# "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:** 3
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/41 "2018-10-13T19:02:25Z")
Dammit, Gothenburg would have worked if some fool hadn’t eliminated g. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/42 "2018-10-13T19:04:48Z")
[Listowel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listowel) Must begin and end with the same letter Must contain three or more non-consecutive vowels. Must not have the letter ‘c’ Must not begin or end with a vowel Must be a noun Each vowel can be used no more than once Must contain a run of three different letters that are in non-consecutive alphabetical order (e.g. …ade…) Cannot be plural Must be a proper noun Must not have the letter ‘g’ No consonant may be used more than twice Not a town or city ---
**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:** [October 13, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/43 "2018-10-13T20:12:36Z")
[Kusilvak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusilvak_Mountains) Must begin and end with the same letter Must contain three or more non-consecutive vowels. Must not have the letter ‘c’ Must not begin or end with a vowel Must be a noun Each vowel can be used no more than once Must contain a run of three different letters that are in non-consecutive alphabetical order (e.g. …ade…) Cannot be plural Must be a proper noun Must not have the letter ‘g’ No consonant may be used more than twice Not a town or city Not a physical geographic feature. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/44 "2018-10-13T20:37:48Z")
[Sideways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideways) Must begin and end with the same letter Must contain three or more non-consecutive vowels. Must not have the letter ‘c’ Must not begin or end with a vowel Must be a noun Each vowel can be used no more than once Must contain a run of three different letters that are in non-consecutive alphabetical order (e.g. …ade…) Cannot be plural Must be a proper noun Must not have the letter ‘g’ No consonant may be used more than twice Not a town or city Not a physical geographic feature. Not a movie ---
**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:** [October 15, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/45 "2018-10-15T22:03:55Z")
…and we’re stalled. Riemann, start a new one! ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/46 "2018-10-15T22:59:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …and we’re stalled. Riemann, start a new one! agreed ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/47 "2018-10-16T01:12:34Z")
Somebody else want to start this time? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/48 "2018-10-16T01:28:50Z")
Okay. Word ends in y. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/49 "2018-10-16T02:03:53Z")
Salary Word ends in y first letter must not be a vowel ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/50 "2018-10-16T02:07:13Z")
Bitchy Word ends in y first letter must not be a vowel has an i in the word ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/51 "2018-10-16T02:10:05Z")
chintzy Word ends in y first letter must not be a vowel has an i in the word must contain a pair of doubled letters (“DD”, “GG” and so on) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/52 "2018-10-16T02:37:03Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/53 "2018-10-16T02:38:34Z")
Groggily Word ends in y First letter must not be a vowel Has an i in the word Must contain a pair of doubled letters (“DD”, “GG” and so on) Not an adverb ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/54 "2018-10-16T02:46:01Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/55 "2018-10-16T02:53:47Z")
ecclesiology Word ends in y First letter must not be a vowel Has an i in the word Must contain a pair of doubled letters (“DD”, “GG” and so on) Not an adverb word must be at least nine letters long ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/56 "2018-10-16T03:01:15Z")
sorry, screwed up again. Please ignore. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/57 "2018-10-16T07:33:00Z")
dillydally Word ends in y First letter must not be a vowel Has an i in the word Must contain a pair of doubled letters (“DD”, “GG” and so on) Not an adverb word must be at least nine letters long The word’s etymology must be traceable to Latin and/or Greek ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/58 "2018-10-16T07:53:43Z")
community Word ends in y First letter must not be a vowel Has an i in the word Must contain a pair of doubled letters (“DD”, “GG” and so on) Not an adverb Word must be at least nine letters long The word’s etymology must be traceable to Latin and/or Greek Does not end -ity ---
**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:** [October 16, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/59 "2018-10-16T13:11:14Z")
sufficiency Word ends in y First letter must not be a vowel Has an i in the word Must contain a pair of doubled letters (“DD”, “GG” and so on) Not an adverb Word must be at least nine letters long The word’s etymology must be traceable to Latin and/or Greek Does not end -ity Must be a noun ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/60 "2018-10-16T17:13:25Z")
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