# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/301 "2020-08-04T02:58:18Z")
Is one enough? Are three too many? / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ / **A** /\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_’ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ **A** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ / \_ \_ / ---
**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 4, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/302 "2020-08-04T03:06:51Z")
I’ll guess E, please. 🙂 ---
**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 4, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/303 "2020-08-04T10:46:17Z")
Also, an i for that contraction there. ---
**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 4, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/304 "2020-08-04T11:02:42Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > for that contraction there. Aha. I hadn’t noticed it before. ---
**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 4, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/305 "2020-08-04T11:20:13Z")
I first used a capital i, but that could have been misinterpreted as an L, which may also work for that contraction. An i is less risky, though. ---
**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 4, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/306 "2020-08-04T12:04:46Z")
An “S”, s’il vous plait. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/307 "2020-08-04T13:14:52Z")
‘E’ first: / \_ \_ \_ **E** / \_ \_ / \_ \_ / **A** /\_ \_ **E** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_’ \_ \_ / \_ **E** / \_ **A** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ / \_ \_ / And ‘I’: / \_ \_ \_ **E** / **I** \_ / \_ \_ / **A** /\_ \_ **E** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / **I** ’ \_ \_ / \_ **E** / \_ **A** \_ \_ **I** \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ \_ / And ‘S’ STRIKE ONE / \_ \_ \_ **E** / **I** \_ / \_ \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / **I** ’ \_ \_ / \_ **E** / \_ **A** \_ \_ **I** \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ \_ / ---
**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 4, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/308 "2020-08-04T13:26:15Z")
I’ll guess L please. ---
**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 4, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/309 "2020-08-04T13:38:23Z")
Well, then. How about “T”? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/310 "2020-08-04T14:17:44Z")
Here an ‘L’, there an ‘L’… / \_ \_ \_ **E** / **I** \_ / \_ \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / **I** ’ **L** **L** / \_ **E** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ \_ / And a ‘T’: / \_ \_ \_ **E** / **I** \_ / \_ \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ **T** / **I** ’ **L** **L** / \_ **E** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / \_ \_ **T** / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ \_ / ---
**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 4, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/311 "2020-08-04T14:33:03Z")
I would like to guess O ---
**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 4, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/312 "2020-08-04T14:41:14Z")
An M for me, please. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/313 "2020-08-04T15:37:07Z")
‘O’: / \_ **O** \_ **E** / **I** \_ / **O** \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ **O** \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ **T** / **I** ’ **L** **L** / \_ **E** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / **O** \_ **T** / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ **O** / And ‘M’: STRIKE TWO / \_ **O** \_ **E** / **I** \_ / **O** \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ **O** \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ **T** / **I** ’ **L** **L** / \_ **E** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / **O** \_ **T** / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ **O** / ---
**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 4, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/314 "2020-08-04T15:45:18Z")
Guessing a “B”. ---
**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 4, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/315 "2020-08-04T15:46:50Z")
Also, D ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/316 "2020-08-04T16:11:02Z")
To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’: / \_ **O** \_ **E** / **I** \_ / **O** \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ **O** \_ \_ \_ / **B** \_ **T** / **I** ’ **L** **L** / **B** **E** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / **O** \_ **T** / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ **O** / ‘D’: / \_ **O** D **E** / **I** \_ / **O** \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ **O** \_ \_ **D** / **B** \_ **T** / I’LL / **BE** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / **O** \_ **T** / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ **O** / No, Discourse, it wasn’t a complete sentence – and “To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’” isn’t, either! ---
**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 4, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/317 "2020-08-04T16:14:23Z")
I’ll guess U now. 🙂 Using bold letters is a nuisance (for the one who has to bold those letters I mean). ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/318 "2020-08-04T16:17:27Z")
No, you don’t get another ‘D’, though I see where you think it should be. ‘U’: / \_ **O** D **E** / **I** \_ / **O** \_ / **A** / \_ \_ **E** \_ \_ **O** **U** \_ **D** / **BUT** / I’LL / **BE** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** \_ \_ / **OUT** / **I** \_ / **I** / \_ **O** / Concur. ---
**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 4, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/319 "2020-08-04T16:19:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > No, you don’t get another ‘D’, though I see where you think it should be. It’s okay, I had that figured out. 🙂 I’ll have to guess F now. ---
**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 4, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/320 "2020-08-04T16:20:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > No, Discourse, it wasn’t a complete sentence – and “To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’” isn’t, either! It’s really annoying isn’t it? Give me an “R”! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=17)