# Quizl **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 10, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521 "2008-12-10T05:18:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/1 "2008-12-10T05:18:23Z")
[I have no idea if this will work in this medium - here’s hoping!] Like Battleship, but a word game. I have a 5x5 grid, labelled as so: …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2…_…_…_…_…\* 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* Each coordinate contains a letter, with no letter appearing twice on the grid. So, each letter appears once only, and one doesn’t appear at all. Reading across each row and down each column produces five letters of gibberish, with one exception - one row, or one column, contains a valid word. Placers guess a coordinate (ie, 25, 07, etc) and I shall reveal the letter at that location. The game continues until someone guesses the five letter word contained in the grid. Anyone can jump in with a guess at any time. **Scoring:** Not that important since this is more of a test of concept round, but players lose a point for incorrect guesses of the word. Players get points when the word is correctly identified, by scoring 1 point for every “blank” coordinate still on the grid. **If the entire word is revealed before it is correctly guessed, players get zero points.** Otherwise you will never guess. This is really a two player game, but hopefully it will work with all of you versus me. **Final remarks:** the word is a geniune word commonly used in modern English. It is not a name nor is it slang. Also, it is obvious that the word contains no repeated letters. Game on! ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/2 "2008-12-10T05:34:50Z")
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**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/3 "2008-12-10T05:41:28Z")
72 it is. …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2…_…_… **G** …_…_ 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/4 "2008-12-10T11:08:10Z")
82, let’s try and eliminate the 2 row ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/5 "2008-12-10T11:18:25Z")
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/6 "2008-12-10T13:21:06Z")
I’m a contrarian: 37 ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/7 "2008-12-10T14:22:18Z")
5, and maybe we should wait until the mod comes back before we eliminate any more. ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/8 "2008-12-10T22:32:19Z")
Sorry. I’m back - unexpected things arose. …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2…_…C…G…H…_ 3…_…_…O…_…_ 4…_…_…_…_…\* **pedescribe** , what was your last coordinate supposed to be? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/9 "2008-12-10T22:42:10Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > Sorry. I’m back - unexpected things arose. > > …5…6 …7…8 …9 > > 0…_…_…_…_…\* > > 1…_…_…_…_…\* > > 2…_…C…G…H…_ > > 3…_…_…O…_…_ > > 4…_…_…_…_…\* > > **pedescribe** , what was your last coordinate supposed to be? The 2 row isn’t COUGH, since the O is in the 3 row – I’m pretty sure there’s no other five-letter word it could be (no proper names, right? which would eliminate CHANG, CHENG, etc.). Let’s try 17. ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/10 "2008-12-10T23:23:14Z")
… which gives us a nice plus shape in the middle. …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…_…L…_…_ 2…_…C…G…H…_ 3…_…_…O…_…_ 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/11 "2008-12-10T23:28:43Z")
Going for 16 ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/12 "2008-12-10T23:47:54Z")
So much for symmetry 🙂 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…I…L…_…\* 2…_…C…G…H…_ 3…_…_…O…_…_ 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/13 "2008-12-10T23:55:21Z")
Following **twickster** ’s remarks, which were not corrected by the OP, can I ask for some clarification - is the 5-letter word spelled out in order, or is it an anagram of the letters in its row or column? Seems unlikely, because you’d have to check most of the other rows and columns for unintended anagrams. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/14 "2008-12-10T23:57:29Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > So much for symmetry 🙂 Symmetry sucks - chaos rules 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/15 "2008-12-11T00:06:12Z")
It is still diagonally symmetrical. But not for long… 36 ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/16 "2008-12-11T00:06:24Z")
> [@Ximenean](#): > > Following **twickster** ’s remarks, which were not corrected by the OP, can I ask for some clarification - is the 5-letter word spelled out in order, or is it an anagram of the letters in its row or column? Seems unlikely, because you’d have to check most of the other rows and columns for unintended anagrams. Ah, sorry. It is NOT an anagram. > [@me](#): > > Reading across each row and down each column produces five letters of gibberish, with one exception… So it is read as the word is intended, all the letters in the correct order, either right to left or up to down. There are variants where anagrams are allowed, but that seems like way too much work. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/17 "2008-12-11T00:07:55Z")
Oooh, another vowel! …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…I…L…_…\* 2…_…C…G…H…_ 3…_…U…O…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/18 "2008-12-11T00:32:06Z")
Thanks for the clarification. Well, cols. 6 and 7 seem to be out of it, but I’ll let somebody else choose next. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/19 "2008-12-11T01:20:00Z")
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**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/20 "2008-12-11T01:25:45Z")
Just some random text to keep the letters from decapitalising. Thanks for playing, all! …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…I…L…S…_ 2…_…C…G…H…_ 3…_…U…O…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521.md?page=2)