# Five-Strike Hangman **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633 "2020-07-28T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/261 "2020-08-02T17:22:21Z")
No worries. T H E / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ N \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ A N / D O / N O /\_\_\_ R O N \_\_\_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/262 "2020-08-02T17:27:05Z")
All right. Let us speed things up then. I will guess K, please. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/263 "2020-08-02T17:40:03Z")
Right again. T H E / K \_\_\_ N \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ A N / D O / N O /\_\_\_ R O N \_\_\_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/264 "2020-08-02T18:03:29Z")
I’ll have to guess I now. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/265 "2020-08-02T18:37:39Z")
Well, hmm, haw, what about a “G”, sir? ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/266 "2020-08-02T18:37:57Z")
Give me an i ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/267 "2020-08-02T21:27:49Z")
**Zyada, PlaceboTarget** had already guessed I. T H E / K I N G /\_\_\_ A N / D O / N O /\_\_\_ R O N \_\_\_ ---
**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:** [August 2, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/268 "2020-08-02T23:05:12Z")
Hmmmmm. How about another “G”? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/269 "2020-08-02T23:14:38Z")
Ha! See? It’s tougher that it looks to get it right. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/270 "2020-08-03T06:05:37Z")
I’ll guess a C now, please. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/271 "2020-08-03T16:19:34Z")
I’ll guess a W ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/272 "2020-08-03T19:42:30Z")
D’oh - can’t believe I missed a G! T H E / K I N G / C A N / D O / N O / W R O N G Over to you, **Zyada**. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/273 "2020-08-03T20:23:46Z")
Probably too easy, but here it is: \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/274 "2020-08-03T20:25:56Z")
Show me some As, please. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/275 "2020-08-03T20:29:16Z")
\_ A \_ \_ \_ /\_ A \_ /\_ A \_ \_ /A \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ A \_ /\_ A \_ \_ /A \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ A \_ \_ \_ /\_ A \_ /\_ \_ \_ (and that makes two screwups. Guys, don’t do long phrase, it will kill you) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/276 "2020-08-03T20:36:19Z")
How about a T? ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/277 "2020-08-03T20:38:52Z")
\_ A \_ \_ \_ /\_ A T /\_ A T \_ /A \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ \_ /\_ A T /\_ A T \_ /A \_ \_ /\_ \_ T T \_ \_ /\_ A \_ \_ \_ /\_ A T /\_ \_ \_ Fussy software ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/278 "2020-08-03T20:59:14Z")
S, please. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/279 "2020-08-03T21:01:33Z")
Here you go \_ A \_ \_ S /\_ A T /\_ A T S /A \_ \_ /\_ \_ \_ S /\_ A T /\_ A T S /A \_ \_ /\_ \_ T T \_ \_ /\_ A \_ \_ S /\_ A T /\_ \_ \_ ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/280 "2020-08-03T21:50:54Z")
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