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Playing games and solving puzzles

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1Jenni_Canuck
Jun 27, 2011, 12:59pm

Make a new word using the first three letters and last three letters of the word in the previous post.

Suggested Rules of the Game:
1. Please play on the most recent correct post.
2. Where two or more players simulpost, ignore all but the first response. Simulposters should edit or delete their posts.
3. No repeats within the last ten plays.

Examples
Player 1: computer
Player 2: democrat
Player 3: cremated

I'll start with:

excreted

2SunnyLola
Jun 27, 2011, 6:30pm

exacted

3Jenni_Canuck
Jun 27, 2011, 7:27pm

gadoxetate

4SunnyLola
Jun 28, 2011, 11:52am

indefatigable

5Jenni_Canuck
Jun 28, 2011, 2:42pm

bandolier

6Thrin
Jun 28, 2011, 5:36pm

inebriated

7weirdjenn
Jun 28, 2011, 9:44pm

clandestine

8Thrin
Jun 28, 2011, 11:23pm

inarticulateness

9Jenni_Canuck
Jun 29, 2011, 11:05am

bassinet

10Thrin
Jun 29, 2011, 4:46pm

establishment

11pfernandez
Jun 29, 2011, 5:24pm

testament

12Jenni_Canuck
Jun 29, 2011, 5:33pm

existential

13Thrin
Jun 29, 2011, 8:58pm

exemplification

14Jenni_Canuck
Jun 30, 2011, 10:59am

inexorable

15weirdjenn
Jul 1, 2011, 11:38pm

ebullient

162B2B2
Jul 3, 2011, 12:25am

turbulence

17Thrin
Jul 3, 2011, 12:58am

centrifugal

182B2B2
Jul 3, 2011, 8:24pm

angelic

19Jenni_Canuck
Jul 3, 2011, 9:06pm

cliffhanger

202B2B2
Jul 3, 2011, 10:28pm

recognizable

21Jenni_Canuck
Jul 4, 2011, 10:21am

celebrity

22SunnyLola
Jul 5, 2011, 11:49am

electrolysis

23Jenni_Canuck
Jul 5, 2011, 4:06pm

accessible

242B2B2
Jul 5, 2011, 10:35pm

counterbalance

25Jenni_Canuck
Jul 7, 2011, 12:22pm

reconstruct

262B2B2
Jul 8, 2011, 10:27pm

translucence

27Thrin
Jul 11, 2011, 2:26am

uncertainly

28Jenni_Canuck
Jul 12, 2011, 10:46am

uncomplying

29Thrin
Jul 12, 2011, 9:51pm

cunningly

302B2B2
Jul 13, 2011, 9:54pm

psycholinguistics

31LindaJ57
Jul 14, 2011, 1:52am

physicalities

32Thrin
Jul 15, 2011, 2:39am

spherically

33LindaJ57
Jul 18, 2011, 4:46pm

sophomorically

342B2B2
Jul 24, 2011, 1:38pm

payrolls

35Jenni_Canuck
Jul 26, 2011, 12:28pm

ballplayers

36Thrin
Jul 27, 2011, 1:37am

calibrates

37Jenni_Canuck
Jul 27, 2011, 9:14am

adolescent

382B2B2
Aug 6, 2011, 9:55pm

anecdote

39buckjohnson
Aug 7, 2011, 7:58am

extraordinaire

402B2B2
Aug 7, 2011, 6:39pm

perplexity

41buckjohnson
Aug 8, 2011, 12:31am

expeditionary

42Jenni_Canuck
Aug 9, 2011, 1:09pm

taxpayer

43LindaJ57
Aug 11, 2011, 12:26am

extraordinary

44Jenni_Canuck
Aug 11, 2011, 11:41am

approximately

45LindaJ57
Aug 12, 2011, 11:55am

appealingly

462B2B2
Aug 14, 2011, 11:02am

typographical

47buckjohnson
Aug 14, 2011, 12:00pm

eucalyptus

48Jenni_Canuck
Aug 14, 2011, 8:13pm

buttercups

49buckjohnson
Aug 15, 2011, 7:49am

bumptious

50LindaJ57
Sep 25, 2011, 7:30pm

brumous

51Jenni_Canuck
Nov 12, 2011, 6:57pm

cloudburst

52LindaJ57
Dec 30, 2011, 5:29pm

colorist

53linsleo
Mar 9, 2012, 8:05pm

logistics

54Jenni_Canuck
