ----------
scrimp
saving
skying Main Entry: 2sky Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): skied or skyed; sky7ing Date: 1802 1 chiefly British : to throw or toss up : FLIP 2 : to hang (as a painting) above the line of vision 3 : to hit (a ball) high into the air
scrimp 2 (janc) saving 4 (albaugh) skying 6 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Okay, your word, Mark!
Oops, guess I need a word then. I'll have one next time.
OK, I'm thinking of a word with a perfect number of letters. It's not skying 0 (lastword)
series
rotted
skying 0 (lastword) series 0 (kentn) rotted 0 (gelinas)
fruity
blowsy
skying 0 (lastword) series 0 (kentn) rotted 0 (gelinas) fruity 1 (albaugh) blowsy 0 (gelinas)
taught
faerie
skying 0 (lastword) series 0 (kentn) rotted 0 (gelinas) fruity 1 (albaugh) blowsy 0 (gelinas) taught 3 (kentn) faerie 0 (gelinas)
wright
skying 0 (lastword) series 0 (kentn) rotted 0 (gelinas) fruity 1 (albaugh) blowsy 0 (gelinas) taught 3 (kentn) faerie 0 (gelinas) wright 6 (kentn) Kent's up!
Yikes. All right I'll try to have something in mind next time.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that is not wright 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6 and this item.
smiths
teepee
wigwam
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ----------
digger
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ----------
drawer
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ---------- drawer 1 (aruba) ----------
dishes
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ---------- drawer 1 (aruba) ---------- dishes 2 (gelinas) ----------
jaguar
waning
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ---------- drawer 1 (aruba) ---------- dishes 2 (gelinas) ---------- jaguar 0 (aruba) waning 0 (gelinas) ----------
dimity (a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains)
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ---------- drawer 1 (aruba) ---------- dishes 2 (gelinas) ---------- jaguar 0 (aruba) waning 0 (gelinas) ---------- dimity 2 (aruba) ----------
dimwit
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ---------- drawer 1 (aruba) ---------- dishes 2 (gelinas) ---------- jaguar 0 (aruba) waning 0 (gelinas) ---------- dimity 2 (aruba) ---------- dimwit 2 (albaugh) ----------
belord
cloaca (a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water)
wright 0 (The Previous Word) ---------- smiths 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 1 (albaugh) ---------- digger 2 (gelinas) ---------- drawer 1 (aruba) ---------- dishes 2 (gelinas) ---------- jaguar 0 (aruba) waning 0 (gelinas) ---------- dimity 2 (aruba) ---------- dimwit 2 (albaugh) ---------- belord 1 (gelinas) cloaca 0 (aruba) ----------
bemoan
whiner
hereof
bemoan 0 (gelinas) whiner 0 (albaugh) hereof 1 (aruba)
heroes
dolent
heroes 0 (albaugh) dolent 2 (gelinas)
foulup
foulup 0 (aruba) (The scoring on the word has not fouled up yet, in case you were wondering. And no, this word is not impossible to find, though it is not in free part of m-w.com)
Oh, I didn't mean to imply anything - I was just guessing.
pillow
paddle
canoes
pillow 1 (gelinas) paddle 0 (aruba) canoes 0 (albaugh)
divers
divers 5 (gelinas)
hobnob
hobnob 1 (aruba)
Hmmm....
score(canoes) = score(canoe-) + score(-----s) = 0
=> score(-----s) = 0
score(divers) = score(diver-) + score(-----s) = 5
= score(diver-) + 0 = 5
=> score(diver-) = 5
since score(diver-) = 5 , score(hobno-) = 0
score(hobnob) = score(hobno-) + score(-----b) = 1
= 0 + score(-----b) = 1
=> score(-----b) = 1
thus
score(diverb) = score(diver-) + score(-----b)
= 5 + 1
= 6
I will leave it to Kent to provide the definition of my guess:
diverb
diverb 6 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Your word, Joe!
