# Guess the words from internal letter sequences **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2000, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855 "2000-12-03T19:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/161 "2000-12-09T13:35:59Z")
**bibliophage** , GLENO = inGLENOok. Of my remaining five (from last page) **lurkernomore** got one and **Kyberneticist** got all the rest except for: IRDU “airduct” is not one word according to Webster’s. [sub]Hint: think measurement.[/sub] ---
**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:** [December 9, 2000, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/162 "2000-12-09T14:12:00Z")
Point to scratch for inglenook. 1. GARIT (one more besides logarithm and margarita) 2. HOMOR 3. HWH (2 unrelated words) 4. IAI (2 unrelated words) 5. OPOM 6. ORRHO ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/163 "2000-12-09T14:59:46Z")
ORRHO = hemORRHOids, of course. ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/164 "2000-12-09T15:02:01Z")
Oh, and for HWH, one answer is busHWHack. ---
**Author:** ![Meleemancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Meleemancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meleemancer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/165 "2000-12-09T16:07:41Z")
1. sop **homor** ic Funny, I kept looking at 9 and getting this, not realizing that it fit the pattern above for a while. Now 9 just keeps reminding me of tropo-, but I know that that can’t be right either 'cause nothing fits after it… ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/166 "2000-12-09T17:34:08Z")
IAI - liaison ---
**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:** [December 10, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/167 "2000-12-10T00:39:55Z")
2 points to **scratch1300** for hemorrhoids and bushwhack. Point to **Mind gamer** for sophomoric. Point to **lurkernomore** for liaison. 1. GARIT (one more besides logarithm and margarita) 2. HWH (one more besides bushwhack) 3. IAI (one more besides liaison) 4. OPOM 5. OTOTI 6. OTOTY 7. PJ 8. POPA 9. RSEDI standings for round 3 so far: Kyberneticist: 4 scratch1300: 3 lurkernomore: 2 Mind gamer: 1 ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/168 "2000-12-10T00:42:02Z")
Both of these answered by bibliophage - I wasn’t thinking of jokefest for OKEF. QuaSIEQuilbrium is correct ( I know it’s hyphenated in some dictionaries, but I’ve never seen anyone who uses it hyphenate it.) I’m going on vacation, so I won’t be able to give answers for the rest for a while. I trust that those who really want to know will figure them out, and to help I’ll give some hints. TISIM – while it’s not an everyday word, it’s meaning is very clear. LIPY – this is a useful high-falutin’ greek word for something that has simpler, more common words to describe it. SQUAMP – a fairly technical term, but some word lovers are likely familiar with the field. ---
**Author:** ![Meleemancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Meleemancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meleemancer)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/169 "2000-12-10T00:57:39Z")
1. pr **ototy** pe ---
**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:** [December 10, 2000, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/170 "2000-12-10T02:13:40Z")
Point to **Mind gamer** for prototype. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/171 "2000-12-10T04:08:57Z")
PJ- skipjack ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/172 "2000-12-10T04:17:01Z")
ototi - rototiller ---
**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:** [December 10, 2000, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/173 "2000-12-10T05:34:51Z")
2 points to **lurkernomore** for rototill and skipjack. I may have failed to check PJ for uniqueness. There are more such words than I thought, including slapjack, flapjack, and cheapjack. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2000, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/174 "2000-12-10T12:34:25Z")
OKFE-book-fell (a vellum manuscript), brook-fed (what some ponds are), book-fed (what I am). 1. GARIT (one more besides logarithm and margarita) 2. HWH (one more besides bushwhack) 3. IAI (one more besides liaison) 4. OPOM 5. POPA 6. RSEDI 7. SIPY 8. TROFI 9. UAU 10. UDAC 11. ULIF ---
**Author:** ![Meleemancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Meleemancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meleemancer)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/175 "2000-12-10T14:48:44Z")
1. ca **ulif** lower So what’s up? Are people getting tired of this already? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Eggs\_a\_la\_Ted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eggs\_a\_la\_Ted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eggs_a_la_Ted)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/176 "2000-12-10T18:26:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mind gamer \* > \*\*So what’s up? Are people getting tired of this already? 😕 \*\* It’s getting too hard. I haven’t even heard of half these words. - 1. UAU **Lua** u ---
**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:** [December 11, 2000, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/177 "2000-12-11T13:38:21Z")
For the remaining nine see [Round 3 answers](http://www.geocities.com/maineiac_bibliophage/round_3_answers.html) I hope that link works. I get a script error, but I can still view it. ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2000, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855/178 "2000-12-12T15:58:25Z")
…here’s the answer: IRDU = avoIRDUpois. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855.md?page=8)