# "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:** 7
**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 29, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/121 "2018-10-29T01:57:12Z")
were a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/122 "2018-10-29T02:20:26Z")
is a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) ---
**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 29, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/123 "2018-10-29T12:55:42Z")
span a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than 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:** [October 29, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/124 "2018-10-29T13:18:58Z")
hating a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” ---
**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 29, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/125 "2018-10-29T13:37:43Z")
stop a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two 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:** [October 29, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/126 "2018-10-29T13:46:05Z")
palace a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels contains at least one “m” ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/127 "2018-10-29T14:08:50Z")
Is there a verbal form of palace? ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/128 "2018-10-29T14:29:37Z")
oops! my bad, never mind. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/129 "2018-10-29T15:53:05Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > stop > > a word that is not capitalized > a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke > a word that is only an even number of letters in length > a verb (any form) > not a palindrome > contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) > consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word > Does not contain the letter “b” > must contain at least two vowels rating a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels -and- Can’t be a gerund ---
**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 29, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/130 "2018-10-29T16:20:09Z")
prorated a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d ---
**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 29, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/131 "2018-10-29T16:36:00Z")
dining a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing ---
**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 29, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/132 "2018-10-29T19:52:14Z")
aggrandize a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing cannot contain a five-letter word within it ---
**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 29, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/133 "2018-10-29T20:02:55Z")
cannot a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing cannot contain a five-letter word within it must contain a scrabble letter worth 5 or more (J,K,Q,X,Z) ---
**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:** [October 29, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/134 "2018-10-29T21:09:35Z")
Is “cannot” one word or two? ---
**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 29, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/135 "2018-10-29T21:16:15Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > Is “cannot” one word or two? Both are prevalent. Cite for “cannot”: the previous three rules! ---
**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 29, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/136 "2018-10-29T21:48:36Z")
sympathize a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing cannot contain a five-letter word within it must contain a scrabble letter worth 5 or more (J,K,Q,X,Z) may not contain more than three consecutive consonants ---
**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 30, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/137 "2018-10-30T16:10:22Z")
capitalize a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing cannot contain a five-letter word within it must contain a scrabble letter worth 5 or more (J,K,Q,X,Z) may not contain more than three consecutive consonants cannot end in -ize ---
**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 30, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/138 "2018-10-30T16:33:20Z")
skirmishes a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing cannot contain a five-letter word within it must contain a scrabble letter worth 5 or more (J,K,Q,X,Z) may not contain more than three consecutive consonants cannot end in -ize cannot also be a noun (singular or plural) ---
**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:** [October 30, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/139 "2018-10-30T21:51:47Z")
capitalize a word that is not capitalized a word that follows the intent of the first rule without making a silly joke a word that is only an even number of letters in length a verb (any form) not a palindrome contains a 3-letter word within it (e.g. “called” contains “all” and “led”) consists of exactly one more or exactly one less syllable than the previous word Does not contain the letter “b” must contain at least two vowels Can’t be a gerund cannot end in -d cannot end in -ing cannot contain a five-letter word within it must contain a scrabble letter worth 5 or more (J,K,Q,X,Z) may not contain more than three consecutive consonants cannot end in -ize cannot also be a noun (singular or plural) may not begin with “c” ---
**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 30, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/140 "2018-10-30T22:11:06Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > capitalize… Did you copy the wrong word into your post? This was the answer 2 turns previously, and violates the -ize rule added then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=8)