"Add a rule" word game

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Birchism

  • 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
  • cannot be an “ism”
182

handcraft

  • 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
  • cannot be an “ism”
  • cannot contain four or more consecutive consonants
183

warcraft

  • 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
  • cannot be an “ism”
  • cannot contain four or more consecutive consonants
  • cannot end in craft
184

noncontract

  • 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
  • cannot be an “ism”
  • cannot contain four or more consecutive consonants
  • cannot end in craft
  • cannot begin with “non”
185

How does noncontract fit rule #2? I can only conceive of an adjectival use, and Merriam Webster lists no noun or verb forms.

186

… and we are stuck again. Looking above, I think Bayaker gets the nod, since KO’s entry isn’t completely compatible.

187

Sorry for not getting back sooner.

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a word that ends in a vowel

188

Betelgeuse

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word

189

symphony

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)

190

Louisiana

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel

191

Ohio

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel

192

oopsie

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter

193

echo

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables

194

oppressive

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant

195

embryo

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant
may not be a proper noun (normally capitalized word)

196

okapi

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant
may not be a proper noun (normally capitalized word)
may not include an “h”

197

idea

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant
may not be a proper noun (normally capitalized word)
may not include an “h”
must contain at least two consonants

198

anodyne

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant
may not be a proper noun (normally capitalized word)
may not include an “h”
must contain at least two consonants
there must be no “y” as part of the last syllable

199

ebola

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant
may not be a proper noun (normally capitalized word)
may not include an “h”
must contain at least two consonants
there must be no “y” as part of the last syllable
must include at least one “j”, “q”, “x” or “z”

200

acquire

a word that ends in a vowel
a word that ends in a different vowel than the previous word
not bi-curious (does not end in “y”)
must also begin with a vowel
cannot begin and end with the same vowel
must begin with previous word’s final letter
may not have more than three syllables
may not contain a double consonant
may not be a proper noun (normally capitalized word)
may not include an “h”
must contain at least two consonants
there must be no “y” as part of the last syllable
must include at least one “j”, “q”, “x” or “z”
may not include “i”