Wordo --is this seriously a word??

I used to defend Wordo as a way to help people expand their vocabularies and own some new words.  Most of the words used were not totally foreign if you're a well-read, older person.  Evidently too many people were winning the bimbo dollars and attitude points, hence investing less in the game, so they found a way to make it harder to win by using the new foreign and arcane words, which few people will ever add to their vocabularies.  I like to think that I'm a reasonably well-read, educated person, but I was totally clueless on my words today.  They do exist, but even in http://www.lexic.us/ I had to hunt from one "See: --- " to another 4 times to finally understand what one of the words meant.  There were a couple of literary references to works where the word was used... from 1805 and 1812.

honey,most of the words have absloutley no meaning at all.

I posted this yesterday in another other thread titled 'Harder Wordo?'
"I agree wholeheartedly!  Before the recent update, I had no problem finding the answer in 4 tries or less.  Now I'm getting words like Illupi, Diotas, Roemer, and others I can't even remember.
Is this some kind of new punishment?  I'm 38 years old, smart, and I had to use -

http://www.lexic.us/  AND http://sirl.stanford.edu/tools/wordFinder.php

to even *begin* to find some of my words!  My normal sites are incapable of helping now, as those words don't even appear there.
And this is supposed to be a 'kiddy' game?  Show me one child who can find those words in 4 tries or less...
All this for a bonus of $10 BD.  Hardly seems worth the effort anymore, and it's certainly less fun to play.  For me, anyway.
And before anybody mentions it - I know, I always have the option NOT to play..."
Hope this helps a little!

Last edited by MonicaLewinsky (08-27-2008 00:07)

Oo. I *just* got this.



Everytime I look for anything explaining that work, I get suggestions that i meant "unicae" which is an equally odd word. Wth?!

Also: feague? Unneccessary! Where is the game pulling these words from? the same place you feague a horse?

Last edited by Aureliania (08-27-2008 01:21)

MonicaLewinsky wrote:

WagsMcCormick wrote:

MonicaLewinsky wrote:

...and it's certainly less fun to play...

Totally agree - I actually enjoy seeing if I can get the word, and now I get things like tonight's:
NEINEI
HUMECT

Yes, they may be more of a challenge, but so would trying to pick a random number between 1 and 100. No skill, no intelligence, just pure dumb luck. Whoopee.

This game makes me want to BMEFLG someone.

Just imagine if we actually started using these words in the forum.  We could probably say some really bad things, and nobody would know what the heck we're saying!
Just a thought.

That's such a naughty idea and i love it 

Does anyone know what Slairg means? Even google doesn't!
Just got another one too... Ennogs. I mean, you what?

Last edited by Corazie (08-27-2008 01:36)

Oh -- How about these :

Hawmel and Wushus...

I knew I recognised Slurry!
It's usually used by Bob Johnson when he's presenting the weather in winter xD

Smurry=drizzly....lol!

I thought it was a word for a furry smurf!

sunbunny wrote:

i havent won at wordo since the update and i used to always get it on 2 or 3 attempts - tops.  i dont understand french at all but i have better luck playing over there because at least you can use google translate after you figure out some of the letters.  this is beyond ridiculous.

agiler? ditted? (really difficult when the word doesnt exist *and* uses the letter more than once just saying) dowlas?  minger??  c'mon.. how hard is it to fix the database?  so over the glitches here.. why are there so many here and *none* at the other site that shall not be named?  hmmm...

They are words, just extremely hard to find since most of them are never used on a daily basis.

http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/agiler
http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/ditted
http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/dowlas

Ah ha - we're back to the Urban Dictionary or Wiktionary again, aren't we?
And for such an offensive and vulgar word    
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Minger
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=minger

C'mon indeed.

Gentlemen -
If you genuinely want to torment us for a scrimpy sum of BD and BA, that's your prerogative.  Just agnize that I will do all I can to triumph!
Yes, I said agnize.  Look it up.

Ok ladies, Wordo words I got today -

http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/cafard
Cafard took me 10 minutes to find.

One I *almost* got, but I shut the browser down because it was already past 4 tries.  I need the BA and BD, so I'd rather start over with another word.

The word was LATHEE.
http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/lathee

The last one took 9 minutes.

http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/kamees

Now let's use them in a sentence!
This game gives me cafard.
I'd like to use a lathee on whoever's putting these insane words in Wordo, but I'd probably bloody their kamees.
A+
Get'em ladies, it can be done!  Beat them at their own game!

Last edited by MonicaLewinsky (08-27-2008 14:37)

Not found in English Webster's dictionary....

somewhere out of the way it says "one who opts"

Where did all these nonsensical words come from?? This seems to have happened after someone posted a hint to use a scrabble solver website to help with wordo words. SHEESH! 

I have 2 "good" ones from the last couple days.

SQUIRR  (would this be a squirrel with no tail?)

OOIDAL  (huh    )

Today's "words"

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare (1917)
"Sleeping within mine orchard, My custom always in the afternoon, 60 Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole, With juice of cursed hebona in a vial, ..."
Guess I need to brush up on my Shakespeare

Not really sure on this one...there's a few different definitions. 
Meh
Fix Wordo already, please!