# Word for Word. (game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 7, 2002, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708 "2002-08-07T01:02:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/21 "2002-08-07T18:38:06Z")
**Microsoft** ---
**Author:** ![Latte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Latte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latte)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/22 "2002-08-07T18:59:51Z")
goosebumps ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/23 "2002-08-07T19:46:36Z")
Microsoft–\> Goosebumps **BZZZZTTT** One point for me! Microsoft offers a “goosebumps” game. "Microsoft Goosebumps Attack of the Mutant " [Check here](http://www.microsoft.com/catalog/display.asp?subid=12&site=492) for the skeptics. New Word **Granny Smith** ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/24 "2002-08-07T20:16:54Z")
Good one, **belladonna**. I can’t believe everyone (including me) missed the obvious kinetic -\> starship… :smack: Ah well, too late now. **hairball** ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/25 "2002-08-07T20:24:03Z")
lettuce! ---
**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:** [August 7, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/26 "2002-08-07T21:08:08Z")
suberic F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/27 "2002-08-07T21:47:40Z")
alkaline ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/28 "2002-08-07T22:32:34Z")
qiviut ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/29 "2002-08-07T22:40:11Z")
suberic—\> alkaline Suberic acid can be yielded by performing alkaline hydrolysis on suberin (substance found in cork cells). Point? new word **latex** ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/30 "2002-08-07T22:53:50Z")
**belladonna** takes the lead! **andiron** ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/31 "2002-08-07T23:10:10Z")
Redrum ---
**Author:** ![TalkingHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TalkingHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TalkingHead)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/32 "2002-08-07T23:30:54Z")
floccinaucinihilipilification ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/33 "2002-08-08T00:29:53Z")
flagellum ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/34 "2002-08-08T00:33:12Z")
Oooh, tricky **TalkingHead**! sleep ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/35 "2002-08-08T00:58:15Z")
enema ---
**Author:** ![zephonith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@zephonith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephonith)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/36 "2002-08-08T05:05:34Z")
[“African **sleep** ing sickness”](http://martin.parasitology.mcgill.ca/jimspage/biol/trypan.htm) is caused by the presence of a group of parasites known as Trypanosomes. One of the main characteristics of their cells is the presence of a **flagellum**. Next word: **diode** ---
**Author:** ![EggNogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@EggNogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EggNogg)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/37 "2002-08-08T09:51:38Z")
fungal ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/38 "2002-08-08T10:49:35Z")
**aiming** BTW, are we allowed to re-use words? Another game would be to think of words unrelated to _any_ of the preceding words, and see how far we can get. Say, last player to post scores a point, and then start again. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/39 "2002-08-08T10:50:26Z")
Argyle ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/40 "2002-08-08T10:52:54Z")
A zener **diode** and an \*\*enema[/n] work by forcing a flow against the natural direction. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708.md?page=3)