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
Diverb \Di"verb\, n. [L. diverbium the colloquial part of a
comedy, dialogue; di- = dis- + verbum word.]
A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted;
an antithetical proverb. [Obs.]
Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the
diverb goes. --Burton.
So I'm thinking of a six-letter word that is not diverb 0 (lastword)
series
series 0 (kentn) The current state of the guess is in ~gelinas/letter.match6
enerve
enerve 0 (aruba)
nervey
banana
nervey 1 (albaugh) banana 3 (aruba)
botany
botany 6 (kentn) You're up, Kent. :)
Okay! I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm on.
All right, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that is not: botany 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses on the current word is in ~kentn/letter.match6.
teepee
wigwam
square
teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh) square 0 (gelinas)
easels
harper
slaves
easels 2 (aruba) harper 0 (gelinas) slaves 0 (albaugh)
ensign
costly
ensign 1 (gelinas) costly 1 (aruba)
equals
assent
musjid (syn for mosque)
equals 2 (gelinas) assent 0 (aruba) musjid 0 (dcat)
engulf
extill
engulf 3 (aruba) extill 2 (gelinas)
rumble
insult
rumble 1 (albaugh) insult 2 (gelinas)
downer
resume
emblem
embulk "To enlarge in the way of bulk."
downer 0 (albaugh) resume 1 (gelinas) emblem 3 (aruba) embulk 6 (dcat) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! You're up, dcat!
yowie. i guess i'll have to start logging in more often again. . . . usual things in the usual places. --------- embulk 0 (lastword)
absent
teepee
wigwam
--------- embulk 0 (lastword) --------- absent 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh)
banner
abacus
--------- embulk 0 (lastword) --------- absent 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh) --------- banner 0 (gelinas) abacus 1 (aruba)
arctic
stacks
--------- embulk 0 (lastword) --------- absent 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh) --------- banner 0 (gelinas) abacus 1 (aruba) --------- arctic 1 (gelinas) stacks 1 (aruba)
coccyx
grassy
stable
--------- embulk 0 (lastword) --------- absent 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh) --------- banner 0 (gelinas) abacus 1 (aruba) --------- arctic 1 (gelinas) stacks 1 (aruba) --------- coccyx 0 (gelinas) grassy 2 (kentn) stable 1 (aruba)
gloomy
pragma
matter
prissy
--------- embulk 0 (lastword) --------- absent 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh) --------- banner 0 (gelinas) abacus 1 (aruba) --------- arctic 1 (gelinas) stacks 1 (aruba) --------- coccyx 0 (gelinas) grassy 2 (kentn) stable 1 (aruba) --------- gloomy 0 (gelinas) pragma 3 (aruba) matter 0 (albaugh) prissy 1 (prp)
studio
We're in trouble. pragma 3 (aruba) gloomy 0 (gelinas) absent 0 (gelinas) wigwam 0 (albaugh) banner 0 (gelinas) I'm confused. This word has three letters in common with pragma, and yet the letters g,m,a and r aren't found in it.
A score of 1 means that one letter is the right position. A zero means that
the right letter may be present, but it is not in the right position.
Thus:
score(gloomy) = score (g-----) + score(-l----) +
score(--o---) + score(---o--) +
score(----m-) + score(-----y)
O, I see. Thanks.
dragon
puffed
aruba's up. --------- embulk 0 (lastword) --------- absent 0 (gelinas) teepee 0 (aruba) wigwam 0 (albaugh) --------- banner 0 (gelinas) abacus 1 (aruba) --------- arctic 1 (gelinas) stacks 1 (aruba) --------- coccyx 0 (gelinas) grassy 2 (kentn) stable 1 (aruba) --------- gloomy 0 (gelinas) pragma 3 (aruba) matter 0 (albaugh) prissy 1 (prp) --------- studio 0 (gelinas) dragon 6 (aruba) puffed 0 (albaugh)
Doh! Good word. OK, I'll try to think of a word before the next time I log in.
