The strange, the bizarre and the unexpected

[crazykate]

I just found a word that makes sense etymologically, but the sequence of letters made me dizzy.
CIRCUMUMBILICALLY (32 pts.)

[DrPlacebo]

I keep being surprised at what works with the suffix -LESS. Just scored points for FIGLESS.

[DrPlacebo]

Tried PALEOTHERMOMETERS because the prefix was there. It worked. Turns out paleothermometers are methods for estimating ancient temperatures using proxies for temperature, not actual measuring devices.

[crazykate]

As some of you know, I tend to pursue different goals each month. Last month, I tried going for 4x4 APPW, which I found very tiring, so this month I'm back to my usual technique of stream of consciousness swiping.
Sometimes, this yields unexpected results. I tried adding the "be-" prefix not thinking it would work, and hit this treasure trove:

[bwt1213]

Bizarre indeed! Unusual prefix to a word root I'd never have considered.

[Naboka]

Surprised this game was still available since I haven't played high score games for a year or so.

Surprised that both the high score wasn't beaten and the best word wasn't topped.

Big advantage finding long words when you have the luxury of having a couple of minutes to find a word or two rather than trying to find a hundred or so.

Judders the brain and out tumble the dopamine troops.

Ah the addictiveness of these surprises.

Just when I thought was out, they pulled me back in.

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