# "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:** 13
**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 11, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/241 "2018-12-11T13:57:45Z")
kangaroo 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/242 "2018-12-11T14:10:31Z")
mongoose 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/243 "2018-12-11T14:26:20Z")
furniture 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/244 "2018-12-11T14:35:44Z")
blogger 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “-er” ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/245 "2018-12-11T14:36:56Z")
cleaners 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” ---
**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 11, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/246 "2018-12-11T16:14:16Z")
aeon 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels ---
**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, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/247 "2018-12-11T16:43:16Z")
outside 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order ---
**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 11, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/248 "2018-12-11T17:43:00Z")
nm ---
**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 11, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/249 "2018-12-11T17:45:52Z")
ain’t 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed ---
**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 11, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/250 "2018-12-11T19:20:04Z")
“ain’t” isn’t a contraction. It’s just spelled that way. It’s really just one syllable. ---
**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 11, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/251 "2018-12-11T19:26:43Z")
“ain’t” IS a contraction (of “am not” and “are not”). So sayeth Merriam-Webster, Wikipedia and the Oxford English Dictionary. ---
**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 11, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/252 "2018-12-11T19:43:30Z")
Doesn’t make a diff. I don’t have to either follow or break the rule I propose. With the apostrophe thingy in it, sure looks like a contraction to me, does it not? ---
**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 12, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/253 "2018-12-12T02:44:23Z")
Doesn’t make a diff. You do have to follow rule number 5, “Must have more than one syllable”. KO correctly pointed out that this rule was not followed. Ain’t ain’t got but the one syllable.[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t) ---
**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 12, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/254 "2018-12-12T03:33:40Z")
Okay Shouldn’t 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed ---
**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 12, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/255 "2018-12-12T14:45:34Z")
grackle 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed May not be a living thing ---
**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 12, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/256 "2018-12-12T15:47:19Z")
shackle 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed May not be a living thing May not begin with "s’ ---
**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 12, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/257 "2018-12-12T16:05:17Z")
crackle 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed May not be a living thing May not begin with "s” May not rhyme with previous post ---
**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 12, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/258 "2018-12-12T17:29:42Z")
proudly 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed May not be a living thing May not begin with "s” May not rhyme with previous post No adverbs ---
**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 12, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/259 "2018-12-12T17:42:51Z")
driven 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed May not be a living thing May not begin with "s” May not rhyme with previous post No adverbs May not be a past participle ---
**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 12, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/260 "2018-12-12T17:49:02Z")
wrestling 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 May not begin with the same letter as the previous word May not have two of the same vowels in a row Must begin with two or more consonants or two or more vowels May not end in “s” May not have three consecutive vowels Vowels must be in ascending or descending alphabetical order No shortcuts- contractions not allowed May not be a living thing May not begin with "s” May not rhyme with previous post No adverbs May not be a past participle May not end in “ing” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=14)