# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Hattrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/34f0e0/32.png) [@Hattrick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hattrick)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/41 "2002-08-08T11:17:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\*Argyle \*\* Erudite ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/42 "2002-08-08T12:56:46Z")
Watermelon ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/43 "2002-08-08T13:26:07Z")
Bay Window ---
**Author:** ![Mandicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Mandicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mandicus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/44 "2002-08-08T13:26:48Z")
tectonics ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/45 "2002-08-08T14:17:15Z")
Bay Windows in San Francisco are are often broken by the action of plate tectonics. Point? Next word: **abecedarian** ---
**Author:** ![Hattrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/34f0e0/32.png) [@Hattrick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hattrick)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/46 "2002-08-08T14:20:51Z")
OOOer Otto a man of letters Next Word: Nadir ---
**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/47 "2002-08-08T15:05:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Otto \* > **Bay Windows in San Francisco are are often broken by the action of plate tectonics. Point?** I’d say this requires a challenge. There is no special connection between [bay window](http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=bay%20window)s and San Francisco - the “bay” comes from the shape of the window itself. This is too weak a link to be considered a connection - any pair of words in this thread could have an equally valid connectoin. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/48 "2002-08-08T15:17:41Z")
portal ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/49 "2002-08-08T17:00:28Z")
asbestos ---
**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 8, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/50 "2002-08-08T18:48:46Z")
I agree with **Fang** w/r/t bay window -\> tectonic. (Sorry, Otto.) **anthill** ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/51 "2002-08-08T18:51:29Z")
I second the challenge. How does that work **Larry**? next word: **Easter Bunny** ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/52 "2002-08-08T19:27:10Z")
tequila ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/53 "2002-08-08T19:31:53Z")
hydrangea ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/54 "2002-08-08T19:37:08Z")
Oh, OK, diode and enema earns a point but bay window and tectonics doesn’t? You all suck and I hate you. > [@](#): > > hydrangea hypocorism ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/55 "2002-08-08T20:23:44Z")
Toenail. ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/56 "2002-08-08T21:27:23Z")
**ant hill** –\> **Easter Bunny** Leaving aside the fact that Easter Bunny is two words (I’ll follow the spirit of the rules), both ants and the easter bunny 1. are known for working hard and carrying enormous loads 2. are associated with eggs although the vast majority of the species don’t lay them 3. tunnel ---
**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, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/57 "2002-08-08T21:30:04Z")
Oh, and a new word: **Alert** Shade - currently hated by Otto due to an embarrasing incident with a diode and an enema. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/58 "2002-08-09T02:07:08Z")
dewdrop ---
**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/59 "2002-08-09T02:26:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shade \* > \*\ ***ant hill** –\> **Easter Bunny** > > Leaving aside the fact that Easter Bunny is two words (I’ll follow the spirit of the rules), both ants and the easter bunny > > 1. are known for working hard and carrying enormous loads > > 2. are associated with eggs although the vast majority of the species don’t lay them > > 3. tunnel \*\* 1. Other than being depicted carrying a basket, I didn’t realize he was known for either of these. 2. Exactly what species is the Easter Bunny? 3. I’ve seen Bugs Bunny and Peter Rabbit depicted tunneling, but didn’t realize the Easter Bunny was particularly known for this. **anvil** ---
**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 9, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708/60 "2002-08-09T02:42:21Z")
**Shade** scores, taking the lead from **belladonna**. Also, I think I’m inclined to change my position on tectonics-\>bay window, if you look at it as “tectonic shifts cause earthquakes and earthquakes break windows.” A close enough connection, if anyone’s ever going to make it to 10. This is only partly due to gratitude for being introduced to the word “hypocorism”, which is a pretty good’n. 😉 To simplify things, I think we _should_ stick to one-word suggestions, since using two words together narrows the connections. Also, since I’m scoring, I’m going to take myself out of the running. Wouldn’t want things to whiff of corruption… heh heh. Finally, for the sake of convenience here’s a link to the [SCORES](http://216.232.71.251/~larry/scores.htm) for this page. : Previews and sees **peaseas** post : I agree that two of those connections of somewhat dubious but I think that the underground nest connection is strong enough. As for the Easter Bunny tunnelling, that’s [fair](http://www.remmick.org/Borodino.Bess.History/Page51.html). Unless anyone else challenges? Gosh, the pressure is really getting intense. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-word-game/122708.md?page=4)