That was an interesting one. I'm a sucker for trivia, so I had to go look
it up immediately. I wasn't satisfied with what I got from the dictionary
you sited, primarily I guess because I'm not a member, so they didn't give
too much info. I had better luck at:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Thanks,
Dave
'crwth' (pronounced crooth) is also good, although a bit obscure. But it's in the dictionary - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=crwth
Carrie
--- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I always had a killer word for hangman when it was a 5 letter word. It > was > xylem, and I don't ever recall anyone ever getting it. > > Dave > > At 03:54 AM 12/17/2004, you wrote: > >My guess would be "relief," both because it fits the > >context and because I've seen the combination of li > >scan as h. I love puzzles, and am very good at filling > >in blanks -- I used to be a whiz at playing Hangman > >and > >whatever the other game was that was like that only > >had platic racks and cards -- but the point was the > >sme -- to guess the other people's word first, so if > >you have any more puzzles, I'd be happy to give it a > >try. (I might be able to find the Delinsky book nest > >week when I go back to the library, and then I can > >really help you out. I'll let you know, if you want > >and if you haven't finished the book by then. > > > >Cindy > > > >--- Pam Quinn <quinns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I'm validating one now, An Irresistible Impulse, by > > > Barbara Delinsky. > > > One way of doing it if you have Kz and rank spelling > > > is to make a game > > > of it and work on it a little each day. Kind of like > > > working a puzzle. > > > I've brought it up to over 99 percent. Will still > > > rate it "good" > > > because there are still some garbled passages that I > > > can't make heads > > > nor tails of, but hey, not doing too bad. Here's one > > > that still has me > > > stumped. > > > > > > The tremor of a collective sigh whispered > > > its rehef through those remaining. Anybody know what > > > rehef might be? > > > > > > Pam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >
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