# 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:** 47
**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, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/922 "2020-08-24T15:49:02Z")
\_ / \_ A \_ \_ A / \_ O / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / \_ \_ / \_ \_ TT\_ E / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ / \_ EA \_ A\_ E \_ \_ A , / \_ A \_ A \_ \_ / \_ \_ E\_ E / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ A\_ \_ A A / \_ O/ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ . There are three O’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 24, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/923 "2020-08-24T15:50:22Z")
And an ‘N’ or two. Or few. ---
**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, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/924 "2020-08-24T15:50:57Z")
I / \_ A \_ \_ A / \_ O / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / \_ \_ / \_ ITT\_ E / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / I \_ / \_ EA \_ A\_ E \_ \_ A , / \_ A \_ A II / \_ \_ E\_ E / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ A\_ \_ A A / \_ O/ \_ \_ I \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ . And some I’s. And, yes, a 21-letter word ending in double A, going hand in hand with the 6-letter word ending in AII. ---
**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, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/925 "2020-08-24T15:52:16Z")
I / \_ A NN A / \_ O / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / \_ \_ / \_ ITT\_ E / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / I N / \_ EA \_ A\_ E \_ \_ A , / \_ A \_ A II / \_ \_ E\_ E / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ N \_ \_ \_ N\_ \_ \_ A \_ \_ A A / \_ O/ \_ \_ I \_ \_ N \_ / \_ \_ . And maybe some N’s will help. ---
**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, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/926 "2020-08-24T15:53:36Z")
An ‘L’…? ---
**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, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/927 "2020-08-24T15:54:42Z")
I / \_ A NN A / \_ O / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / \_ \_ / LITTLE / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / I N / \_ EA LA\_ E \_ \_ A , / \_ A \_ A II / \_ \_ E\_ E / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ N \_ \_ \_ N\_ \_ \_ A \_ \_ A A / \_ O/ \_ \_ I \_ \_ N \_ / \_ \_ . Three L’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 24, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/928 "2020-08-24T15:56:37Z")
Gotta be a W. ---
**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, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/929 "2020-08-24T15:58:08Z")
I / WA NN A / \_ O / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / \_ \_ / LITTLE / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / \_ \_ A\_ \_ / I N / \_ EA LA\_ E \_ \_ A , / \_ A WA II / W \_ E\_ E / T \_ E / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ N \_ \_ \_ N\_ \_ \_ A \_ \_ A A / \_ O/ \_ W I \_ \_ N \_ / \_ \_ . You are correct, sir. ---
**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, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/930 "2020-08-24T16:03:32Z")
G, I wonder if a g is in there? ---
**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, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/931 "2020-08-24T16:07:08Z")
I also want a ‘U’ I think I know what that long word is! ---
**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, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/932 "2020-08-24T16:07:42Z")
I was going to comment that if it weren’t for the _T_s I’d suspect that this sentence was in Hawaiian, not English, but I now see that an ‘H’ is needed. 😃 ---
**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, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/933 "2020-08-24T16:15:38Z")
Hey, brah, you got one ‘S’ I can have?. (Another non-Hawaiian letter, by the way.) ---
**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, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/934 "2020-08-24T16:20:50Z")
I / WA NN A / GO / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / \_ \_ / LITTLE / G \_ ASS / S HA\_ \_ / I N / \_ EA LA\_ E \_ UA , / HAWAII / WH E\_ E / T HE / HU \_ U HU \_ U N U \_ U N U\_ U A \_ U A A / GO/ SW I \_ \_ N G / \_ \_ . Everybody Sing! ---
**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, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/935 "2020-08-24T16:32:27Z")
I don’t know the song, but I know how to spell that long word! M next! ---
**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, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/936 "2020-08-24T16:34:54Z")
I / WA NN A / GO / \_ A \_ \_ / T O / M \_ / LITTLE / G \_ ASS / S HA\_ \_ / I N / \_ EA LA\_ E \_ UA , / HAWAII / WH E\_ E / T HE / HUMUHUMU N U \_ U N U\_ U A \_ U A A / GO/ SWIMMIN G / \_ \_ . Yes, that long word was “swimming”. ---
**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, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/937 "2020-08-24T16:43:01Z")
I think you need an `okina in that ridiculously long word. 🙂 (Of course, there really should be one in “Hawai`i”, too…) ---
**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, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/938 "2020-08-24T16:46:16Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > I don’t know the song I never heard of the song, but a couple of _K_s would be good. ---
**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, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/939 "2020-08-24T16:52:55Z")
I / WA NN A / GO / \_ A \_ K / TO / M \_ / LITTLE / G \_ ASS / S HA\_ K / I N / KEALAKEKUA , / HAWAII / WHE\_ E / T HE / HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUA \_ U A A / GO/ SWIMMIN G / \_ \_ . Numerous K’s. The okinas don’t seem to appear in the sheet music. ---
**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, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/940 "2020-08-24T17:02:01Z")
‘C’ here… Let’s do some fill in. ---
**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, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/941 "2020-08-24T17:07:25Z")
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