# 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:** 45
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/882 "2020-08-19T15:47:38Z")
‘O’, you’re a sly one. ---
**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 19, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/883 "2020-08-19T15:49:58Z")
U really think so? ---
**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 19, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/884 "2020-08-19T15:50:18Z")
> [@FastDan1](#): > > ‘O’, you’re a sly one. But I’m not as fast as you are. 🙂 * * * | word 1 | word 2 | word 3 | word 4 | word 5 | | **\_ O \_ \_ \_ I \_** | **\_ \_ O \_** | **\_ O \_** | **\_ \_ O \_ \_ \_** | **\_ O \_ \_ .** | * * * | **guesses** | **strikes** | | | | | A, E, I, O | 2 | ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/885 "2020-08-19T15:53:34Z")
‘U’ missed one above? 👆 ---
**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 19, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/886 "2020-08-19T15:54:31Z")
And that’s four strikes. If you’re gonna have a table, keep it updated, would ya? Sheesh. 😉 ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/887 "2020-08-19T16:05:57Z")
Sorry, I didn’t see that one. ☹ * * * Unfortunately, there are no U’s here. * * * | word 1 | word 2 | word 3 | word 4 | word 5 | | **\_ O \_ \_ \_ I \_** | **\_ \_ O \_** | **\_ O \_** | **\_ \_ O \_ \_ \_** | **\_ O \_ \_ .** | * * * | **guesses** | **strikes** | | | | | A, E, I, O, U | 3 | .......................................................................................................................................................................... ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/888 "2020-08-19T16:29:33Z")
How 'bout “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 19, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/889 "2020-08-19T16:31:37Z")
Yup. 🙂 * * * | word 1 | word 2 | word 3 | word 4 | word 5 | | **\_ O \_ S \_ I S** | **\_ \_ O \_** | **\_ O \_** | **\_ \_ O \_ \_ S** | **\_ O \_ \_ .** | * * * | **guesses** | **strikes** | | | | | A, E, I, O, U, S | 3 | ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/890 "2020-08-19T16:32:12Z")
Where the hell is the L? ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/891 "2020-08-19T16:34:23Z")
L is missing, unfortunately. * * * | word 1 | word 2 | word 3 | word 4 | word 5 | | **\_ O \_ S \_ I S** | **\_ \_ O \_** | **\_ O \_** | **\_ \_ O \_ \_ S** | **\_ O \_ \_ .** | * * * | **guesses** | **strikes** | | | | | A, E, I, O, U, S, L | 4 | ---
**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 19, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/892 "2020-08-19T16:49:29Z")
No one’s tried “T” yet? ---
**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 19, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/893 "2020-08-19T17:08:04Z")
No, unfortunately there aren’t any T’s in this sentence. | **guesses** | **strikes** | | | | | A, E, I, O, U, S, L, T | 5 | GAME OVER * * * Here is the sentence: **NORSKIS KNOW HOW FJORDS FORM.** * * * I’ll post the new sentence. I don’t know whether it is easier. I found it on the Internet: # \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / , / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ . ---
**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 19, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/894 "2020-08-19T17:48:45Z")
Wow, toughie. Congrats, **PT** , on (I think) our first round stumped. How about an A to get started? ---
**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 19, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/895 "2020-08-19T18:16:16Z")
There was at least one previous stumping. Guessing an “N” here. ---
**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 19, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/896 "2020-08-19T18:24:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Wow, toughie. Congrats, **PT** , on (I think) our first round stumped. Thank you. People who play this game in my country are ruthless. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > There was at least one previous stumping. True. * * * Thank you for your guesses. Both A and N can be found in the new sentence: # \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ N / \_ A \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / , / \_ N \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ A N \_ . Guesses: A, N. Strikes: 0. (No tables this time.) ---
**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 19, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/897 "2020-08-19T18:50:57Z")
Guessing an “O” in cutthroat to-the-death hangman! ---
**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 19, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/898 "2020-08-19T19:01:25Z")
Sure. 🙂 # \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ N / \_ A \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / , / \_ N \_ O \_ \_ \_ A N \_ . Guesses: A, N, O. Strikes: 0. ---
**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 19, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/899 "2020-08-19T20:57:51Z")
Perhaps 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 19, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/900 "2020-08-19T23:06:36Z")
And “D”? ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/901 "2020-08-20T13:31:33Z")
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