# 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:** 46
**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 20, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/902 "2020-08-20T15:58:50Z")
Yes, they’re all in here: # \_ E \_ / \_ \_ E N / \_ A \_ / D E \_ \_ \_ E / , / \_ N \_ O \_ C \_ A N \_ . ---
**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 20, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/903 "2020-08-20T16:01:09Z")
Well… “R”? ---
**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 20, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/904 "2020-08-20T16:11:51Z")
Or ‘T’? ---
**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 20, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/905 "2020-08-20T16:47:40Z")
Sure. 🙂 # \_ E R / \_ \_ E N / \_ A \_ / D E \_ \_ R E / , / \_ N \_ O \_ C \_ A N T . ---
**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 20, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/906 "2020-08-20T17:18:45Z")
Hommina Hommina Hommina, “H”? ---
**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 20, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/907 "2020-08-20T17:22:49Z")
Ssss. ---
**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 20, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/908 "2020-08-20T17:49:13Z")
Yup. 🙂 # H E R / \_ \_ E N / \_ A S / D E \_ \_ R E / , / \_ N S O \_ C \_ A N 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 20, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/909 "2020-08-20T18:18:44Z")
I, yi, yi yi… ---
**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 20, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/910 "2020-08-20T20:26:49Z")
And the obvious “M”? ---
**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 21, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/911 "2020-08-21T03:17:42Z")
U, 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 21, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/912 "2020-08-21T04:33:14Z")
Done: # H E R / M I E N / \_ A S / D E M U R E / , / I N S O U C I A N T . ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/913 "2020-08-23T16:46:53Z")
Oh, very well. I’ll guess the “W”. ---
**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 24, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/914 "2020-08-24T05:34:51Z")
Correct, @Prof.Pepperwinkle! You win. HER MIEN WAS DEMURE, INSOUCIANT. I’m sorry I didn’t act prompter - I’m on vacation. 🙂 ---
**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 24, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/915 "2020-08-24T11:19:25Z")
It’s always slower on the weekends. Next one: \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ , / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ . ---
**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 24, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/916 "2020-08-24T12:55:33Z")
The obligatory ‘E’ 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 24, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/917 "2020-08-24T13:46:41Z")
And ‘T’ as well. ---
**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 24, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/918 "2020-08-24T14:12:36Z")
A, 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 24, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/919 "2020-08-24T15:34:52Z")
\_ / \_ A \_ \_ A / \_ \_ / \_ A \_ \_ / T \_ / \_ \_ / \_ \_ TT\_ E / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ EA \_ A\_ E \_ \_ A , / \_ A \_ A \_ \_ / \_ \_ E\_ E / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ A\_ \_ A A / \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ . Very well. ---
**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 24, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/920 "2020-08-24T15:47:37Z")
At least one ‘O’ seems to be necessary. A 21-letter word ending in _aa_? ---
**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 24, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/921 "2020-08-24T15:48:44Z")
I wanna see an I, sez I. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633.md?page=47)