# Quizl

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521>\
**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:** 3

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**Author:** ![The\_Walking\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@The\_Walking\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Walking_Dude)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/41 "2008-12-12T14:54:38Z")

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I think 9-1 may be useful as well, if you please.

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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 12, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/42 "2008-12-12T15:01:32Z")

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Okey doke:

…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…\*

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…_…_…_…_

3…G…S…N…_…_

4…_…_…_…_…\*  
Y’all gonna keep guessing randomly, or is anyone seeing any possibilities here?

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/43 "2008-12-12T15:08:42Z")

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Random? This is carefully thought-out strategy here (although I’m not sure what 5-2 was for).

Anyway, 6-4

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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 12, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/44 "2008-12-12T15:44:49Z")

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Ah, my bad. Okay, see what you can do with this:

…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…\*

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…_…_…_…_

3…G…S…N…_…_

4…_…E…_…_…_

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/45 "2008-12-12T15:55:49Z")

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6-2.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/46 "2008-12-12T16:19:24Z")

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Is the word “foist” in the top row across?

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/47 "2008-12-12T16:30:42Z")

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No. See 6-3.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/48 "2008-12-12T17:46:04Z")

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I can only think of faith, flick, and flirt for row 0 now. How about

0-9

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/49 "2008-12-12T17:50:45Z")

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Answer could also be in a couple of other rows or columns.

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/50 "2008-12-12T18:02:03Z")

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I’m hoping 6-2 will be an ‘O’, but I’m not making any guess about what column 6 may contain yet. But if so, I have an idea.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/51 "2008-12-12T20:08:15Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Answer could also be in a couple of other rows or columns.

Yeah, I mean that row 0 is close to being eliminated.

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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 13, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/52 "2008-12-13T01:22:16Z")

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Incorrect guess count: 1  
…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…V

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…K…_…_…\*

3…G…S…N…_…_

4…_…E…_…_…_

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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 13, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/53 "2008-12-13T02:19:45Z")

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48, if you please.

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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 13, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/54 "2008-12-13T02:30:46Z")

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Incorrect guess count: 1  
…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…V

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…K…_…_…\*

3…G…S…N…_…_

4…_…E…_…R…\*

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/55 "2008-12-13T03:01:20Z")

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Guess, Row 4: heard

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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 13, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/56 "2008-12-13T14:59:17Z")

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Incorrect guess count: 2  
…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…V

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…K…_…_…\*

3…G…S…N…_…_

4…_…E…_…R…\*

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/57 "2008-12-13T15:11:11Z")

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I can only think of a couple of words that fit in column 8, and they all have an O at 8-3, so I’ll pick that:.

8-3

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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 13, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/58 "2008-12-13T15:20:49Z")

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Incorrect guess count: 2  
…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…V

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…K…_…_…\*

3…G…S…N…M…\*

4…_…E…_…R…\*  
So sorry! 😃

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/59 "2008-12-13T15:33:53Z")

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In that case, I’ll guess HEART.

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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 13, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/60 "2008-12-13T15:41:44Z")

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Incorrect guess count: 3 (FOIST, HEARD, HEART)  
…5…6 …7…8 …9

0…F…_…I…_…V

1…P…_…_…U…X

2…Y…K…_…_…\*

3…G…S…N…M…\*

4…_…E…_…R…\*

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