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Offline Rude

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« on: July 18, 2002, 04:42:55 PM »
What seven letter word in the English language contains ten words without rearranging any of it's letters?

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« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2002, 05:07:41 PM »
picture...

worth more than a thousand words :p
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« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2002, 05:13:11 PM »
Therein.  He, In, The, rein, her, herein, there
 

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« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2002, 05:17:25 PM »
nerd award ?   :eek:

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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2002, 05:20:03 PM »
What is the largest word in the English dictionary that can be typed using only the top row of letters on a standard keyboard?

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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2002, 05:28:23 PM »
tripwire?


ahhhh, typewriter.
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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2002, 08:09:48 AM »
Sorry Gman...need ten words from the seven letter word:)

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« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2002, 08:20:18 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Gman
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The "man i can't even read a riddle" award ;) :D

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« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2002, 09:00:20 AM »
adding to Gmans therein:

the
there
tin
rein
i
in
then
he
her
here
herein
tern (type of bird)

there thats 12? though tern probably doesn't count as its a name.
this is gmans work I wouldn't of thought of it :D

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« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2002, 09:16:55 AM »
Bassoon..

Bassoon
Bass
Ass
As
Soon
So
On
A
Ba(symbol for Barium)


arrg..1 short
« Last Edit: July 19, 2002, 09:26:37 AM by SirLoin »
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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2002, 09:44:40 AM »
Further adding to Blanks/Gmans "therein:"

They had: the, there, tin, rein, i, in, then, he, her, here, herein, tern

Add "re" as in "do, re, me, fa, so, la, te, do."

Add "therein" because it must contain itself.

Also, "tern" would be valid even in Scrabble (tm) since it isn't a proper noun.  (You would not capitalize it in "I dunno, some kind of tern I guess.")

That makes:

01 therein
02 the
03 there
04 tin
05 rein
06 i
07 in
08 then
09 he
10 her
11 here
12 herein
13 tern
14 re

So were you looking for a word that made exactly 10?

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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2002, 09:51:10 AM »
Assails..


Assails
Assail
Ass
As
A
Sails
Sail
Ails
Ail

Argg..one short again!
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« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2002, 10:08:08 AM »
You have exactly 10 Mudd..The others are re-arranging letters by omission.GMan wins I think.Even though he didn't list 10,he got the correct word...:)
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« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2002, 10:56:35 AM »
Sirloin, you forgot "I" in assails.
« Last Edit: July 19, 2002, 10:58:56 AM by majic »

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« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2002, 11:20:40 AM »
You are correct!.."I" is #10..Hehe..I'm second then..:)
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