Subject: does word wizard have a sense of humor?
Posted by: garrybl
Date: Jun 14 19
I've been struggling for a week with terrible letters.
But having got to a point where I could see light at the end of the tunnel Ive had 11 letters three times in the past few days.
My 12th letter when I was looking for an 11 letter word has been first Z, then X, then J.
Each time I clear out the *** killer letter in a four letter word and go back to try again...but it really feels like the system is mocking me. And yes I expect the Q any moment now.
Posted by: garrybl
Date: Jun 14 19
I've been struggling for a week with terrible letters.
But having got to a point where I could see light at the end of the tunnel Ive had 11 letters three times in the past few days.
My 12th letter when I was looking for an 11 letter word has been first Z, then X, then J.
Each time I clear out the *** killer letter in a four letter word and go back to try again...but it really feels like the system is mocking me. And yes I expect the Q any moment now.
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supersal1 
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Not one of my favourite games, but when it came up on the TVT list I started trying to complete the Safari badge. I already had two words, and in the last 2.5 months had managed to get all bar one of the remainder. I've been waiting for an 'M' for around 6 weeks and finally got it today for Llama and I now have the badge. That was a real toughie. Reply #121. Feb 16 20, 6:04 AM |
terraorca
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Congratulations! I'm playing Word Wizard now as part of my journey to earn Upgrades on the Hourly Player Badge. There are some very strange definitions for words in the dictionary being used. Reply #122. Feb 17 20, 6:49 PM |
FatherSteve
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terraorca ~ I so agree. Often times it seems to me that the "correct" definition is the one which would be listed in fifth or sixth or seventh position of the acceptable definitions in a standard dictionary, in that sort of "and, if you insist, it could also mean" category. Such is the English language, of course. ~ Father Steve Reply #123. Feb 19 20, 9:29 PM |
kingruins
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Some of the definitions that crop up can be baffling and maddening, but I think that's what keeps the game interesting. I think it would be incredibly boring if it just stuck to the most common definitions. I just wish I was faster at it! Reply #124. Feb 20 20, 7:43 PM |
garrybl
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Today, my offering for the most common word that Word Wizard wont accept. If I've used it myself, often, then something wrong with a dictionary that excludes it: TESSELATING Reply #125. Feb 22 20, 4:57 PM |
| garrybl
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For the record it doesn't recognize any form of this word. It spells it with a double L, so I guess that is OK. But my dictionary lists both. Oh well. Maybe its just me. :) Reply #126. Feb 22 20, 5:00 PM |
| supersal1
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I checked the spelling of that one, all the online dictionaries I looked at spell it with a double l. Reply #127. Feb 22 20, 5:02 PM |
| FatherSteve
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TESLAATING (gerund) Buying an overpriced electric automobile, much touted for its environmental responsibility and all the rage among celebrities. [The neologism is sometimes criticized by those who disdain verbing (sic) a noun.] Reply #128. Feb 23 20, 2:29 PM |
namrewsna
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Heh...nice one "[The neologism is sometimes criticized by those who disdain verbing (sic) a noun.]" Which I have never understood. Thousands of years ago, after that slimy critter in the water which many villagers like to eat was designated as: "fish" n. slimy, meat food in water with strong, one might say , pungent aroma And then Joe fishcatcher/wordsmith wanted a faster way to describe "using either a spear, net, hook type thing attached to a string, or, my hand, to extract fish from the water"... so the word "fishing" was born and those aforementioned stagnant language purists seem to be just fine with that one. How is this any different? Reply #129. Feb 23 20, 3:00 PM |
| FatherSteve
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The search for logic and consistency in language is very much like the search for lemons in a bag of bricks. Reply #130. Feb 23 20, 6:10 PM |
| kingruins
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Does the difficulty level vary from hour to hour or is it all just pot luck? I notice some hours that many players are getting 15/15 in super quick time whereas in others the top scores are generally more modest. Reply #131. Feb 24 20, 9:09 AM |
agony
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I suspect the times when the scores are modest are the ones where there is one word that just doesn't make any sense - some definition that nobody has ever heard of. Reply #132. Feb 24 20, 10:20 AM |
9thsteetcowboy
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I wonder what the record is for the number of vowels in a row? I'm currently up to eleven. I could exchange for a consonant but I'm just curious how long the streak will continue. Reply #133. Feb 27 20, 2:09 PM |
MiraJane
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I've had 12 vowels in a row more than once. I've also had 12 consonants in a row more than once. Reply #134. Feb 27 20, 8:31 PM |
| FatherSteve
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" I've also had 12 consonants in a row more than once." That means you were in Wales. Reply #135. Feb 27 20, 10:36 PM |
| namrewsna
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or possibly Mongolia.. whereas the vowel happy runs would seem mst likel to hail from Hawaii Reply #136. Feb 27 20, 10:42 PM |
| garrybl
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Is it just me? This is about the twentieth time that when I get an I the next letter is another I. Not every single time; but far more often than is appropriate. please disprove this theory by telling me it has never happened to you. Reply #137. Mar 19 20, 1:05 PM |
| namrewsna
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All Letters do tend to come in clumps not just consonants.. It is just more noticeable with consonants since they usually come with at least 4 when they get going..whereas vowel clumps tend to be 2 or 3. I U and to a lesser degree O just stand out because they offer less choices in general. Nobody complains about a run of A's or E's because...English. Also it is hard to compare verb vs consonant runs equitably since there are 4 times more consonants available. ( 5 vowels to cycle through vs 20 consonants...I am ignoring the hybrid "Y" since it goes both ways, and sin e doing so produces a nice round number) Reply #138. Mar 19 20, 2:13 PM |
| garrybl
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I just had a first. I completed an 11 letter word...by drawing a Z I noted that I could make Orientalize (or with an S) but that was all I could do, before drawing the aforementioned letter. So not all Zs are bad (certainly by comparison to Qs). Reply #139. Mar 21 20, 8:53 AM |
| garrybl
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My letter board reads in order of drawing IIEII. Note this comes AFTER my previous post re the likelihood of drawing an I on the next letter after you get one. The good news is that this is the whole of my letter collection so I can change them out soon. Reply #140. Jun 25 20, 6:56 AM |
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