Favourite words found

[Boulevardiere]

I truly thought TRICORDERS was a long shot, but I guess Trekkies are everywhere, including in the dictionary.

[DrPlacebo]

SENIORITIS is a very common affliction.

[BoggleOtaku]

SENIORITIS is a very common affliction.

Interesting usage trend: rare 1900-1920; fastest increase ~2000, with local maxima ~1980.

[Boulevardiere]

HAMARTIOLOGIES (theological study of sin). With two seconds left, after trying every possible "-ologies" I could imagine, I saw the start of "hamartia" and chucked it as a hail mary. I guess if you see something, try something.

[DrPlacebo]

Got points for GOLIARD. I was never sure whether it was a proper noun. In any case, having played Orff's Carmina Burana helped with this one.

[crazykate]

I finally found PETRICHOR in a game. Not that I was specifically looking for it, but petrichor has been one of my favourite words since I first learned it, and I don't think I've had it come up in a game before.