Jun 8, 2012, 4:36pm

housecleaning

55CSailin
Jun 14, 2012, 12:08am

retouching

56jbbarret
Edited: Jun 15, 2012, 6:27am

ignorantine

57CSailin
Jun 15, 2012, 6:55am

ingenious

58jbbarret
Jun 15, 2012, 7:04am

ingenuous

59CSailin
Jun 15, 2012, 7:23am

sprouting

60jbbarret
Edited: Jun 15, 2012, 10:26am

spring

61Jenni_Canuck
Jun 15, 2012, 12:17pm

prognosis

62CSailin
Jun 15, 2012, 8:17pm

prescriptions

63rolandperkins
Jun 15, 2012, 8:22pm

reputations

64CSailin
Jun 16, 2012, 9:59am

precautions

65fyrfly
Jun 16, 2012, 2:03pm

pretentious

66jbbarret
Jun 16, 2012, 8:24pm

precious

67fyrfly
Jun 16, 2012, 10:46pm

precursor

68jbbarret
Jun 17, 2012, 3:09am

respirator

69CSailin
Jun 17, 2012, 6:17am

benefactors

70fyrfly
Jun 17, 2012, 8:11am

snobbery

71CSailin
Jun 18, 2012, 7:22am

stenography

72fyrfly
Jun 18, 2012, 9:33am

therapys

73CSailin
Jun 18, 2012, 8:36pm

pythagoreans

74fyrfly
Jun 18, 2012, 10:40pm

psychoanalyst

75Jenni_Canuck
Jun 20, 2012, 2:21pm

hypersensitivity

76CSailin
Jun 20, 2012, 4:41pm

hyperthyroidism

77fyrfly
Jun 21, 2012, 6:55am

sympathetic

78linsleo
Jun 21, 2012, 5:42pm

symptomatic

79fyrfly
Edited: Jun 22, 2012, 9:16am

mystic

80CSailin
Jun 22, 2012, 9:15pm

mystical

81rolandperkins
Jun 22, 2012, 10:08pm

chlamyses

82fyrfly
Jun 22, 2012, 10:19pm

squelches

83CSailin
Jun 25, 2012, 7:41am

sasquatches

84fyrfly
Jun 25, 2012, 9:55am

s a s h e s

85Jenni_Canuck
Jun 25, 2012, 6:01pm

disestablishmentarianism

86CSailin
Jun 25, 2012, 6:25pm

misdirections

87fyrfly
Jun 27, 2012, 8:00am

moccasins

88CSailin
Jun 27, 2012, 8:02am

communications

89fyrfly
Jun 27, 2012, 8:15am

m a c a r o o n s

90CSailin
Jun 27, 2012, 6:13pm

machinations

91fyrfly
Edited: Jun 27, 2012, 6:35pm

cosmopolitan

92Jenni_Canuck
Jun 27, 2012, 7:09pm

antisocial

93fyrfly
Jun 28, 2012, 1:41am

complainant

94rolandperkins
Jun 28, 2012, 2:09am

manticore

95fyrfly
Jun 28, 2012, 6:08am

romanesque

96CSailin
Jun 28, 2012, 7:14am

microtechniques

97LindaJ57
Aug 19, 2012, 10:30pm

miscue

98Jenni_Canuck
Aug 20, 2012, 4:03pm

manicures

99starbox
Mar 19, 1:11pm

commandeers

100skoobdo
Mar 20, 10:09pm

commercialise

101starbox
Mar 21, 12:49pm

g l u c o s i d e

102skoobdo
Mar 21, 10:51pm

" m " was excluded from your word. Invalid entry.

103starbox
Mar 22, 3:10pm

sorry I was thinking it was first & last 2 letters

i n c o m m o d i o u s n e s s

104skoobdo
Mar 23, 4:34am

C o N S c I o u S n E S S

105starbox
Mar 23, 3:39pm

s c H o O n e Rs

106skoobdo
Mar 23, 10:13pm

S C H e d u l E R S

107starbox
Mar 24, 1:09pm

C H E S S b o a R d

108skoobdo
Mar 24, 10:44pm



C H E d D A R

109starbox
Mar 25, 6:11pm

(I think that's a proper noun...but anyway)

p A R C H E D

110skoobdo
Edited: Mar 26, 7:44am

cheddar is a kind of cheese.

a P A R t H E I D

111starbox
Mar 26, 6:31am

(yes it is, but from the place Cheddar, so has a capital letter - in my dictionary anyway - like Cornish pasty, Scotch egg...)

p a R a d i S e a n

112skoobdo
Mar 26, 7:47am

p a r A d i S e a n is not valid.

