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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #180 on: September 29, 2005, 04:59:42 AM »
Man, you're quick.
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #181 on: September 29, 2005, 04:29:35 PM »
Starting with only 9 words instead of 27 makes it a lot easier.

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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #182 on: September 29, 2005, 04:30:50 PM »
Here's a new one:

Back
Ever
Faring
Foot
Hang
Help
It
Laid
Made
News
Out
Polish
Run
Salon
Winter

remote control, control freak, fire control (guessed by Jade Knight)
 
soccer mom, single mom, Doctor Mom (guessed by Jade Knight)

seagull, seasick, season (guessed by e and Jade Knight)

missile command, missile silo, nuclear missile (guessed by Jade Knight)
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #183 on: September 29, 2005, 04:35:02 PM »
Sea faring
sea gull
sea sick
?

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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #184 on: September 29, 2005, 05:12:53 PM »
I don't get it.  Why so many words?

Oh, I see.  9x3 = 27 words.
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #185 on: September 29, 2005, 05:15:27 PM »
Remote control
control freak
fire control

Back off
Laid off
polish off
run off

Newsbreak
Break out
fire break
(breaking news/breaking out/back breaking)

Soccer mom
single mom
mom-made
doctor mom

Nuclear power
power out
firepower
power freak
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #186 on: September 29, 2005, 05:53:35 PM »
Remote control, control freak, fire control - Yes

Soccer mom, single mom, doctor mom - Yes


Edit: Ooops.  Made a mistake and said it was right when it wasn't.  The sea one had one word wrong, e.
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #187 on: September 29, 2005, 07:13:22 PM »
Season

I don't know which of e's 3 it should replace, though.  =þ

Hangman
footman
man-made
newsman
Manson (hehe)

White winter
White out
whiteback

Nuclear Winter
Nuclear silo
Nuclear command
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #188 on: September 29, 2005, 07:36:01 PM »
Season was right.

Since "nuclear" is in the word list, it is not one of the words to be added to other words.
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #189 on: September 29, 2005, 07:55:17 PM »
nuclear missile
missile silo
missile command
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #190 on: September 29, 2005, 08:22:35 PM »
Correct.
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #191 on: September 30, 2005, 01:44:32 PM »
Grouped:

Back
Ever
Winter

Faring
Laid
Run

Foot
News
Out

Help
It
Made
 
remote control, control freak, fire control (guessed by Jade Knight)
 
soccer mom, single mom, Doctor Mom (guessed by Jade Knight)

seagull, seasick, season (guessed by e and Jade Knight)

missile command, missile silo, nuclear missile (guessed by Jade Knight)

hangnail, nail polish, nail salon  (guessed by Jade Knight)
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #192 on: September 30, 2005, 02:44:04 PM »
Hang nail
Nailpolish
Nail salon?

Whiteback
White winter
Everwhite
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #193 on: September 30, 2005, 02:45:47 PM »
Yep on the nail.
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Re: Riddles Round 2
« Reply #194 on: September 30, 2005, 02:48:10 PM »
Footman
Newsman
Man out

Whiteback
White winter
Everwhite
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