# 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:** 4
**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, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/61 "2008-12-13T15:49:28Z")
Damn. I can only see two possibilities now, so might as well make another guess: ZEBRA ---
**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, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/62 "2008-12-13T16:01:13Z")
Bingo! Congratulations, **Ximenean**! Score: Number of blank coordinates = **9** Number of incorrect guesses = **3** **Total Score** = 9 - 3 = **6** Your turn to set a board. ---
**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, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/63 "2008-12-13T16:38:42Z")
Thanks, **twickster**. Here’s round 3: Blanks: 25, Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…_…\* 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2…_…_…_…_…\* 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/64 "2008-12-13T16:49:44Z")
I’ll start by guessing 05. ---
**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, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/65 "2008-12-13T16:54:48Z")
Come to think of it, it seems a bit pointless starting with an empty grid, bcause you have nothing to go on. So I’ll give you a head start: Blanks: 25 (no penalty for given letters), Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…_…_…_…M…_ 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2…W…_…_…_…_ 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 13, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/66 "2008-12-13T16:57:22Z")
Oops sorry, didn’t see **Sternvogel** ’s reply. Blanks: 22+2 (no penalty for given letters), Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_… **M** …\* 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2… **W** …_…_…_…_ 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**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 13, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/67 "2008-12-13T17:27:18Z")
8-2 if you will. ---
**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, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/68 "2008-12-13T18:10:10Z")
Blanks: 21+2 (no penalty for given letters), Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_… **M** …\* 1…_…_…_…_…\* 2… **W** …_…_…T…\* 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/69 "2008-12-13T20:07:00Z")
How about 15? ---
**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, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/70 "2008-12-13T20:46:53Z")
OK. Blanks: 20+2 (no penalty for given letters), Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_…M…\* 1…U…_…_…_…_ 2…W…_…_…T…\* 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…\* ---
**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/71 "2008-12-13T21:42:26Z")
72 please. ---
**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, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/72 "2008-12-13T22:00:56Z")
49, pls. ---
**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, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/73 "2008-12-13T22:04:40Z")
Remaining blanks: 18+2, Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_… **M** …\* 1…U…_…_…_…_ 2… **W** …_…I…T…_ 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…X ---
**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, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/74 "2008-12-13T23:01:49Z")
…5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_… **M** …\* 1…U…_…_…_…_ 2… **W** …_…I…T…_ 3…_…_…_…_…\* 4…_…_…_…_…X Okay, the 5 column isn’t anything, so we can stop guessing there for a while. The 7, 8, and 9 columns are all still in play. On rows: the 0 row could be LOAMS or LOAMY, both of which seem unlikely. 1 row could be a bunch of things; 2 row could be WRITE or WHITE (or WRITS or WHITS). Let’s explore that a bit further: 62, pls. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/75 "2008-12-14T00:10:42Z")
lets open up row 3 with 36 ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/76 "2008-12-14T00:18:23Z")
Remaining blanks: 16+2, Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_…M…\* 1…U…_…_…_…_ 2…W…V…I…T…\* 3…_…O…_…_…_ 4…_…_…_…_…X ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/77 "2008-12-14T00:21:17Z")
Sleep beckons in my time zone, so it may be 5am EST before I next reply ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/78 "2008-12-14T00:39:52Z")
In that case let’s talk strategy… 6 - could be something like ENVOY or SAVOR 2 or 5 - definitely nothing. 4 or 9 - probably nothing. I can’t think of an five letter words ending in x, all unique letters, that haven’t been ruled out elsewhere. 0,1,3 or 7 - could be nearly anything. 8 - could end in -ed but there are other valid options. Let’s go 16 ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/79 "2008-12-14T12:27:50Z")
Remaining blanks: 15+2, Incorrect guesses: 0 …5…6 …7…8 …9 0…L…_…_… **M** …\* 1…U…N…_…_…\* 2… **W** …V…I…T…\* 3…_…O…_…_…_ 4…_…_…_…_…X ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521/80 "2008-12-14T14:46:57Z")
Row 1 and column 8 both seem fairly lively possibilities – so let’s try 18. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quizl/476521.md?page=5)