# The Feud: Challenging Words by Le Ministre de l'au-delà \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 11, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518 "2011-05-11T14:26:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/21 "2011-05-11T16:07:53Z")
D’oh! I just realized I screwed up on #1. Ah, well. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/22 "2011-05-11T16:19:37Z")
1. Their 2. Scythe 3. Aegilops 4. Zoaeae 5. Rhythm 6. Racecar 7. Neighbour 8. Sow 9. Diaper 10. Agar ETA: I didn’t use a dictionary at all. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/23 "2011-05-11T16:49:38Z")
1. weird 2. strength 3. billowy 4. pass 5. rhythm 6. redivider 7. color 8. wind 9. desserts 10. oleo ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/24 "2011-05-11T17:39:25Z")
1. Weird 2. Strength 3. Abhors 4. Zoaeae 5. Rhythm 6. Wow 7. Color 8. Refuse 9. Stressed 10. Etna Notes: 4. Extra hard since the Scrabble vowel-dump lists don’t have any one-consonant words longer than five letters 7. Or, for the limeys out there, colour ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/25 "2011-05-11T17:41:15Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Dammit! DQ’d already, probably - both Kinnikinnik and Etna are proper nouns. I beg the mercy of the court. Actually, etna is also a non-proper noun, meaning (according to the Scrabble dictionary) “A container for heating liquids” (Granted, I have a vested interest, having also used etna for #10.) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/26 "2011-05-11T17:43:02Z")
1. forfeit 2. rhythm 3. billowy 4. ooecia 5. rhythm 6. bob 7. color 8. lead 9. desserts 10. sere ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/27 "2011-05-11T17:44:46Z")
1. leisure 2. bright 3. biopsy 4. stress 5. rhythm 6. kayak 7. theater 8. lead 9. reined 10. olio ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/28 "2011-05-11T17:45:03Z")
I’m surprised at how relatively few people have used 3 or 4 letter words for #6 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/29 "2011-05-11T18:21:52Z")
1. neighbor 2. strength 3. accent 4. eunoia 5. rhythm 6. radar 7. color/colour 8. bow 9. desserts/stressed 10. adit ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/30 "2011-05-11T18:23:25Z")
#4 about did me in! > [@Snickers](#): > > Dammit! DQ’d already, probably - both Kinnikinnik and Etna are proper nouns. I beg the mercy of the court. No DQ - just less matches. Nobody will get DQ’d no matter what they write, you’re just less likely to score well. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/31 "2011-05-11T19:01:52Z")
1. neither 2. scratch 3. accent 4. oousia 5. rhythm 6. deed 7. color 8. live 9. spoons 10. uvula /4. Greek philosophical term meaning “substance”. Can also be spelled “ousia”. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/32 "2011-05-11T19:02:28Z")
1. weird 2. strength 3. almost 4. A word of six or more letters which only has one consonant - are you sure that any such exist in the English language? I can’t think if any more than 5 5. crypts 6. noon 7. color/colour 8. wind 9. denier/reined 10. olio ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/33 "2011-05-11T19:41:30Z")
1. neighbour 2. strength 3. almost 4. eunoia 5. rhythm 6. madam 7. color 8. polish 9. stressed 10. aloe ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/34 "2011-05-11T19:49:43Z")
1. anchor 2. strengths 3. billowy 4. euouaes 5. rhythms 6. racecar 7. color 8. bass 9. desserts 10. alai How many people used Rinkworks’ Fun With Words section? I had to search for euouae. Definition here: [euouae - Wiktionary, the free dictionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/euouae) ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/35 "2011-05-11T20:07:35Z")
Whoo-hoo! Thanks \*\*42fish \*\*and **Rebo**. I feel like Jodie Foster: “I’m back in the game!” Granted, I probably won’t do well, but then, when do I ever? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/36 "2011-05-11T22:09:19Z")
1. Weird 2. Strength 3. Accent 4. Aeriey 5. Rhythm 6. Moon 7. Colour 8. Lead 9. Stressed 10. Augur ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/37 "2011-05-11T22:26:30Z")
1. weird 2. stitch 3. abcess 4. ZAOUIA 5. rhythm 6. racecar 7. color 8. unionized 9. stressed 10. agar 11. colour 12. referring to team of workers who are members of a collective bargaining unit; referring to a molecule or atom which contains exactly one electron for each proton 13. desserts ---
**Author:** ![Staggering\_Genius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Staggering\_Genius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggering_Genius)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/38 "2011-05-11T22:33:04Z")
1. height 2. strong 3. abhors 4. ? 5. crypts 6. madam 7. colour 8. invalid 9. desserts 10. etui ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/39 "2011-05-11T22:49:37Z")
1. Weird 2. Bright 3. abcess 4. Euouae 5. Rhythms 6. Boob 7. color / colour 8. Minute 9. stressed / desserts 10. Ghee ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-challenging-words-by-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-game-over/581518/40 "2011-05-12T00:40:37Z")
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