Last 2 Letters-fun game - Part 2
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Toronto
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tone
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Smallwood
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negligible
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angelic
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ichthyological
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tonal
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alligator
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smell
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tested
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onset
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et cetera
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r a l l y
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lyric
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Icarus
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Usability
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tyre*
*British-Irish selling of "tIre"
*British-Irish selling of "tIre"
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residue
(ok, so you got "ty", how about "ue"? :-D)
(ok, so you got "ty", how about "ue"? :-D)
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"..how about ʻueʻ" (32)
No, nothing comes to mind. without a British-Iriwh spelling in a James Joyce edition, I wouldnʻt have know "ty" either.
No, nothing comes to mind. without a British-Iriwh spelling in a James Joyce edition, I wouldnʻt have know "ty" either.
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"ty" is easy. Tyrant - A cruel and oppressive ruler (i.e. Putin)
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"ty" is easy (34_
Now that I think of it, yes. And in the past year, Iʻve scanned (seldom read through) several books on tyrants*!
*My obliging spell-check gives me "treats" when Iʻve typed "tyrants." Canʻt believe my typing was that far off.
Now that I think of it, yes. And in the past year, Iʻve scanned (seldom read through) several books on tyrants*!
*My obliging spell-check gives me "treats" when Iʻve typed "tyrants." Canʻt believe my typing was that far off.
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extra yams
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>37 rolandperkins: Wrong game.... Use the last two letters of #36 - ey - to start a new word.
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(Correctng 37)
eyes
eyes
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altruism
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keen
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resonance
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low
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erroneous
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usage
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onto
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Iolanthe
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entropy
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Astor
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icicle
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-r s ending to play on? aw, cʻmon!
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ontological
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edition
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gyre
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error
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anecdote
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l e t
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gyration
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leonine
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playing on (?) -s s (88)
Want to wait till someone manages to play on it -- or change it? e.g. just make it "NearsightED"?
Want to wait till someone manages to play on it -- or change it? e.g. just make it "NearsightED"?
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legal
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car
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Ichabod
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errata
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orator
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leaf
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ʻn t i r e
(advertising slang for "entire"_
(advertising slang for "entire"_
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tenuous
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Chester
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Erskine
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oh, oh, unplayable ending (-r d)!
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starter
(Whoo, and, with all my complaints, my first 4 thoughts for playing on -st> all ended
in -rd or -rt!)
(Whoo, and, with all my complaints, my first 4 thoughts for playing on -st> all ended
in -rd or -rt!)
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temporal
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venerable
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encomium
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altruism
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geographical
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television
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t o t a l
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owes
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pejorative
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Eastern Shoresʻ technoolgy
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g a z e s
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r y e
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"three letter game..." (150>151)
Yes, by mistake. Apologies. Corrected, above: r y e
Yes, by mistake. Apologies. Corrected, above: r y e
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s t a n z a
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E r o l
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v e s t
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Wrong game rolandperkins. This is last two letters. TE.
Ignoring 162 and working off 161:
t e p e e (or I have also seen the spelling t e e p e e - same last 2 letters)
Ignoring 162 and working off 161:
t e p e e (or I have also seen the spelling t e e p e e - same last 2 letters)
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I'm going to test the waters and see what the rules are when the next word is impossible:
e l o q u e n t
(Good luck finding a word that starts with NT - and if you can, the next time I see an EL, I'll use Elect - CT - LOL!)
e l o q u e n t
(Good luck finding a word that starts with NT - and if you can, the next time I see an EL, I'll use Elect - CT - LOL!)
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>165 ChessFanatic: let us know.
167ghr4
>165 ChessFanatic: How about this...
nth (mathematical term denoting an unspecified member of a series of numbers or enumerated items.)
nth (mathematical term denoting an unspecified member of a series of numbers or enumerated items.)
168ChessFanatic
Ok, how about this, using your "TH"
t h r o w n
(Good luck with WN - Let me guess - A radio station somewhere, like WKRP in Cincinnati)
t h r o w n
(Good luck with WN - Let me guess - A radio station somewhere, like WKRP in Cincinnati)
169brodiew2
>168 ChessFanatic: Chess, you halted the game with that. Would you be willing to amend it?
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>169 brodiew2:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! LOL!
Ok, using a different word on the T H:
t h o n g
(According to the scrabble dictionary, there are 633 words that start with NG. Good luck!)
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! LOL!
Ok, using a different word on the T H:
t h o n g
(According to the scrabble dictionary, there are 633 words that start with NG. Good luck!)
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penis
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decency
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cynosure
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instep
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epilepsy
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Syria
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eremite
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sturgeon
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endure
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sedulous
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tales
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Shell
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marjoram
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century
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antiques
(I could be evil and not make it plural!)
(I could be evil and not make it plural!)
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escalator
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rabbinical
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r o s e
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reasonable
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Venus
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altruism
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smoke
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Kenya
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dynasty
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Stautner*
*Ernie Stautner: star Boston College player, 1940s, and All Star old time NFL lineman; author of the classic quote: "You donʻt TRY to hurt anyone, but youʻre NO GOOD if you DONʻT hurt someone."
*Ernie Stautner: star Boston College player, 1940s, and All Star old time NFL lineman; author of the classic quote: "You donʻt TRY to hurt anyone, but youʻre NO GOOD if you DONʻT hurt someone."
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Nelly
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pyrite
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gypsy
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ammonia
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outer
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tailor
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Italian
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entered
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leonine
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leek
(As in the Vegetable, not the drippy faucet, which would be leak)
(As in the Vegetable, not the drippy faucet, which would be leak)
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gastric
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etiquette
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tastes
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Usborne
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veracity
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errata
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lexicon
"Yes, I forgot that that r-d would be too hard.
so apologies. Changing it to "lexicon".
"Yes, I forgot that that r-d would be too hard.
so apologies. Changing it to "lexicon".
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>293 rolandperkins: bit hard to play off unless we use acronyms. I think your touchstone is pointing to a book and not an author?
rDNA
rDNA
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lexicon
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Changed, with apologies, from "Leonard"
the "too hard" (i agree") post of 292.
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Changed, with apologies, from "Leonard"
the "too hard" (i agree") post of 292.
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toga
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Shona
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