Favourite words found

[Naboka]

Sometimes, it's good to count one's blessings.

Can there be a favorite unfavorite word?

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ps: certainly will be glad when "sunga" is accepted. A narrow mens swimsuit to cover the genitals. Right up there with dysmenorrhea to give me joy.

[BoggleOtaku]

As an experiment, I tried pulling our Collie's tail, and it made her irritable, so I'm going to look for COLLIESPULLIES.

[BoggleOtaku]

I found CAMELLIKE. The previous best word was VOLELIKE

[fert]

I just found DREAMLESSNESSES -The state or condition of being dreamless; lack of dreams. My new best word (really exciting)!

[2cute]

I know I'm not as good as all of you people who usually write on here (and nothing's been posted here for 20 months), but I found METALIZE (bad, I know). Definitely my favourite word so far.

Welcome to the forum fert. Love your avatar!

METALIZE - coating something w/metal.

[2cute]

wtg, DrP! Good to hear from you.

I found COLLIESHANGIES (26/14) again yesterday. From scotsman.com: "Collieshangie is thought to be a compound of the Collie dog breed and & 'shangie', a term for an object tied to a dog’s tail. When shangies were tied to a Collie's tail, it is said to have made them irritable. It has also been said that ‘collie’ could derive from ‘coileid’, a Gaelic word meaning a noise or disturbance." Merriam-Webster defines it as a squabble or brawl.

Another Scottish word I enjoy is WAPPENSCHAWINGS (26/15): an inspection or muster of soldiers formerly held at various times in each district of Scotland

Yep, I can understand why they would feel that way.Fascinating stuff lalatan.

[Naboka]

Here's a fun one: anthropolatry, the worship of humans or worshipping a person as a god.

Seems to be a lot of that lately.

not worth many points considering, but...

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Considering that the game had been played 38 times, and that at least the 3 powerhouses had played it, was surprised it was still there.

[DrPlacebo]

KLIPSPRINGERS... I think I last heard the word when I was in elementary school, and somehow still remembered it.

[lalatan]

wtg, DrP! Good to hear from you.

I found COLLIESHANGIES (26/14) again yesterday. From scotsman.com: "Collieshangie is thought to be a compound of the Collie dog breed and ‘shangie’, a term for an object tied to a dog’s tail. When shangies were tied to a Collie’s tail, it is said to have made them irritable. It has also been said that ‘collie’ could derive from ‘coileid’, a Gaelic word meaning a noise or disturbance." Merriam-Webster defines it as a squabble or brawl.

Another Scottish word I enjoy is WAPPENSCHAWINGS (26/15): an inspection or muster of soldiers formerly held at various times in each district of Scotland

[DrPlacebo]

SUPERPHLOGISTICATIONS - I'm glad I took a History of Science course in college and remember the old phlogiston theory from before modern chemistry...

[fert]

I know I'm not as good as all of you people who usually write on here (and nothing's been posted here for 20 months), but I found METALIZE (bad, I know). Definitely my favourite word so far.

[DrPlacebo]

Wasn't the first to find it but I just got ORTHOGONALIZATION which is fun if you like Hilbert

That's interesting, because I found ORTHOGONALIZE on a different board yesterday.

[bwt1213]

Wasn't the first to find it but I just got ORTHOGONALIZATION which is fun if you like Hilbert

When I was an undergrad (more than 50 years ago) I developed a method of full orthogonalization for any given vector. It had nothing to do with Hilbert, who I encountered for the first time in grad school a year later. Since I went from zero to grad school in less than two years, those events were somewhat compressed. Ah, but that was back when I was fab. Right now, if I can still draw breath it's a victory. My last birthday was a week ago. I was 74. I've written novels and I've written a symphony, my wife likes my poetry, and I'm no better than anyone and I know it. My pretensions are far past gone -- they're invisible.

[6winner9]

Wasn't the first to find it but I just got ORTHOGONALIZATION which is fun if you like Hilbert

[DrPlacebo]

Not the highest scoring or longest word I found on the board, but one I don't think most people would get: MANDOLA.

Similar to a mandolin, except tuned like a viola instead of a violin.