Bored? Play guess the word with me!
  • Outlander
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    That's right. I've cleared my busy schedule so that we may engage in a friendly game of "guess the word."

    I'll start.

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    11 letters. Please only 1 guess per non-alternating post (no consecutive guesses unless it's really slow)

    You may ask for a hint as to the subject or topic. Though I doubt it necessary.

    Not sure how we're going to do this, either letter by letter or just full-word guesses after one or more hints. Much like modern democracy, we'll make up the rules as we go along.

    Let's begin!

    UPDATED STATUS AS OF 12/5:

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    single letter guesses: P, S, O, E.

    worded guesses: "enlightened", "intelligent".
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  • Jamal
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    p
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    The letter "P" is not present in the currently selected word, no. However, as a free hint, the word (or concept) might only be possible if someone "does not have p".
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    :chin:

    s
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    s — Jamal

    The letter "S" is not present in the currently selected word, no. However, as an additional free hint, the word (or concept) is the "s"-ense of effective philosophy. That is to say, a person would or should ideally be in this state of mind to engage effectively in not only philosophy but anything else, preferably.
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    o
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    o — Jamal

    The letter "O" is not present in the currently selected word, unfortunately. If it were anyone else I'd have to punch your ticket as far as consecutive guesses. :wink:

    As a free hint, a person typically verbally expresses "O" when they reach this state of mind (the word).
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  • Jamal
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    Enlightened.
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    Enlightened. — Jamal

    That's an impressive guess. And possibly a synonym of the word. Arguably one must be [this word] as a prerequisite to become enlightened.
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  • Jamal
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    :groan:
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    Ah, it's intelligent.
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    Ah, it's intelligent. — Jamal

    Another synonym, yet not the currently selected word. Both your full-word guesses so far are "what one could or perhaps hope to aspire to be" as a result of the word. It's somewhat of a requirement to reach any of your full-word guesses.

    Why not go back to an individual letter guess? There are two pairs of commonly used letters in it.
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    e
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    e — Jamal

    As usual my own generosity is my own undoing. :wink:

    Yes! There is not only (1) but (3) instances of the letter "E" in the currently selected word.

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    Don't cheat now. Use your own head and immediate memory. You're only robbing yourself and your own experience if you use AI or look it up!
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    I don't know. I'm out of steam. Over to someone else.
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    I don't know. I'm out of steam. Over to someone else. — Jamal

    Well, when you recover, you'll be what this word is.
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