Do you like this game? Are you good at it? I think it is fun and I like to see how quickly I can unscramble the words.
If you’re not familiar with the game, here are some examples: https://www.google.com/search?q=jumble+that+scrambled+word+game&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwncGYhLzWAhXm7oMKHYBqCSYQ_AUIESgB&biw=768&bih=928#ddlx=0&imgrc=LppbeYKoX6up4M:, and http://www.jumble.com/.
How about you, do you like LEBJMU?
I mostly just try to figure out the riddles without doing the puzzle.
I work it both ways. As someone with, false modesty aside, a fairly extensive vocabulary, I can guess many words right off, especially the five letter ones. But often, the answer to the riddle will suggest itself then I work on the words. Or sometimes, I’ll get a couple of the words, get the riddle from that, then use the answer to the riddle to place letters within the scramble words that haven’t been solved yet.
I do them all the time. Then I like to share the jokes with friends. Today’s hilarious joke, for instance:
The fashion designer retired at the top of her career so that she could…
GO OUT IN STYLE
Yeah, the riddle usually seems to be pretty obvious. Honestly–I might be more inclined to do the Jumble if the riddles were more than just an only slightly amusing play on words.
I focus on unscrambling the words as quickly as possible. I usually don’t care about the riddle. I challenge myself, and can often unscramble the four words in under 20 seconds. Sometimes 10. It’s a race for me.
It’s something about how I am wired, I can often simply see the words among the jumbled letters. But sometimes those 6-letter words can really trip me up.
I can usually get all but one of the scrambled letters. From there, I can usually figure out the riddle, then work backwards to get the last word.
I loved it as a little kid, and did it every day with my grandfather.
By the time I was 15 or so, I thought the game was way too easy and that the puns were awful.
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Nice.