# 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:** 23
**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 6, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/441 "2020-08-06T13:55:20Z")
Seven Ls: /B U F F \_ L O /B U F F \_ L O /B U F F \_ L O /B U F F \_ L O /B U F F \_ L O /B U F F \_ L O /B U F F \_ L 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 6, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/442 "2020-08-06T13:57:25Z")
Aaaaaand an A. ---
**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 6, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/443 "2020-08-06T13:58:32Z")
Winner! Boy, nothing buffaloes this group: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/444 "2020-08-06T14:02:02Z")
Whew! That’s a lotta buffaloes. Howsabout: \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ '\_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/445 "2020-08-06T14:02:46Z")
A, 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 6, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/446 "2020-08-06T14:03:19Z")
That two-letter contraction must start with i, right? So, I’ll guess “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 6, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/447 "2020-08-06T14:04:37Z")
Righto! I /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / I’\_\_\_ /\_\_\_ A \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ I\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/448 "2020-08-06T14:04:55Z")
So, then a “D”, I think. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/449 "2020-08-06T14:06:58Z")
Guessing an “E” here. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/450 "2020-08-06T14:09:44Z")
Yup. I /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ D /\_\_\_ E \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ E \_\_\_ / I ’ D /\_\_\_ A \_\_\_ E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ I\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/451 "2020-08-06T14:12:57Z")
H, 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 6, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/452 "2020-08-06T14:18:09Z")
Also yup. I /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ D /\_\_\_ E \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ H E \_\_\_ / I ’ D / H A \_\_\_ E /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ I\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/453 "2020-08-06T14:21:54Z")
T, 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 6, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/454 "2020-08-06T14:31:34Z")
And, “N” ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/455 "2020-08-06T14:39:47Z")
Both. I /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ D / T E \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ T / T H E N / I ’ D / H A \_\_\_ E / T \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ I\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/456 "2020-08-06T14:44:19Z")
O, please. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/457 "2020-08-06T14:44:42Z")
I will only give answers then. 🙂 I would like to guess V. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/458 "2020-08-06T14:45:41Z")
Also both. I /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ \_\_\_ D / T E \_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ T / T H E N / I ’ D / H A V E / T O /\_\_\_ I\_\_\_ \_\_\_ /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/459 "2020-08-06T14:46:42Z")
L, 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 6, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/460 "2020-08-06T14:48:31Z")
Right you are. I /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ L D / T E L L /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ \_\_\_ T / T H E N / I ’ D / H A V E / T O /\_\_\_ I L L /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=24)