113starbox
Mar 26, 12:02pm

paradisean
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114skoobdo
Mar 26, 10:01pm

P A l E o c o N S E R v a t i v e : a conservative expousing traditional principles and policies

115starbox
Mar 26, 10:11pm

s u P e r L A t I V E

116skoobdo
Mar 26, 10:23pm

There are actually two(2) 0f (i) in the word - paieoconservative .

There is only one(1) of (i) in your word - superlative

117starbox
Edited: Mar 26, 11:16pm


I thought it was PALEOCONSERVATIVE ! Will try again!

NB I found paleoconservative on dictionary site but not paieoconservative.

118skoobdo
Mar 27, 12:00am

superlative is valid.

My spelling is incorrest, you are right.

New Word:


S U P E r V I s i o n

119starbox
Mar 27, 11:33am

U N S O P h I s t i c a t e d

120jbbarret
Mar 27, 11:46am

u n s t a t e d

121starbox
Mar 27, 12:21pm

U N D E r n o u r i S h m e n T

122skoobdo
Mar 27, 11:03pm

U N D e r N E a T h

123starbox
Mar 28, 1:35pm

A N T H er i D i U m

ant ium

124skoobdo
Mar 29, 12:12am

A N T e p e n U l t I M a t e : the 3rd syllable of a word counting from the end

ant ate

125starbox
Mar 29, 3:07pm

i N T r A c T A b l E

int ble

126skoobdo
Mar 29, 10:56pm

I N T e l l i g i B L E

int ble

127starbox
Edited: Mar 30, 4:26pm

B E L l I g e r e N T

bel ent

128skoobdo
Mar 31, 9:06am

B E L l i g e r E N T l y

bel tly

129starbox
Mar 31, 10:29am

d o u B T L E s s L Y

dou sly

130skoobdo
Mar 31, 10:31pm

r i D i c u l O U S L Y

rid sly

131starbox
Apr 1, 4:25pm

D I S h o n o u R a b L Y

DIS BLY

132skoobdo
Apr 1, 10:02pm

D I S c o v e r a b L Y

(adverb)

dis bly

133starbox
Apr 9, 9:08pm

D I S a B i L i t Y

dis ity

134Jenni_Canuck
Apr 11, 2:23pm

idiosyncratic

// It's really tough to search whether a word has been used previously when you add extra spaces :( //

135starbox
Apr 11, 6:51pm

IDI TIC

idiopathically

IDI LLY

136skoobdo
Apr 11, 10:50pm

I D I o s y n c r a t i c a L L Y - adverb

idi lly

137Jenni_Canuck
Apr 12, 11:01am

idyllic

138starbox
Apr 12, 3:42pm

IDY LIC

CYLInDroIDs

CYL IDS

139Jenni_Canuck
Apr 12, 4:02pm

chrysalid

140starbox
Edited: Apr 12, 4:13pm

This message has been deleted by its author.

141starbox
Apr 12, 4:16pm

CHR LID

aRCHIdiaConaL

ARC NAL

142Jenni_Canuck
Apr 12, 4:55pm

lacunar

143starbox
Apr 12, 6:07pm

lac nar

ACRoNychAL (at nightfall)

ACR HAL

144Jenni_Canuck
Apr 12, 10:24pm

archangel

145starbox
Apr 13, 6:03pm

ARC GEL

GRACELess

GRA ESS

146Jenni_Canuck
Apr 14, 12:07am

dressage

147starbox
Apr 14, 9:58am

DRE AGE

GuARDEdnEss

GUA ESS

148Jenni_Canuck
Apr 14, 10:01am

sausage

149starbox
Apr 14, 10:32am

SAU AGE

ASsUAGEd

ASS GED

150Jenni_Canuck
Apr 14, 9:19pm

degreases

151starbox
Apr 14, 9:34pm

DEG SES

DiGEStivES

DIG VES

152Jenni_Canuck
Apr 14, 11:24pm

diverges

153starbox
Apr 15, 9:37am

DIV GES

I don't think there's an answer to this one!

