# "Add a rule" word game **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 10, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776 "2018-10-10T20:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/221 "2018-12-04T18:15:08Z")
psychiatrist Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/222 "2018-12-04T19:01:29Z")
thyme Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/223 "2018-12-04T19:04:48Z")
narwhal Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/224 "2018-12-05T03:10:55Z")
swordsman Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/225 "2018-12-05T03:50:01Z")
lambkin Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/226 "2018-12-05T13:45:16Z")
plumber Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/227 "2018-12-05T15:18:29Z")
cricket Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/228 "2018-12-06T13:23:56Z")
salmon Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal May not have fins ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/229 "2018-12-06T13:49:08Z")
jackdaw Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal May not have fins May not end in the letter “w” ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/230 "2018-12-06T14:18:32Z")
cockatoo Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal May not have fins May not end in the letter “w” Licensed to annoy; may not contain “oo” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/231 "2018-12-06T14:37:38Z")
cockatiel Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal May not have fins May not end in the letter “w” Licensed to annoy; may not contain “oo” May not have wings ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/232 "2018-12-07T04:00:15Z")
_Streptococcus pneumoniae_ Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal May not have fins May not end in the letter “w” Licensed to annoy; may not contain “oo” May not have wings May not contain a space ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/233 "2018-12-08T00:04:43Z")
Coxsackievirus Must contain at least one silent consonant Must be a living thing (does not have to be currently living) Must be at least five letters long Cannot be a plural May not start with a silent consonant May not contain “h” May not contain the three-letter sequence “man” May not be a plant May not be human May not describe a green animal May not have fins May not end in the letter “w” Licensed to annoy; may not contain “oo” May not have wings May not contain a space May not contain “X” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/234 "2018-12-10T13:40:48Z")
Another 3 Days pause. Start a new one, Triple B! ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/235 "2018-12-10T15:23:43Z")
Acrophobia May not describe psychiatric conditions ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/236 "2018-12-10T15:30:22Z")
Blizzard May not describe psychiatric conditions May not describe winter weather conditions ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/237 "2018-12-10T16:40:39Z")
Christmas May not describe psychiatric conditions May not describe winter weather conditions May not contain the name of a religious figure ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/238 "2018-12-10T20:18:38Z")
Deplorable May not describe psychiatric conditions May not describe winter weather conditions May not contain the name of a religious figure No unflattering adjectives ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/239 "2018-12-10T21:06:30Z")
Blimp May not describe psychiatric conditions May not describe winter weather conditions May not contain the name of a religious figure No unflattering adjectives Must have more than one syllable ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/240 "2018-12-11T07:02:39Z")
kayak May not describe psychiatric conditions May not describe winter weather conditions May not contain the name of a religious figure No unflattering adjectives Must have more than one syllable May not be a palindrome [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=13)