# "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:** 9
**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, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/161 "2018-11-06T18:46:51Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > Is there a 3-letter word in “readjust”? [jus](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jus#English) (The juices given off as meat is cooked.) ---
**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, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/162 "2018-11-06T19:10:36Z")
Sounds French to me, but I guess so is “restaurant”. Must be one of those “Jenny says quartz” things. ---
**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, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/163 "2018-11-06T19:14:21Z")
injure 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- Can’t contain the word “jur” ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/164 "2018-11-06T19:27:24Z")
NM sniped ---
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/165 "2018-11-09T19:33:40Z")
…and we’re stuck. Triple B, start us off a new one. ---
**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 9, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/166 "2018-11-09T19:42:19Z")
Oh, dear. This weighs on me. Hmmmmm. ---
**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 9, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/167 "2018-11-09T19:43:21Z")
mandible -must contain a 3-letter word ---
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/168 "2018-11-09T20:08:04Z")
conquest - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in ---
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/169 "2018-11-09T20:39:44Z")
athletics - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” ---
**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 9, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/170 "2018-11-09T20:53:38Z")
parade - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice ---
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/171 "2018-11-09T20:57:08Z")
imagine - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants ---
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/172 "2018-11-09T21:01:19Z")
kickboxing - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables ---
**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:** [November 9, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/173 "2018-11-09T21:11:40Z")
weightlifting - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing ---
**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 9, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/174 "2018-11-09T22:55:34Z")
moonshot - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) ---
**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 9, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/175 "2018-11-09T23:17:10Z")
manscape - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) - henceforth, valid responses must alternate between an even and odd number of letters ---
**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:** [November 10, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/176 "2018-11-10T03:04:03Z")
inspire - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) - henceforth, valid responses must alternate between an even and odd number of letters - must contain another three letter word, backwards ---
**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 10, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/177 "2018-11-10T17:43:43Z")
imprison - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) - henceforth, valid responses must alternate between an even and odd number of letters - must contain another three letter word, backwards - cannot begin 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:** [November 10, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/178 "2018-11-10T18:49:07Z")
demonstrate - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) - henceforth, valid responses must alternate between an even and odd number of letters - must contain another three letter word, backwards - cannot begin with a vowel - cannot end with a vowel ---
**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 12, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/179 "2018-11-12T14:51:50Z")
handball - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) - henceforth, valid responses must alternate between an even and odd number of letters - must contain another three letter word, backwards - cannot begin with a vowel - cannot end with a vowel - cannot contain a double consonant ---
**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 13, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/180 "2018-11-13T00:28:03Z")
landgrabs - must contain a 3-letter word - verb or noun describing something a human might do or participate in - must not contain a “u” - must have the same vowel used twice - must contain three consecutive consonants - may not have more than three syllables - cannot end with -ing - not licensed to kill: may not contain a double-O ( “OO” ) - henceforth, valid responses must alternate between an even and odd number of letters - must contain another three letter word, backwards - cannot begin with a vowel - cannot end with a vowel - cannot contain a double consonant - cannot end in -s [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=10)