OK, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that's not dragon 0 (lastword)
teepee
series
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn)
wander
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas)
almond
chintz
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas) almond 3 (kentn) chintz 0 (gelinas)
attend
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas) almond 3 (kentn) chintz 0 (gelinas) attend 1 (kentn)
simony
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas) almond 3 (kentn) chintz 0 (gelinas) attend 1 (kentn) simony 4 (gelinas)
homony
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas) almond 3 (kentn) chintz 0 (gelinas) attend 1 (kentn) simony 4 (gelinas) homony 3 (dcat) Looks like "homony" is a variant of "hominy", though most dictionaries don't have it. (Dictionary.com does, though.)
gritty
thrift
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas) almond 3 (kentn) chintz 0 (gelinas) attend 1 (kentn) simony 4 (gelinas) homony 3 (dcat) gritty 0 (albaugh) thrift 0 (gelinas)
layoff
mimosa
kimono
(dcat's guess looks good to me. ;)
dragon 0 (lastword) teepee 0 (gelinas) series 0 (kentn) wander 0 (gelinas) almond 3 (kentn) chintz 0 (gelinas) attend 1 (kentn) simony 4 (gelinas) homony 3 (dcat) gritty 0 (albaugh) thrift 0 (gelinas) mimosa 3 (gelinas) kimono 6 (dcat) Jonathon's up!
Go jonathan!
sorry for the delay; it's been a long week. i'm thinking of a six-letter word. --------- kimono 0 (lastword)
oceans
revere
series
paired
--------- kimono 0 (lastword) --------- oceans 0 (gelinas) revere 1 (aruba) series 3 (kentn) paired 0 (albaugh)
merits
lawyer
scrimp
aerial
cesium
--------- kimono 0 (lastword) --------- oceans 0 (gelinas) revere 1 (aruba) series 3 (kentn) paired 0 (albaugh) --------- merits 2 (gelinas) lawyer 0 (albaugh) scrimp 3 (aruba) aerial 2 (kentn) cesium 1 (naftee)
shrike
goblin
shrive
testes (heh)
--------- kimono 0 (lastword) --------- oceans 0 (gelinas) revere 1 (aruba) series 3 (kentn) paired 0 (albaugh) --------- merits 2 (gelinas) lawyer 0 (albaugh) scrimp 3 (aruba) aerial 2 (kentn) cesium 1 (naftee) --------- shrike 5 (gelinas) goblin 0 (albaugh) shrive 4 (kentn) testes 0 (naftee)
attend
uuuhhhh shrike 5 (gelinas) shrive 4 (kentn) uuh? huuuh?
Makes sense to me: five letters in "shrike" are the right ones, in the right places, but only four letters in "shrive" are right. Not that hard to figure out.
--------- kimono 0 (lastword) --------- oceans 0 (gelinas) revere 1 (aruba) series 3 (kentn) paired 0 (albaugh) --------- merits 2 (gelinas) lawyer 0 (albaugh) scrimp 3 (aruba) aerial 2 (kentn) cesium 1 (naftee) --------- shrike 5 (gelinas) goblin 0 (albaugh) shrive 4 (kentn) testes 0 (naftee) --------- attend 1 (gelinas) Merry Christmas.
strike
re 947 6-letter word game, my bad.
Looks to me like Kent has it. :)
balled
--------- kimono 0 (lastword) --------- oceans 0 (gelinas) revere 1 (aruba) series 3 (kentn) paired 0 (albaugh) --------- merits 2 (gelinas) lawyer 0 (albaugh) scrimp 3 (aruba) aerial 2 (kentn) cesium 1 (naftee) --------- shrike 5 (gelinas) goblin 0 (albaugh) shrive 4 (kentn) testes 0 (naftee) --------- attend 1 (gelinas) --------- strike 6 (kentn) balled 0 (albaugh) Merry Christmas, Kent, you're up.
