# "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:** 4
**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, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/61 "2018-10-16T20:36:54Z")
suppository 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 Must not contain a p ---
**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, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/62 "2018-10-16T20:58:30Z")
chemoimmunology 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 Must not contain a p Must not end in -ology ---
**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, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/63 "2018-10-16T21:03:56Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > Must not contain a p If not for this, I found another rather beautiful -ology [Melissopalynology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissopalynology) is the study of pollen contained in honey and, in particular, the pollen’s source. By studying the pollen in a sample of honey, it is possible to gain evidence of the geographical location and genus of the plants that the honey bees visited… [Palynology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palynology) comes from the greek word for “sprinkle”. ---
**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 17, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/64 "2018-10-17T00:24:53Z")
difficulty 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 Must not contain a p Must not end in -ology Must not be longer than 13 letters long ---
**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 17, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/65 "2018-10-17T00:38:02Z")
bisymmetry 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 Must not contain a p Must not end in -ology Must not be longer than 13 letters long Must not contain a b ---
**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 17, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/66 "2018-10-17T01:11:41Z")
disymmetry 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 Must not contain a p Must not end in -ology Must not be longer than 13 letters long Must not contain a b Must not end in -ry ---
**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 17, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/67 "2018-10-17T03:22:43Z")
nullisomy 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 Must not contain a p Must not end in -ology Must not be longer than 13 letters long Must not contain a b Must not end in -ry Must not end in -omy ---
**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 17, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/68 "2018-10-17T12:17:08Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > I think we’re stuck Guess I spoke way too soon:o. Best let the pros finish up. ---
**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 17, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/69 "2018-10-17T16:30:12Z")
New game? Somebody start. ---
**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 17, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/70 "2018-10-17T16:57:39Z")
Post a word that has 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive. ---
**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 17, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/71 "2018-10-17T17:06:03Z")
eye 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/72 "2018-10-17T18:06:27Z")
**banana** 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/73 "2018-10-17T18:44:48Z")
language 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/74 "2018-10-17T18:47:55Z")
languages 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/75 "2018-10-17T18:56:04Z")
**puzzlement** 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural cannot end in -ent ---
**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 17, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/76 "2018-10-17T19:03:36Z")
racquetball 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural cannot end in -ent must be exactly one letter longer than the last word posted ---
**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 17, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/77 "2018-10-17T21:32:27Z")
technophobia 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural cannot end in -ent must be exactly one letter longer than the last word posted must start with a vowel ---
**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 17, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/78 "2018-10-17T22:21:53Z")
arachnophobia 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural cannot end in -ent must be exactly one letter longer than the last word posted must start with a vowel the two vowels and two consonants to satisfy the first two rules must be different from the preceding word ---
**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 18, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/79 "2018-10-18T13:41:01Z")
alliteratively 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural cannot end in -ent must be exactly one letter longer than the last word posted must start with a vowel the two vowels and two consonants to satisfy the first two rules must be different from the preceding word cannot end in Y ---
**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 18, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/80 "2018-10-18T18:07:26Z")
**insubordination** 2 or more of the same vowel, but they do not have to be consecutive 2 or more of the same consonant, but they do not have to be consecutive can’t be an object that is yellow must be longer than the last word posted cannot be a plural cannot end in -ent must be exactly one letter longer than the last word posted must start with a vowel the two vowels and two consonants to satisfy the first two rules must be different from the preceding word cannot end in Y cannot end in -ion [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=5)