154Jenni_Canuck
Apr 15, 10:30am

// ooh, that was a bit tricky!
A slightly macabre answer to get us unstuck :-) //

graveside

155starbox
Edited: Apr 15, 10:45am

oh, clever! I didn't see that one.

GRA IDE

oRGAnIsED

ORG SED

156Jenni_Canuck
Apr 15, 11:13am

headstrong

157starbox
Apr 15, 8:06pm

HEA ONG

ENcrOAcHiNG

ENC ING

158Jenni_Canuck
Apr 16, 11:02am

fencing

159starbox
Apr 16, 3:13pm

FEN ING

deaFENING

DEA ING

160Jenni_Canuck
Apr 16, 10:40pm

gradient

161starbox
Apr 17, 5:44am

GRA ENT

sTRANGlErs

STR ERS

162Jenni_Canuck
Apr 17, 8:35am

restraints

163starbox
Apr 17, 8:43am

RES NTS

pRESeNTimentS

164Jenni_Canuck
Apr 18, 10:23am

parents

165starbox
Apr 18, 1:29pm

PAR NTS

asPiRANTS

ASP NTS

166Jenni_Canuck
Apr 18, 1:34pm

pedestrians

167starbox
Apr 18, 1:47pm

PED ANS

DiSPlEAsiNgness

DIS ESS

168Jenni_Canuck
Apr 18, 2:11pm

diseases

169starbox
Apr 18, 2:37pm

DIS SES

SplEnDIdneSS

SPL ESS

170Literate.Ninja
Edited: Apr 18, 2:43pm

This message has been deleted by its author.

171Jenni_Canuck
Apr 18, 2:46pm

possessively

172starbox
Apr 18, 2:54pm

POS ELY

SPLEnectOmY

SPL OMY

173Jenni_Canuck
Apr 18, 3:16pm

compulsory

174starbox
Apr 19, 7:36am

COM ORY

COMfORtablY

COM BLY

175Jenni_Canuck
Apr 19, 9:34am

symbolic

176starbox
Apr 19, 9:51am

SYM LIC

LYrICiSM

LYR ISM

177Jenni_Canuck
Apr 19, 10:03am

miserably

178starbox
Apr 20, 6:36pm

MIS BLY

aMBIguouSLY

AMB SLY

179Jenni_Canuck
Apr 20, 8:28pm

blasphemy

180starbox
Apr 21, 9:19am

BLA EMY

EMBrYonAL

EMB NAL

181Jenni_Canuck
Apr 21, 2:26pm

monosyllable

182starbox
Apr 22, 6:10am

MON BLE

uNMEmOraBLe

UNM BLE

183Jenni_Canuck
Apr 22, 10:15am

ambulance

184starbox
Apr 22, 2:23pm

AMB NCE

iMBAlaNCE

IMB NCE

185Jenni_Canuck
Apr 22, 2:34pm

cabinetmaker

186starbox
Apr 22, 2:37pm

oh that's a good one!

CAB KER

BREAKneCk

BRE ECK

187Jenni_Canuck
Apr 22, 4:56pm

:-)

greenback

188starbox
Apr 23, 8:01am

GRE ACK

wRECKAGE

WRE AGE

189Jenni_Canuck
Apr 23, 10:41am

ragweed

// achoo!!! //

190starbox
Apr 23, 2:50pm

RAG EED

GREEnswArD

GRE ARD

191Jenni_Canuck
Apr 23, 2:59pm

grader

192starbox
Apr 24, 9:34am

GRA DER

GARDEneRs

GAR ERS

193Jenni_Canuck
Apr 24, 11:08am

neurosurgical

// starbox If you like word games, you should check out the Crambo game. It can be quite challenging but always loads of fun. //

194starbox
Apr 24, 2:33pm

NEU CAL

UNbLEAChed

UNB HED

#193: Thanks for the recommendation; it looks very interesting but definitely challenging. Think I'll watch it being played for a bit before I have a go. Thanks again!

195starbox
May 13, 8:44am

unb hed

BUrNisHED

BUR HED

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