Happy Holidays! Why do I get the feeling Joe didn't want that word? Okay, I'll try to have a new word in mind next time I'm logged in.
Okay, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that is not strike 0 (The Previous Word) A summary of guesses is in ~kentn/letter.match6
teepee
banana
morbid
curios (plural of curio)
strike 0 (The Previous Word) teepee 0 (aruba) banana 0 (gelinas) morbid 0 (naftee) curios 1 (albaugh)
custom
easels
custom 1 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba)
abacus
chance
strike 0 (The Previous Word) teepee 0 (aruba) banana 0 (gelinas) morbid 0 (naftee) curios 1 (albaugh) custom 1 (gelinas) easels 0 (aruba) abacus 0 (aruba) chance 3 (gelinas)
Whoops, I went twice in a row. Sorry!
gamble
chintz
clinch
gamble 0 (albaugh) chintz 3 (gelinas) clinch 6 (aruba) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Oops, I didn't notice the 2-in-a-row guessing, either. Oh well. It's your word, Mark.
It's against the rules to guess twice in a row?
Yes, unless no one else has played in 48 or 72 hours. It is also against the rules to enter a second guess before the first one is scored. For convenience, we often pause after five unscored guesses.
The latter is not just for convenience but was recommended in the rules in order to have the clues keep pace with the guesses. This also helps reduce the possibility of a player winning because they might just be the only person reading when a larger number of guesses are scored all at once.
Ah, I see. Thanks
Oh! Geez, I completely missed that it was my turn. OK, I'm thinking of a 6-letter word that's not clinch 0 (lastword)
grabby
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh)
refers
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas)
madden
toasty
series
poodle
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn)
Did you miss response 984, Mark?
splays
simple
Yes I did - thanks Joe. Sorry naftee. clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn) poodle 0 (naftee) splays 0 (gelinas) simple 0 (kentn)
abrade
No problem, aruba. Thanks Joe. satire
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn) poodle 0 (naftee) splays 0 (gelinas) simple 0 (kentn) abrade 0 (gelinas) satire 1 (naftee)
empire
busily
insist
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn) poodle 0 (naftee) splays 0 (gelinas) simple 0 (kentn) abrade 0 (gelinas) satire 1 (naftee) busily 1 (gelinas) empire 2 (naftee) insist 1 (kentn)
excise
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn) poodle 0 (naftee) splays 0 (gelinas) simple 0 (kentn) abrade 0 (gelinas) satire 1 (naftee) busily 1 (gelinas) empire 2 (naftee) insist 1 (kentn) excise 1 (gelinas)
taxing
wiping
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn) poodle 0 (naftee) splays 0 (gelinas) simple 0 (kentn) abrade 0 (gelinas) satire 1 (naftee) busily 1 (gelinas) empire 2 (naftee) insist 1 (kentn) excise 1 (gelinas) taxing 1 (albaugh) wiping 1 (gelinas)
(Looks like another good word: seventeen guesses so far.)
(And over 1000 responses. Are we rolling over?)
(At the end of this game.)
Right, whoever wins this game should start a new item.
But we aren't going to make progress until someone offers a guess. I guessed last, so I'm on hold.
assail
omnium
umpire
clinch 0 (lastword) grabby 0 (albaugh) refers 0 (gelinas) madden 0 (albaugh) toasty 0 (gelinas) series 1 (kentn) poodle 0 (naftee) splays 0 (gelinas) simple 0 (kentn) abrade 0 (gelinas) satire 1 (naftee) busily 1 (gelinas) empire 2 (naftee) insist 1 (kentn) excise 1 (gelinas) taxing 1 (albaugh) wiping 1 (gelinas) assail 0 (albaugh) omnium 6 (gelinas) Joe's up! Look for his word in a new item.
(You missed naftee's offering, again, Mark.)
(Am I on his twit filter or something?! :( Not that my response much mattered anyhow)
Oops, sorry: umpire 2 (naftee)
The game is continued in item:language,129 .
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