# After 6 years, I finally get to play the Word Game. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963 "2003-01-21T12:20:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/41 "2003-01-30T16:21:23Z")
films - 0 slack - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/42 "2003-01-30T18:14:34Z")
SLACK - 1 CRANE? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/43 "2003-01-30T21:40:57Z")
CRANE - 2 AUDIO - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/44 "2003-01-30T22:18:25Z")
AUDIO - 1 HEADY? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/45 "2003-01-31T12:41:26Z")
HEADY - 3 CAKED? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/46 "2003-01-31T13:22:03Z")
CAKED - 0 BOXER? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/47 "2003-01-31T13:40:46Z")
BOXER - 1 CAKES - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/48 "2003-01-31T14:11:59Z")
CAKES - 1 PIQUE? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/49 "2003-01-31T15:11:54Z")
PIQUE - 2 GRIEF - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/50 "2003-01-31T15:37:23Z")
GRIEF - 1 WORLD? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/51 "2003-01-31T15:42:47Z")
WORLD - 0 BRUSH - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/52 "2003-01-31T15:51:11Z")
BRUSH - 3 GAUZE? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/53 "2003-01-31T18:05:36Z")
Dammit. I’m sorry, I have a correction for you. WORLD has 1 Would you like to choose something other than gauze? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/54 "2003-01-31T18:25:09Z")
Nah, do GAUZE. I’m really taking wild stabs in the dark anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/55 "2003-01-31T18:57:30Z")
GAUZE - 2 STARK - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/56 "2003-01-31T19:18:13Z")
STARK = 2 TAPED? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/57 "2003-01-31T21:58:42Z")
TAPED - 5 SPURN - ? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/58 "2003-01-31T22:18:13Z")
SPURN - 4 ADEPT? ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/59 "2003-01-31T23:03:08Z")
That’s my word! Well done **Achernar**. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963/60 "2003-01-31T23:09:39Z")
Cool! I like how you picked a word that has an anagram. Mine was SYRUP; I think you were getting pretty close. Good game, thanks. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-6-years-i-finally-get-to-play-the-word-game/149963.md?page=4)