# "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:** 8
**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, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/141 "2018-10-30T22:58:21Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Did you copy the wrong word into your post? > This was the answer 2 turns previously, and violates the -ize rule added then. Oopsie! ---
**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, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/142 "2018-10-30T22:59:25Z")
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:** [October 30, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/143 "2018-10-30T23:03:59Z")
exacerbate 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 31, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/144 "2018-10-31T00:34:59Z")
executes 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word ---
**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 31, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/145 "2018-10-31T02:51:07Z")
inquires 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word may not contain three consecutive vowels ---
**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 31, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/146 "2018-10-31T03:13:07Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > inquires > > cannot contain a five-letter word within it quire? ---
**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 31, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/147 "2018-10-31T03:31:54Z")
Is quire a word? Like where quobbits live? ---
**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 31, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/148 "2018-10-31T03:44:03Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > Is quire a word? Like where quobbits live? I don’t know what the standard is, but I had heard of the word as a measure of paper like a ream (although I couldn’t have told you how much). ---
**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 31, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/149 "2018-10-31T13:55:36Z")
I’ve been using Wiktionary to check whether any of the five-letter sequences are words. And [quire](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quire) is in there. Well, obviously I don’t bother to check impossible sequences like “nquir” or “xecut”. A few rounds ago I wanted to post “exaggerate” until I found that “agger” is an English word (something to do with tides). ---
**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 31, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/150 "2018-10-31T14:18:31Z")
Okay- drop last several posts. We’re back to: executes 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word ---
**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 31, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/151 "2018-10-31T18:54:24Z")
Okay, my last try- fixate 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” ---
**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 31, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/152 "2018-10-31T20:45:34Z")
expedite 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite ---
**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:** [November 1, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/153 "2018-11-01T15:32:21Z")
detick 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite may not begin with the prefix de. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/154 "2018-11-04T00:23:33Z")
extinguish 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite may not begin with the prefix de. May not end with “ish” ---
**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:** [November 4, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/155 "2018-11-04T01:25:41Z")
exhale 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite may not begin with the prefix de. May not end with “ish” may not begin in ex- ---
**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:** [November 4, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/156 "2018-11-04T01:51:03Z")
[jaculate](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaculate) 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite may not begin with the prefix de. May not end with “ish” may not begin in ex- may not end in “ate” ---
**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:** [November 4, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/157 "2018-11-04T03:13:19Z")
juggle 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite may not begin with the prefix de. May not end with “ish” may not begin in ex- may not end in “ate” Can’t rhyme with juggle ---
**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:** [November 6, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/158 "2018-11-06T13:32:54Z")
readjust 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” contains at least 3 different letters found in the previous word does not begin with “f” cannot end in -ite may not begin with the prefix de. May not end with “ish” may not begin in ex- may not end in “ate” Can’t rhyme with juggle cannot begin with re- ---
**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:** [November 6, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/159 "2018-11-06T16:45:10Z")
ugh, waiting for the next round, lol. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/160 "2018-11-06T17:50:54Z")
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