Crystal Ball

Crystal Ball - Rules and Game Details

Welcome to the Crystal Ball!

The secret word word will change every hour, and each player gets one initial guess per hour. The word could be any word that you'd likely find in a fairly modern and liberal dictionary (including slang, imports from other languages, cultural references, etc). All words are between 4 and 10 characters long. Plural forms (-s) are usually not selected, unless the plural form makes a new word with a new meaning. No promises though.

For the first 45 minutes of the hour, each player gets 1 blind guess. At 45 minutes past the hour, we award the winner if someone blindly guesses the word. A winner scores 1000 bonus FunTrivia points. Multiple winners all get the award.

If no one has guessed the word once the 45 minute winner-check occurs, the list of all guesses made so far is displayed and all players immediately get 5 bonus guesses. The first player to guess the word before the hour ends wins. If that player has at least 25 wins, he/she is considered a champion, and the game continues allowing the first non-champion to also guess and win before time expires.

A total of 3 Challenges can be completed here...

Gaze into the Crystal Ball! This hour's secret word begins with the letters eg Your guess: We will check for a correct guess in 8 minutes. Guesses So Far: 46 A list of guesses made will appear here if no one has guessed the word when we check at 45 minutes past the hour.

Last Hour

The word last hour was downcast. - a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine - low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" - directed downward; "a downcast glance" Player Barbarini  guessed it!! - Show guesses last hour... doable (2,snapcracker) dobbin (1,wally119) dobro (1,cardsfan_027) docent (1,OswaldEllie) docimastic (1,Trevor67) docimasy (1,Trevor67) docimology (1,Trevor67) dock (1,RAILRD) dockyard (1,triviaiyer) doctor (2,Looking4IQ) doctrine (1,ssabreman) document (2,federererer) documental (1,mazza47) documentary (1,ssabreman) dodder (1,federererer) dodecahedron (1,Brudge) dodge (1,gracemercy1) dodo (4,brm50diboll) dogfight (1,miner8265) doghouse (1,Rizeeve) dogma (1,purelyqing) dogmatise (1,Looking4IQ) dogsled (1,cardsfan_027) doldrums (1,moonraker2) dollar (1,snarkyt) dollhouse (2,Rizeeve) dolmen (1,Upstart3) dolor (1,Barbarini) dolorous (1,Upstart3) dolphinfish (1,miner8265) dolt (1,Lindaj828) domacile (1,Wanderess) dome (1,Geromino) domesticate (1,Upstart3) domesticise (1,satguru) domicile (1,MR1419) dominant (1,RAILRD) dominate (1,RAILRD) domination (1,Opattylmy) donate (1,cardsfan_027) donation (1,cardsfan_027) donee (1,paulmallon) donkey (1,christiebohne) donnybrook (1,paulmallon) donor (1,miner8265) dons (1,JTeam1) donsy (1,sue124012) doodad (1,RAILRD) doodle (1,cmlbox) doodlebug (2,rainbowriver) doofus (1,federererer) doom (1,7Kat7) doomsday (1,Leppy1) door (3,skatersarehott) doorbell (1,Looking4IQ) doorframe (1,snapcracker) doorknob (1,paulmallon) doorman (1,mlpitter) doormat (1,sue124012) doorpost (1,Lindaj828) doorsill (1,7Kat7) doorway (1,Brnate) dooryard (1,snapcracker) dope (1,Geromino) doppelganger (1,rainbowriver) dork (1,Looking4IQ) dorm (1,cardsfan_027) dormancy (1,S4a4m4) dormant (2,james1947) dormitory (1,pehinhota) dormouse (1,Jennifer5) dorsal (1,Leppy1) dorsel (1,miner8265) dosage (1,Geromino) dose (2,federererer) dosent (1,Pekingese) dossal (1,snapcracker) dosshouse (1,gracie3) dossier (1,Rizeeve) dotard (1,sue124012) dote (1,RAILRD) doting (1,cardsfan_027) dots (1,miner8265) dotted (1,S4a4m4) double (1,latentimage_99) doubleheader (1,paulmallon) doubler (1,JTeam1) doublet (1,Upstart3) doubling (1,Looking4IQ) doubloon (1,Rizeeve) doubtful (1,S4a4m4) dough (2,federererer) doughboy (1,teejay1504) doughnut (1,Hedgehog101) dour (1,goodreporter) douse (2,sue124012) dove (1,Geromino) dovecote (1,snarkyt) dovetail (1,Geromino) dowager (4,scotsbluebell) dowdy (2,scotsbluebell) dowel (1,sue124012) dower (1,goodreporter) dowers (1,kaykaypm) dowery (2,goodreporter) down (1,paulmallon) downbeat (1,Rizeeve) downer (1,snapcracker) downfield (1,snarkyt) downhearted (1,teejay1504) downhill (1,snapcracker) downmarket (1,Looking4IQ) downpour (1,Brnate) downsize (1,7Kat7) downspout (1,Lindaj828) downstream (1,Leppy1) downstroke (1,Brnate) downtown (1,paulmallon) downtrodden (1,scotsbluebell) downturn (1,rossian) downwind (1,Rizeeve) dowry (3,Lindaj828) dowse (2,rossian) dowser (1,JTeam1) doxology (1,Trevor67) doxy (1,Upstart3) doyen (1,Trevor67) doyenne (1,invinoveritas) doze (1,RAILRD) dozen (1,federererer) dozens (1,Brnate) dozer (1,S4a4m4)

Most recent secret words: downcast   explode   screech   amorality   celibate   goffer   solubility   tidings   cartoon   fetter

Recent Wins

9:55 AM: Barbarini (champ): downcast (151 guesses) 8:45 AM: Mugaboo : explode (56 guesses) 7:50 AM: miner8265 (champ): screech (95 guesses) 6:59 AM: Mnnal : amorality (116 guesses) 6:55 AM: Barbarini (champ): amorality (111 guesses) 5:45 AM: sarryman : celibate (50 guesses) 4:58 AM: sarryman : goffer (78 guesses) 4:52 AM: rossian (champ): goffer (78 guesses) 2:55 AM: teejay1504 : tidings (96 guesses) 2:55 AM: Upstart3 (champ): tidings (96 guesses) 1:56 AM: snarkyt (champ): cartoon (103 guesses) 12:59 AM: DesertDon : fetter (76 guesses) 12:55 AM: snarkyt (champ): fetter (75 guesses) 11:45 PM: SevenSees : plowboy (43 guesses) 9:59 PM: gracious1 : pipeful (140 guesses) 9:56 PM: 22crows (champ): pipeful (133 guesses) 8:56 PM: Looking4IQ (champ): femoris (121 guesses) 7:57 PM: aaaaaaaaaaaaa2 : kalansuwa (98 guesses) 7:52 PM: Mommakat (champ): kalansuwa (88 guesses) 6:49 PM: Eraucci (champ): gynobase (87 guesses) 5:55 PM: Barbarini (champ): selectman (131 guesses) 4:55 PM: Looking4IQ (champ): sassing (153 guesses) 3:55 PM: colavs33 (champ): quagmire (166 guesses) 2:45 PM: RAILRD : alcove (74 guesses)

Most Wins (top 100) 3415: ClarkyB 2690: Mommakat 2658: Barbarini 2616: mazza47 2598: rossian 2449: drewh2os 2394: wally119 2378: ponycargirl 2129: satguru 2127: pent2go 2053: Looking4IQ 1963: Eraucci 1805: snapcracker 1616: Jennifer5 1568: gracie3 1555: HurricaneBill 1411: parrarobbie 1340: miner8265 1321: veronicavee 1244: namrewsna