# 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:** 24
**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, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/461 "2020-08-06T14:48:51Z")
I would like to guess B, 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, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/462 "2020-08-06T14:51:49Z")
There is exactly one B. I /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ L D / T E L L /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ / B \_\_\_ T / T H E N / I ’ D / H A V E / T O /\_\_\_ I L L /\_\_\_ O \_\_\_ ---
**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, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/463 "2020-08-06T14:52:56Z")
I don’t know. Hmm… What about W? I would like to guess W, 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 6, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/464 "2020-08-06T15:10:28Z")
K (to go with the O?) ---
**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, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/465 "2020-08-06T15:11:21Z")
U…send me. ---
**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, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/466 "2020-08-06T15:29:04Z")
No Ws. **Strike one.** I /\_\_\_ O U L D / T E L L /\_\_\_ O U / B U T / T H E N / I ’ D / H A V E / T O / K I L L /\_\_\_ O U Very close now. ---
**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, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/467 "2020-08-06T15:29:53Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > I would like to guess W, please (Post can’t be empty.) ---
**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, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/468 "2020-08-06T15:36:02Z")
C, 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, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/469 "2020-08-06T15:38:52Z")
Oh, now I see it. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/470 "2020-08-06T16:38:40Z")
Tell me Y ---
**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 7, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/471 "2020-08-07T14:03:04Z")
@Elendil_s_Heir ! đź‘‹ ---
**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 7, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/472 "2020-08-07T14:05:50Z")
I’m baaaaack! I / C O U L D / T E L L / Y O U / B U T / T H E N / I ’ D / H A V E / T O / K I L L / Y O U Well done, and 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 7, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/473 "2020-08-07T14:52:21Z")
Hopefully, this will be a little bit challenging: \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ , / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/474 "2020-08-07T15:01:16Z")
A, 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 7, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/475 "2020-08-07T15:04:57Z")
A swing, and a miss! No A’s ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/476 "2020-08-07T15:08:50Z")
How about an E? ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/477 "2020-08-07T15:10:18Z")
And a hit: \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ E \_ , / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ strikes: 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 7, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/478 "2020-08-07T15:11:56Z")
Still need some vowels. ETAOIN…how about an O? ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/479 "2020-08-07T15:13:09Z")
I thought this might be tricky - no O strikes: A, O ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/480 "2020-08-07T15:13:46Z")
I’ll step back because I don’t want two strikes in a row. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=25)