# Lety's play a game!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079 "2004-07-27T12:49:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 15

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/281 "2004-08-12T23:00:49Z")

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> [@Cinnamon Girl](#):
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> LIPS \> SHIP

Lips  
Sips  
Sins  
Sine  
Sane  
Sand  
Send  
Seed  
Seep  
Step  
Stop  
Shop  
Ship

I have a friend who bought a house several months ago but is only today making the final MOVE to her new DIGS.

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**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/282 "2004-08-12T23:54:26Z")

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MOVE  
Dove  
Dive  
Dine  
Dins  
DIGS

There’s this girl. Should I RING her on her CELL?

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/283 "2004-08-13T00:23:47Z")

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> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#):
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> There’s this girl. Should I RING her on her CELL?

RING  
Wing  
Wine  
Wile  
Will  
Well  
CELL

I’m a bit hungry. Time to break for a snack. _takes a BITE of her CHIP_

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/284 "2004-08-13T01:08:33Z")

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BITE\>CHIP

BITE  
bits  
bats  
bass  
boss  
boos  
boot  
soot  
shot  
shop  
chop  
CHIP

My connection is fast now, so I can LOAD lots of PAGEs. It’s great! (PAGE, not PAGES)

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/285 "2004-08-13T01:36:46Z")

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> [@dwalin](#):
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> My connection is fast now, so I can LOAD lots of PAGEs. It’s great! (PAGE, not PAGES)

LOAD  
Loan  
Lean  
Bean  
Beat  
Belt  
Bell  
Well  
Will  
Pill  
Pile  
Pale  
PAGE  
I think I am going to LOSE the Jeopardy GAME in this forum, but at least I can solve something in this one. 😃

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**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/286 "2004-08-13T02:05:38Z")

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LOSE  
Dose  
Dome  
Dame  
GAME

**Kat** , as SOON as I saw the Jeopardy game, **Idle** QUIT for the night. ☹

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/287 "2004-08-13T13:03:46Z")

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SOON  
boon  
boos  
boss  
moss  
muss  
must  
dust  
[doit](http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=duit)  
QUIT

I’ve really BEEN enjoying this GAME…

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/288 "2004-08-14T00:35:40Z")

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> [@Dolores Reborn](#):
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> I’ve really BEEN enjoying this GAME…

BEEN  
Beet  
Bent  
Lent  
Lend  
Land  
Lane  
Lame  
GAME

Can I trim a TREE down to a BUSH?

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