# 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:** 20\
**Page:** 8

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/141 "2004-07-30T01:38:00Z")

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PLOP  
poop  
hoop  
hood  
hold  
hole  
mole  
male  
mate  
hate  
haze  
faze  
fuze  
fuzz  
FIZZ

LAWN --\> WEED

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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:** [July 30, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/142 "2004-07-30T01:51:32Z")

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LAWN  
Laws  
Lags  
Legs  
Begs  
Bees  
Wees  
WEED

DUKE --\> YORK

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/143 "2004-07-30T02:01:05Z")

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DUKE  
puke  
Luke  
lake  
lace  
pace  
pack  
park  
pork  
YORK

Let’s hope the SICK get WELL.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/144 "2004-07-30T02:02:07Z")

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:smack: Don’t ask me why I needed puke in there…

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/145 "2004-07-30T02:29:39Z")

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SICK  
silk  
sill  
will  
WELL  
NULL —\> VOID

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**Author:** ![SuperDuperMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@SuperDuperMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperDuperMan)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/146 "2004-07-30T02:47:36Z")

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> [@mhendo](#):
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> SICK  
> silk  
> sill  
> will  
> WELL  
> NULL —\> VOID

NULL  
full  
fill  
hill  
holl  
hold  
held  
veld  
VOID  
TAPE-----\> DISK

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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:** [July 30, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/147 "2004-07-30T03:01:13Z")

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I’ll overlook “VELD -\> VOID” since I have no clue how to go about doing that one. 😉

TAPE  
Rape  
Ripe  
Rise  
Risk  
DISK

Anybody watching the DEMO → CRAT convention?

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/148 "2004-07-30T11:21:07Z")

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Is crat a word? […shrug…]

DEMO  
deco  
deck  
desk  
dusk  
dust  
must  
most  
moat  
boat  
brat  
bran  
bray  
pray  
play  
plan  
clan  
clap  
crap  
CRAT

TIME --\> SYNC

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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:** [July 30, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/149 "2004-07-30T15:07:45Z")

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> [@Liberal](#):
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> Is crat a word? […shrug…]

Probably not, butchya can still link to it.

TIME  
Tine  
Sine  
Syne (I admit I had to look this one up)  
SYNC

SUNS → MOON

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**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/150 "2004-07-30T15:28:22Z")

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> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#):
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> SUNS --\> MOON

SUNS  
sons  
cons  
coos  
cook  
coon  
MOON

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**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/151 "2004-07-30T15:30:54Z")

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Oops! I meant to say:

PIES --\> CAKE

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**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/152 "2004-07-30T16:00:18Z")

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pies  
pits  
sits  
site  
side  
hide  
bide  
bade  
bake  
cake  
my DICE are all LOST

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/153 "2004-07-30T16:00:53Z")

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PIES  
dies  
dims  
dams  
dame  
dare  
care  
CAKE

BASE —\> HITS

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/154 "2004-07-30T16:03:02Z")

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Damn, **Redwing** beat me to it.

DICE  
mice  
mine  
mint  
mist  
most  
LOST

Now, let’s try BASE —\> HITS

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**Author:** ![Andros\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Andros\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andros_X)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/155 "2004-07-30T16:14:38Z")

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BASE  
bade  
bide  
bite  
bits  
HITS

BUSH --\> DICK

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**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/156 "2004-07-30T16:14:59Z")

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base  
bake  
sake  
sate  
site  
sits  
hits  
The BSox suck, and the Twins will disappoint me, fortunately it’s nearly time for  
FOOT —\> BALL

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**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/157 "2004-07-30T16:20:24Z")

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**Andros\_X** beat me.

bush  
bash  
base  
bake  
bike  
dike  
dice  
dick

FOOT —\> BALL

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**Author:** ![Andros\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Andros\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andros_X)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/158 "2004-07-30T16:31:44Z")

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FOOT  
fool  
fowl  
bowl  
bawl  
BALL

HIGH —\> NOON

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/159 "2004-07-30T17:03:28Z")

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HIGH  
sigh  
sign  
sion  
soon  
NOON

ROOT --\> CRUX

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/160 "2004-07-30T17:51:07Z")

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ROOT  
soot  
slot  
slow  
flow  
flew  
fled  
bled  
bred  
cred (don’t like the word much, but it’s in the dictionary)  
crud  
CRUX

DUAL —\> FLOW

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