# Last letter = First Letter, min 3 syllable word chain **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 16, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071 "2020-10-16T03:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/1 "2020-10-16T03:31:37Z")
I used to have a ton of fun playing this with my son and his best friend when we were on long car journeys. The rules are simple - you must generate a word that is a minimum of three syllables, with the first letter being the last letter of the previous word. Kudos if you can manage 4+ syllables, but it is not required. For example, if I start with “ciabatta,” the thread might result in: Anonymous Secretively Yellowish Horrendous Serpentine… So, I’ll start with my example, **ciabatta**. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/2 "2020-10-16T04:44:01Z")
alphabetical ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/3 "2020-10-16T05:08:14Z")
lackadaisical ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/4 "2020-10-16T10:15:53Z")
lepidoptera ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/5 "2020-10-16T10:25:22Z")
This is one of the most popular games among children in Romania, but you are supposed to use the last two letters of the previous word to start a new one. I understand why this rule cannot work in English - you would often get stuck. In Romanian, however, you need to try hard to block somebody - and this is how the game ends, by finding a word whose final two letters will not allow the opponent to begin a new one. Here is an example: acrobat -\> atentie -\> iepure-\> restaurant (acrobat -\> attention -\> rabbit -\> restaurant) Okay, enough with this, and back to the game. * * * **attentively** ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/6 "2020-10-16T11:03:19Z")
yellowhammer ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/7 "2020-10-16T11:04:14Z")
respectful ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/8 "2020-10-16T11:05:06Z")
lackadaisical ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/9 "2020-10-16T11:07:04Z")
liminal ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/10 "2020-10-16T11:10:55Z")
liquidate ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/11 "2020-10-16T11:21:05Z")
encyclopedic ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/12 "2020-10-16T15:24:09Z")
choreography ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/13 "2020-10-16T16:59:29Z")
youthfulness ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/14 "2020-10-16T17:04:58Z")
sedentary ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/15 "2020-10-16T18:14:12Z")
yammering ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/16 "2020-10-16T18:28:31Z")
gerrymandering ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/17 "2020-10-16T18:48:40Z")
guacamole ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/18 "2020-10-16T18:51:01Z")
emanate ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/19 "2020-10-16T19:11:21Z")
endocrinological ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-letter-first-letter-min-3-syllable-word-chain/923071/20 "2020-10-16T20:21:34Z")
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