Can't find the old WU thread, so I'll just make a new one

angie · Post by **angie** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:28 am

I'm irked that all these bizarre words I've never even remotely heard of are being accepted whereas the one time I attempted and managed to make a show-offy long word - QUINQUENNIAL - it was rejected! I'm pretty sure this was on a more recent version of the game too with one of the bigger dictionaries. To disallow that but allow ZZYZYVAS and suchlike is harsh! (Having said that I'm sure VBob will now go and make QUINQUENNIAL next week just to prove it's now been added to the dictionary of the very latest version!).

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:48 pm

If it's a choice between some obscure short words being in, or some v obvious short words being out, then I think the former is better.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:17 am

Slim pickings on Glasgow WU machines these days. DMACs as far as the eye can see (although I'm yet to see an Angie).

I'm running the risk of being belittled by QM and PP again, but I finally cracked the 2000 with a 2008 in East Kilbride a month or so ago.

Oh, and I got SPEAKEASIES which was nice although worth hee-haw points.

dmac · Post by **dmac** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:47 pm

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:55 pm

I'm only jesting. You certainly get about, are you from Scotland?

ZAX · Post by **ZAX** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:37 pm

I see the Notts scrabble/WU expert previously mentioned on here has been busy again Found a burnt machine on my travels with a couple of anonymous 2000+ scores. No more interesting word than QUIZZICALITY tho.

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:23 pm

I got MICTURITIONS yesterday - ie. 'weeings.'

'Post-micturition convulsion' is the formal term for 'pee shivers' and 'micturition syncope' is temporary loss of consciousness when urinating.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:50 pm

excellent post Bob, that smiley is just perfect.
as toilet humour goes that is top-notch.

ggdr · Post by **ggdr** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:07 pm

To continue the medical theme, I played SLEEPWALKERS and QUADRIPLEGIA last week.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:40 pm

if it can be classed as a medical term: LOGORRHEA is allowed.

that is emetic. even with the third O it is not a word.

love from SOETKIN

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:49 pm

Not a high-scoring word, but it did amuse me to play PUDENDA recently. Sadly there was no nearby -LLY as I quite fancied seeing if PUDENDALLY would be accepted. And I did take perverse pleasure in making QOPH not so long ago.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:00 am

roberto la vigna wrote:I got MICTURITIONS yesterday - ie. 'weeings.'

Found it, and topped it.

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:12 am

tbh I can't remember where I had got it.

Got JINGOISTICALLY and CUMULONIMBUS yesterday.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:16 pm

Montagu Pyke.

I think I got IMPRESSIONISTS to beat it.

New girlfriend likes Word Up... expect some long words soon.

ggdr · Post by **ggdr** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:19 pm

I joined the exalted 'QUIZZICALITIES' club last night, in the suitably glitzy location of Leicester Square Yates'. Then I arsed up the endgame, meaning I couldn't top Istenem's (extremely impressive) leading score.

To complete a triptych of bragging, even though this is the wrong thread for it: joined the similarly exalted (and possibly even more exclusive?) 1600+ club on Puzzler t'other day. And also staggered myself by jackpotting won In 60 seconds on an old Issue 54 last week. Whoo, U-S-A, etc.