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Grex > Language > #85: The Six-letter word game, 6th edition |   |
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kentn
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response 575 of 1012:
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Dec 2 04:05 UTC 1997 |
Well, that was quite the malignant word, so it certainly was fitting.
I know where everyone else was at--I had the same list of pho* words that
I knew were no good, but a bit of detective work in regard to the
remaining possible letters in the last three positions, and some study
with an OED volume in lap, and phooka fit quite well. The keys after
you figure out that pho are the first three letters are "pilori" and
"cranks/pranks", BTW, although the other guesses did eliminate quite a
few letters. Good word! I'll have a new word next time I log in.
Probably not nearly as obscure, though... :-)
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kentn
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response 576 of 1012:
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Dec 3 03:24 UTC 1997 |
Okay, I have a word in mind.
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aruba
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response 577 of 1012:
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Dec 3 11:51 UTC 1997 |
secret
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sprice
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response 578 of 1012:
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Dec 3 12:27 UTC 1997 |
finial
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kentn
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response 579 of 1012:
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Dec 4 01:35 UTC 1997 |
secret 1 (aruba)
finial 1 (sprice)
A summary of the guesses on the current word can be found in the file
/a/k/e/kentn/letter.match
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aruba
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response 580 of 1012:
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Dec 4 02:05 UTC 1997 |
street
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albaugh
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response 581 of 1012:
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Dec 4 22:28 UTC 1997 |
thread
Main Entry: finial Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from final, finial final Date: 15th century
1 : a usually foliated ornament forming an upper extremity especially in
Gothic architecture
2 : a crowning ornament or detail (as a decorative knob)
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kentn
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response 582 of 1012:
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Dec 5 02:52 UTC 1997 |
street 1 (aruba)
thread 0 (albaugh)
(Was there a problem with finial? I didn't even have to look that
one up; knew what it was... :)
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sprice
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response 583 of 1012:
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Dec 5 05:11 UTC 1997 |
filing
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aruba
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response 584 of 1012:
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Dec 5 08:28 UTC 1997 |
misfit
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kentn
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response 585 of 1012:
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Dec 7 00:22 UTC 1997 |
filing 1 (sprice)
misfit 1 (aruba)
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otaking
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response 586 of 1012:
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Dec 7 08:48 UTC 1997 |
fibers
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sprice
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response 587 of 1012:
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Dec 7 15:21 UTC 1997 |
forest
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kentn
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response 588 of 1012:
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Dec 7 20:00 UTC 1997 |
fibers 0 (otaking)
forest 1 (sprice)
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aruba
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response 589 of 1012:
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Dec 7 20:36 UTC 1997 |
depict
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otaking
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response 590 of 1012:
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Dec 8 11:39 UTC 1997 |
queasy
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sprice
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response 591 of 1012:
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Dec 8 12:44 UTC 1997 |
helper
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albaugh
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response 592 of 1012:
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Dec 8 15:49 UTC 1997 |
equipt (variation of equipped)
BTW, no problem with finial, I just didn't know it. :-)
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kentn
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response 593 of 1012:
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Dec 9 02:16 UTC 1997 |
depict 2 (aruba)
queasy 0 (otaking)
helper 0 (sprice)
equipt 2 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 594 of 1012:
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Dec 9 08:29 UTC 1997 |
adrift
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albaugh
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response 595 of 1012:
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Dec 9 18:48 UTC 1997 |
anoint
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kentn
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response 596 of 1012:
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Dec 10 01:03 UTC 1997 |
adrift 2 (aruba)
anoint 2 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 597 of 1012:
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Dec 10 07:29 UTC 1997 |
uptilt (meaning, "to tilt upward" :))
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albaugh
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response 598 of 1012:
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Dec 10 17:45 UTC 1997 |
I have to concur with that proffering...
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aruba
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response 599 of 1012:
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Dec 10 21:06 UTC 1997 |
(If uptilt ain't it, it's not in Merriam-Webster.)
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