# 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:** 38
**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 14, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/741 "2020-08-14T18:53:13Z")
Must be an O somewhere… ---
**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 14, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/742 "2020-08-14T19:25:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Statistical analysis dictates: give me an “N”. Unfortunately there are no N’s in this sentence. **Strike five.** * * * Here’s the sentence: SCHOOL HOURS FLOW SLOWLY. * * * Short sentences can evade the rules of statistics. I will put forth a long one for the next round: \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ . ---
**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 14, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/743 "2020-08-14T19:27:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Must be an O somewhere… Good guess, but the fifth strike caused the round to end right before it. Maybe we can use it for the next round. 🙂 ---
**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 14, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/744 "2020-08-14T22:26:25Z")
E (ieio) ---
**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 14, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/745 "2020-08-14T22:48:24Z")
(e) I (eio) ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/746 "2020-08-15T01:04:45Z")
Thank you for your guesses. 🙂 Both E and I can be found in the sentence: \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ I E \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ I \_ \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ I E \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ E I \_ / \_ \_ \_ I \_ I E \_ . ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/747 "2020-08-15T01:15:58Z")
Howza 'bout a little old “D”, eh? ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/748 "2020-08-15T01:17:53Z")
Only four of them. 🙂 \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ I E D / \_ \_ D / \_ I \_ \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ D I E \_ \_ / \_ \_ D / \_ \_ E I \_ / \_ \_ \_ I \_ I E \_ . ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/749 "2020-08-15T01:26:18Z")
Then maybe an “R”? ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/750 "2020-08-15T01:29:56Z")
Four of them again. 🙂 \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ R R I E D / \_ \_ D / \_ I \_ \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ D I E R \_ / \_ \_ D / \_ \_ E I R / \_ \_ \_ I \_ I E \_ . ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/751 "2020-08-15T01:51:43Z")
And a spot of “T” before bedtime? ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/752 "2020-08-15T01:56:07Z")
Yes, there are a couple of T’s. T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ R R I E D / \_ \_ D / \_ I \_ \_ \_ E / \_ \_ \_ D I E R \_ / \_ \_ D / T \_ E I R / \_ \_ \_ I \_ I E \_ . ---
**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 15, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/753 "2020-08-15T02:08:09Z")
And ‘S’… ---
**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 15, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/754 "2020-08-15T02:34:35Z")
Yes, there are several S’s here. 🙂 T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ \_ \_ S E S / \_ \_ R R I E D / \_ \_ D / S I \_ \_ \_ E / S \_ \_ D I E R S / \_ \_ D / T \_ E I R / \_ \_ \_ I \_ I E S . ---
**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 15, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/755 "2020-08-15T04:26:50Z")
H, 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 15, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/756 "2020-08-15T10:42:19Z")
Yes, there are H’s in this sentence. # T H E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E \_ / H \_ \_ S E S / \_ \_ R R I E D / \_ \_ D / S I \_ \_ \_ E / S \_ \_ D I E R S / \_ \_ D / T H E I R / \_ \_ \_ I \_ I E S . ---
**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 15, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/757 "2020-08-15T12:43:40Z")
Ought to be a pair of _L_s there… ---
**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 15, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/758 "2020-08-15T14:37:29Z")
Give us an “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 15, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/759 "2020-08-15T14:48:11Z")
A 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 15, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/760 "2020-08-15T15:00:54Z")
Thank you for your guesses. 🙂 # T H E / \_ O \_ \_ L E \_ / H O \_ S E S / \_ A R R I E D / A \_ D / S I \_ \_ L E / S O L D I E R S / A \_ D / T H E I R / \_ A \_ I L I E S . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=39)