# The Letter Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593 "2003-10-20T22:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/1 "2003-10-20T22:28:39Z")
This is a game I’ve seen played elsewhere, and I thought it would be fun to play here. Example: > [@](#): > > Player 1: Viper > Player 2: Verily, Incorrigibility Produces Extreme Results. New word: Plate > Player 3: Please leave all trash elsewhere. New word: Flour. > Player 4: Foolish Liars Ostracize Us Rudely. New word: Sugar. So the object of the game is to make a sentence out of the letters of the preceding word; I’m sure you can all do it. 🙂 No, the sentence doesn’t have to make a whole lot of sense… although it would be great if it’s recognizable as a sentence. A note on letter limits: It gets really tough when the word is 10 or more letters long, I’ve heard. (though I’ve heard of the game being played with 12-letter words, obviously those words don’t come up all that often) Please don’t post words that are more than 10 letters long. Let’s go with the last word in the example for starters: SUGAR F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/2 "2003-10-20T22:39:43Z")
Stop Using Gasoline As Refreshments. New word: Tonic ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/3 "2003-10-20T22:40:42Z")
Stan urgently gathered all ripsaws. New word: swing ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/4 "2003-10-20T22:41:54Z")
Tonight, one network is contemptible. New word: swing ---
**Author:** ![libwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@libwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/libwen)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/5 "2003-10-20T22:43:28Z")
Smiling wryly is not genuine. New word: dance. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/6 "2003-10-20T22:48:08Z")
Drasticly allarming non-consentual entertainment. bubble ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/7 "2003-10-20T22:50:36Z")
Beardless Ursula bemoans buying lip enamel. rocket ---
**Author:** ![store-clerk-slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@store-clerk-slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/store-clerk-slacker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/8 "2003-10-20T22:56:23Z")
real old cold kettles eletritfy time paper ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/9 "2003-10-20T23:09:02Z")
Peter always pets elephants roughly. Legalize ---
**Author:** ![store-clerk-slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@store-clerk-slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/store-clerk-slacker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/10 "2003-10-20T23:23:40Z")
little eggs give all legal iguanas zipper envy submitting ---
**Author:** ![typo\_mna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@typo\_mna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typo_mna)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/11 "2003-10-21T00:44:33Z")
Stop using bandwidth maliciously in these threads involving nitwit games. Next word: aggravating ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/12 "2003-10-21T01:58:45Z")
Annoying games give rashes and venereal afflictions to idiot new gamers. Next word: **deoxyribonucleic** ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/13 "2003-10-21T02:56:04Z")
Doesn’t everyone over “x” years realize it’s beyond ordinary nastiness, undermining civil little entertainments in cyberspace? Next word: **mature** ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/14 "2003-10-21T03:14:03Z")
Many adolescents try unsucessfully. Rarely entertaining. Next word: Zombie. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/15 "2003-10-21T03:16:21Z")
Mike asks, “The usual ragout, Esther?” Next word: printer ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/16 "2003-10-21T05:00:19Z")
Paul Reiser Is Not The Easter Rabbit. Next Word: Caution ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/17 "2003-10-21T05:26:30Z")
Cats are usually tricked if one nods. Next word: Replace ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/18 "2003-10-21T05:27:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*Next Word: Caution \*\* Charles always underestimates the idiocy of newbies. Still unclaimed: **zombie** ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/19 "2003-10-21T06:01:12Z")
Zealots ocassionally make big invigorating empires. NeXt word: Cooperate ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593/20 "2003-10-21T10:42:02Z")
Could one old person exact revenge at the exhibition? Next Word: Legal [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-game/208593.md?page=2)