# 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:** 71

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1401 "2003-11-25T01:00:28Z")

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**putridfy** - to soil something, and then clean it.

**melody**

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1402 "2003-11-25T03:46:33Z")

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**melodye** - A colorant used to achieve warm earth tones.

_Smellody_ was just too easy. 😉

**impetuous**

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1403 "2003-11-25T03:49:29Z")

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**imbetuous** – too quick to wager large sums of money

**casino**

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**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1404 "2003-11-25T04:11:52Z")

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\*\* Burpify \*\* - Self-cleaning of upper digestive areas.

\*\* Digestive \*\*

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**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1405 "2003-11-25T04:15:22Z")

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- …Oups, this darn bottom page again… \*

\*\* Caswino \*\* - Jetset Alcoholic

- which leads us back to: \* \*\* Digestive \*\*

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1406 "2003-11-25T04:39:12Z")

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**digresstive** - unable to stay on point

**pointless**

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**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1407 "2003-11-25T10:45:00Z")

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**purifly** - eco-friendly air travel

**toxic**

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**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1408 "2003-11-25T10:52:08Z")

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_(done it again - I HATE mornings :mad: )_

**pintless** - not worth going on unless one has another drink

**unobservant**

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1409 "2003-11-25T11:58:45Z")

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**unobeseservant** - a slim one, with good LDL and HDL.

**nimbus**

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**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1410 "2003-11-25T12:04:44Z")

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\*\* Bestowxic \*\* - Poisoned gift

\*\* Nimdoubledecker \*\* - Holy London transportation

\*\* British \*\*

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1411 "2003-11-25T12:54:33Z")

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**burritish** - vaguely reminiscent of Mexican food

**Mexican**

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**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1412 "2003-11-25T13:14:02Z")

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\*\* Perplexican \*\* - Confused hispanic after eating burritish food.

\*\* Cactus \*\*

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**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1413 "2003-11-25T13:19:14Z")

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**Exmexicannot** - somebody who formerly wasn’t a Mexican

**Formerly**

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**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1414 "2003-11-25T14:13:05Z")

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**cackletus** - prickly witch

**fivemerly** - the one after the one before

**tautology**

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1415 "2003-11-25T14:46:08Z")

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**tautrilogy** - inane and uninformative repetition, _a la_ The Three Stooges.

**opprobrium**

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**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1416 "2003-11-25T14:52:30Z")

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**opprobrieum** - Disgrace arising from a shameful act with a piece of cheese

**disgrace**

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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:** [November 25, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1417 "2003-11-25T15:04:54Z")

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**datgrace** - the one over there, which is much worse than the one over here.

**pineal**

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**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1418 "2003-11-25T15:12:26Z")

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**grineal** - gland producing hormones that make you grin uncontrollably

**rebel**

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**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1419 "2003-11-26T12:26:47Z")

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\*\* Rebelle \*\* - Defying beauty

\*\* Beauty \*\*

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**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1420 "2003-11-26T14:36:55Z")

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**beautea** - “best drink of the day”

**gallant**

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