# Neverending Words - A Game.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 7, 2001, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972 "2001-06-07T21:15:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/21 "2001-06-08T16:37:53Z")

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ALLE

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**Author:** ![deepbluesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@deepbluesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepbluesea)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/22 "2001-06-08T17:10:37Z")

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A-L-L-E-G

**Uncle Beer** , you spend too much time in biochem, too?

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/23 "2001-06-08T17:34:56Z")

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A-L-L-E-G- **R**

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/24 "2001-06-08T18:19:13Z")

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Goddamn you, _Thinksnow_, you pathetic bastard! You ain’t allowed to use the “gry” words.  
**A-L-L-E-G-R-E**

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/25 "2001-06-08T18:22:14Z")

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A-L-L-E-G-R-E **T**

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/26 "2001-06-08T18:34:25Z")

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FTR: I was going for Allegra, the alergy medicine, but whatever.  
I have no idea what to do with A-L-L-E-G-R-E-T… **A**?  
If that’s the word, then start the new one with V, otherwise, just ignore me and have a good weekend.

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**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/27 "2001-06-08T19:12:54Z")

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A-L-L-E-G-R-E-T-T

I don’t think Allegreta is a word 🙂

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**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/28 "2001-06-08T19:24:16Z")

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Ok that was NOT TruePisces. Sorry, TP… forgot to log off.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/29 "2001-06-08T20:23:12Z")

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Well this one appears kaput, too.

**Allegretto** - _In a moderately quick tempo, usually considered to be slightly slower than allegro but faster than andante._

NEW GAME!

Let’s use **thinksnow’s** letter.

**V**

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/30 "2001-06-08T20:43:13Z")

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V- **I**

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/31 "2001-06-08T20:57:18Z")

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**VIS**  
I can play too. 😉

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/32 "2001-06-08T21:00:08Z")

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V-I-S-I

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/33 "2001-06-08T21:09:07Z")

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V-I-S-I-\*\*G \*\*

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**Author:** ![deepbluesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@deepbluesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepbluesea)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/34 "2001-06-08T21:18:17Z")

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V-I-S-I-G- **O**

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/35 "2001-06-08T21:28:33Z")

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V-I-S-I-G-O-T

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**Author:** ![ACappellaCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@ACappellaCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ACappellaCat)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/36 "2001-06-08T21:36:44Z")

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V-I-S-I-G-O-T

Heh.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/37 "2001-06-08T22:04:52Z")

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V-I-S-I-G-O-T- **H**

This is already a word, but you can still extend it.

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/38 "2001-06-08T22:16:10Z")

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V-I-S-I-G-O-T-H- **I**

Heeheeee

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2001, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/39 "2001-06-09T04:53:13Z")

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V-I-S-I-G-O-T-H-I

Come on, guys… six and a half hours, and all of the brilliant minds on SDMB can’t come up with the rest of this word?

And I was having fun with this thread!

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**Author:** ![fenrir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/43a26b/32.png) [@fenrir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fenrir)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neverending-words-a-game/67972/40 "2001-06-09T05:29:51Z")

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