| Grex > Language > #109: Six-letter word game, 9th edition |
| response 750 of 1037: | 
Nov 15 04:16 UTC 2001 |
Let's see what I thought I knew... Having concluded that the second letter was a and the fifth was i, that told me that the first letter could not be b, c, d, e, i, n, o, p, r, u, or y, the third letter could not be a, e, i, m, n, p, r, s, or t, the fourth letter could not be a, b, e, i, k, l, m, o, r, or s, and the sixth letter could not be a, c, d, e, l, n, r, s, u, or y. To phrase it as a regular expression, I knew that the word must match ^[^bcdeinopruy][a][^aeimnprst][^abeiklmors][i][^acdelnrsuy]$.
| response 751 of 1037: |
Nov 15 04:49 UTC 2001 |
So you were more confident of your conclusion that I usually am and acted accordingly. Makes sense.
| response 752 of 1037: |
Nov 15 05:41 UTC 2001 |
Good word. I thought it had been used before, but I don't see it in Rane's file, except right at the top. I will come up with a word soon...
| response 753 of 1037: |
Nov 15 08:18 UTC 2001 |
New words go to the head of the list in ~rcurl/l.m.words
| response 754 of 1037: |
Nov 15 16:52 UTC 2001 |
Ok, I'm thinking of a word. zaftig 1 (lastword)
| response 755 of 1037: |
Nov 15 16:56 UTC 2001 |
zinnia
| response 756 of 1037: |
Nov 15 17:44 UTC 2001 |
upshot
| response 757 of 1037: |
Nov 16 00:24 UTC 2001 |
unease
| response 758 of 1037: |
Nov 16 05:09 UTC 2001 |
zinnia 2 (blaise) upshot 0 (brighn) unease 0 (kentn)
| response 759 of 1037: |
Nov 16 06:57 UTC 2001 |
zither
| response 760 of 1037: |
Nov 16 12:35 UTC 2001 |
ninths
| response 761 of 1037: |
Nov 16 14:23 UTC 2001 |
niacin
| response 762 of 1037: |
Nov 16 16:15 UTC 2001 |
zither 0 (gelinas) ninths 0 (kentn) niacin 2 (blaise)
| response 763 of 1037: |
Nov 17 02:05 UTC 2001 |
chitin
| response 764 of 1037: |
Nov 17 02:38 UTC 2001 |
tocsin
| response 765 of 1037: |
Nov 17 05:47 UTC 2001 |
placid
| response 766 of 1037: |
Nov 19 05:57 UTC 2001 |
chitin 1 (kentn) (What does it mean?) tocsin 1 (blaise) (What does it mean?) placid 2 (gelinas) (Sorry for the delay - I was out of town for the weekend.)
| response 767 of 1037: |
Nov 19 14:42 UTC 2001 |
tocsin Main Entry: toc7sin Pronunciation: 'tdk-s&n Function: noun Etymology: Middle French toquassen, from Old Provengal tocasenh, from tocar to touch, ring a bell (from assumed Vulgar Latin toccare) + senh sign, bell, from Medieval Latin & Latin signum; Medieval Latin, bell, from Late Latin, ringing of a bell, from Latin, mark, sign -- more at TOUCH, SIGN Date: 1586 1 : an alarm bell or the ringing of it 2 : a warning signal My next guess is: adagio
| response 768 of 1037: |
Nov 19 16:27 UTC 2001 |
Thanks. adagio 2 (blaise)
| response 769 of 1037: |
Nov 19 17:07 UTC 2001 |
#766 also asked about chitin. That is the substance out of which the exoskeletons of insects is formed.
| response 770 of 1037: |
Nov 19 19:33 UTC 2001 |
From http://www.m-w.com/mw/netdict.htm: Main Entry: chi·tin Pronunciation: 'kI-t&n Function: noun Etymology: French chitine, from Greek chitOn Date: circa 1839 : a horny polysaccharide that forms part of the hard outer integument especially of insects, arachnids, and crustaceans - chi·tin·ous /'kI-t&n-&s, 'kIt-n&s/ adjective stadia (and let's hope this is the correct item this time ;)
| response 771 of 1037: |
Nov 19 20:10 UTC 2001 |
Thanks again! stadia 3 (kentn)
| response 772 of 1037: |
Nov 19 20:27 UTC 2001 |
cicada
| response 773 of 1037: |
Nov 19 21:18 UTC 2001 |
Thalia (the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry)
| response 774 of 1037: |
Nov 19 22:05 UTC 2001 |
italic