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Grex > Language > #102: The seven letter word game, 1st edition |  |
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aruba
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response 1078 of 1177:
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Dec 11 05:08 UTC 2000 |
rhombic
Main Entry: rhom7bic
Pronunciation: 'rdm-bik
Function: adjective
Date: 1701
1 : having the form of a rhombus
2 : ORTHORHOMBIC
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kentn
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response 1079 of 1177:
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Dec 11 20:22 UTC 2000 |
whither 3 (gelinas)
rhombic 4 (aruba)
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albaugh
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response 1080 of 1177:
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Dec 11 22:10 UTC 2000 |
rhumbas
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kentn
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response 1081 of 1177:
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Dec 11 22:42 UTC 2000 |
rhumbas 2 (albaugh)
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gelinas
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response 1082 of 1177:
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Dec 12 03:00 UTC 2000 |
I'm going to take a guess that I cannot substantiate as a word:
whimsic
I suspect that my dictionaries just are not comprehensive enough to
include this particular variant of "whimsical".
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aruba
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response 1083 of 1177:
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Dec 12 04:04 UTC 2000 |
No need to guess - one can prove that whimsic is correct.
(It's in /usr/dict/words, but not in m-w.)
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gelinas
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response 1084 of 1177:
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Dec 12 04:22 UTC 2000 |
It's only a "guess" because I couldn't confirm it as a word.
It would probably take close to ten lines to prove it, since it's already
taken five with gaps. I will do it, if anyone is interested.
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aruba
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response 1085 of 1177:
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Dec 12 04:39 UTC 2000 |
Well, it took me more than 10 lines, but here's a proof.
gilding 0 (gelinas)
jealous 0 (aruba)
concede 0 (The Last Word(tm))
powered 0 (albaugh)
geneses 1 (aruba)
anthrax 0 (gelinas)
passage 0 (aruba)
watered 1 (aruba)
whoopla 2 (aruba)
fluster 0 (gelinas)
whistle 3 (gelinas)
rhombic 4 (aruba)
score(gilding) = 0 ==> score(g------) = 0
score(jealous) = 0 ==> score(-e----s) = 0
score(concede) = 0 ==> score(--n----) = 0
score(powered) = 0 ==> score(---e-e-) = 0
Therefore
1 = score(geneses) = score(g------) + score(-e----s) + score(--n----)
+ score(---e-e-) + score(----s--)
= 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + score(----s--)
==> score(----s--) = 1.
score(passage) = 0 ==> score(-a-----) = 0
score(anthrax) = 0 ==> score(--t----) = 0
score(powered) = 0 ==> score(---ered) = 0
Therefore
1 = score(watered) = score(w------) + score(-a-----) + score(---t----)
+ score(---ered)
= score(w------) + 0 + 0 + 0
==> score(w------) = 1.
2 = score(whoopla) = score(wh---l-) + score(--oop-a)
==> score(wh---l-) <= 2.
score(fluster) = 0 ==> score(---st--) = 0
score(passage) = 0 ==> score(------e) = 0
3 = score(whistle) = score(wh---l-) + score(--i----) + score(---st--)
+ score(------e)
= score(wh---l-) + score(--i----) + 0 + 0
==> score(wh---l-) + score(--i----) = 3
==> 3 - score(--i----) = score(wh---l-)
==> 3 - score(--i----) <= 2
==> score(--i----) >= 1
==> score(--i----) = 1.
So score(w-i-s--) = score(w------) + score(--i----) + score(----s--)
= 1 + 1 + 1 = 3.
Therefore score(r-o-b--) = 0, and
4 = score(rhombic) = score(r-o-b--) + score(-h-m-ic) = 0 + score(-h-m-ic)
==> score(-h-m-ic) = 4.
So, finally, score(whimsic) = score(w-i-s--) + score(-h-m-ic) = 3 + 4 = 7.
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kentn
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response 1086 of 1177:
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Dec 14 01:16 UTC 2000 |
whimsic 7 (gelinas) ---> Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
Very good! Your word, Joe. You don't have to prove it, according to
the conventions/rules we've developed in this game (I have to tell you
if it's right, if it is, but I don't have to score it if it isn't if you
can't provide a definition). But proving the solution seems to be fun
for some people here <ahem>. Yup, related to whimsy/whimsical. OED just
says it's obsolete and rare, then:
whimsic chair = whimsy sb. 5.
1684 Ballads illustr. Gt. Frost (Percy Soc.) 29 Dutch whirling,
whimsic chair, Turning more swift than unrestrained air.
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gelinas
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response 1087 of 1177:
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Dec 14 05:48 UTC 2000 |
So I'm thinking of a seven-letter word.
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gelinas
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response 1088 of 1177:
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Dec 14 05:55 UTC 2000 |
I think I forgot something:
whimsic 0 (lastword)
Current status is in ~gelinas/letter.match7
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albaugh
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response 1089 of 1177:
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Dec 14 21:24 UTC 2000 |
illness
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gelinas
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response 1090 of 1177:
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Dec 14 22:47 UTC 2000 |
illness 0 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 1091 of 1177:
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Dec 15 03:08 UTC 2000 |
exegete
Main Entry: ex7e7gete
Pronunciation: 'ek-s&-"jEt
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek exEgEtEs, from exEgeisthai
Date: circa 1736
: one who practices exegesis
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gelinas
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response 1092 of 1177:
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Dec 15 03:12 UTC 2000 |
For a Bible scholar you define "exegete"? Thanks. ;)
exegete 0 (aruba)
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aruba
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response 1093 of 1177:
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Dec 15 19:21 UTC 2000 |
I didn't know you were a Bible scholar, Joe. And I don't know what exegesis
is. What is it?
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gelinas
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response 1094 of 1177:
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Dec 15 22:51 UTC 2000 |
Critical interpretation of a text. That is, look closely at all related
texts to determine what this one means.
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albaugh
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response 1095 of 1177:
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Dec 16 02:25 UTC 2000 |
critics
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gelinas
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response 1096 of 1177:
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Dec 16 03:08 UTC 2000 |
critics 2 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 1097 of 1177:
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Dec 16 16:30 UTC 2000 |
trivial
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kentn
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response 1098 of 1177:
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Dec 17 01:01 UTC 2000 |
boating
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gelinas
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response 1099 of 1177:
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Dec 17 02:47 UTC 2000 |
trivial 1 (aruba)
boating 0 (kentn)
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aruba
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response 1100 of 1177:
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Dec 17 15:14 UTC 2000 |
referee
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gelinas
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response 1101 of 1177:
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Dec 18 00:11 UTC 2000 |
referee 1 (aruba)
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albaugh
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response 1102 of 1177:
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Dec 18 18:37 UTC 2000 |
umpires
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