# Word morphing game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 18, 2003, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668 "2003-06-18T10:25:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 48

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/941 "2003-10-24T19:51:16Z")

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**Purseifull** - When it’s the women’s turn to pay

**Synod**

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/942 "2003-10-24T20:02:30Z")

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**Syknot** - an ancient Maccabbean school of ropes and stuff

**religiosity**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/943 "2003-10-24T20:14:37Z")

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**unreligiosity** - what occurs when some adherents don’t quite follow the BIG message.

**quarterstaff**

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**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/944 "2003-10-24T20:35:49Z")

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**quartermasterstaff** : a contingent of supply officers.

**skein**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/945 "2003-10-24T20:44:57Z")

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**skeyein** - having the wool pulled over one’s optics.

**ragamuffin**

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/946 "2003-10-24T20:50:56Z")

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**ragmuffins** - clothing that street urchins eat  
**entemology**

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/947 "2003-10-24T20:57:25Z")

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so, I misspelled it.

**entomology**

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**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/948 "2003-10-24T20:58:36Z")

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**Entenmannology** : the study of packaged, store-bought cakes and doughnuts.

**horsefly**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/949 "2003-10-24T21:01:46Z")

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**entocosmology** - what we should be studying, because some day the giant insects of GaltosVII will be taking over the universe.

**steroid**

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/950 "2003-10-24T21:05:02Z")

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**steroic** - the super-aggressive feeling created by abusing steroids

**waffle**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/951 "2003-10-24T21:14:09Z")

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**wafflemurs** - ringtailed, but also marked with tiny squares.

**tantamount**

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**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/952 "2003-10-24T21:22:09Z")

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**tantrummount** : what **Mr. B** feels when he gets skipped. ☹

**carafe**

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/953 "2003-10-24T21:46:52Z")

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**hersefly** - an insect usually found buzzing around the dead.

**caraft** - a floating beer pitcher

**financial**

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/954 "2003-10-24T22:04:44Z")

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**Walletful** When it’s the man’s turn to pay

**Cellular**

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/955 "2003-10-24T22:08:36Z")

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Wow I was way off on that one!

**Crynancial** my reaction to my finnancial situation

**cellullar**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/956 "2003-10-24T22:30:37Z")

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**drycellular** - a condition experienced when calls are not received on your personal, portable phone.

**uuseless**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/957 "2003-10-24T22:31:26Z")

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**drycellular** - a condition experienced when calls are not received on your personal, portable phone.

**useless**

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**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/958 "2003-10-24T22:37:02Z")

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**uuseless** : an adjective for UUNET. 🙂

**glengarry**

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/959 "2003-10-24T22:53:07Z")

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**glencarry** - a hat that you can stuff in your back pocket, when you don’t feel like wearing it.

**vomitorium**

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/960 "2003-10-25T01:06:21Z")

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**Grommetorium** - a theater dedicated to showing animation films

**insufferable**

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