utterly useless words

[lalatan]

Thank you for being considerate.

My ego crumbles in the face of silence. It's like a glacier calving

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I know I've played colouristically, not sure about the extra u. Seriously doubt I would have taken the chance.

Lol, I misspelled it. It should've been COLOURISTICALLY. Only found out when I read your post. Sorry about that. Fortunately I spelled it right during the game or this topic wouldn't have made it to print. Loved your glacier having calves analogy.

[Naboka]

Oooh I like that one! Good find. Never heard it before.

I've been waiting for a trigger to post and this seems apropos. Also I didn't want you to suffer the indignity of obmutescence. I found COULOURISTICALLY... Doesn't really seem necessary although worth 28 pts. I looked it up in Collins Dict. They have a usage chart there. Seems it never was too popular. Its last hurrah was a usage of .01 back in 1988.

Edit: even obmutescence got a higher usage score of .02 in its heyday of 1802-1806. It scored .01 last century.

Thank you for being considerate.

My ego crumbles in the face of silence. It's like a glacier calving

th-1123190280.jpeg

I know I've played colouristically, not sure about the extra u. Seriously doubt I would have taken the chance. Can't be brave like you.

Will have to check out the usage chart. Fascinating.

Obmutescence was rated rare, while adding an s made it ultra-rare.

[lalatan]

Oooh I like that one! Good find. Never heard it before.

I've been waiting for a trigger to post and this seems apropos. Also I didn't want you to suffer the indignity of obmutescence. I found COULOURISTICALLY (edit: I misspelled it. It's actually COLOURISTICALLY.)... Doesn't really seem necessary although worth 28 pts. I looked it up in Collins Dict. They have a usage chart there. Seems it never was too popular. Its last hurrah was a usage of .01 back in 1988.

Edit: even obmutescence got a higher usage score of .02 in its heyday of 1802-1806. It scored .01 last century.

[Naboka]

Not an utterly useless word.

Actually a fairly relevant word.

But, any port in the storm...when you're too lazy to find the relevant topic.

For anyone who has ever commented...

and been met with deafening silence.


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means keeping silent, loss of speech, mute.

You post and are met with...

[RussDNails]

Funny you should mention it.

Check out my avatar--that's a toad I caught in my back yard a few years ago and I made a pet out of him. He died, so I guess now I'm toadless

[DrPlacebo]

I just got points for TOADLESS. I can't imagine that word gets used a lot.

[lalatan]

I just found this 4x4 gem: MOLLUSCOUSNESSES (30/16). When I clicked the link to lexis.us I fully expected it to not be listed and it was so. It defined MOLLUSCOUS as pertaining to mollusks. I think this word is so close to being utterly useless that it should be included in this thread. (Don't hate on me for bashing mollusks. I think they are tasty when cooked but won't win any fauna beauty pageants. ) Mollusks can be also be spelled as molluscs so watch for the k version.

[Naboka]

Lol, you are such a hoot.

I know you have strict personal standards when it comes to gameplay. But, if you can't find 1 of my words and it's driving you crazy, just send me a screenshot of it in a PM and I'll decode it. For you I don't mind.

I thought I possibly found a candidate for this thread just now: AROMATICITIES (19/13). I thought, "Is this word really necessary?" However, it had lexic.us link: 1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The property of organic compounds which have at least one conjugated ring of alternate single bond and double bonds, and exhibit extreme stability. Go figure, the chemists ambushed me on that one.

Good find.

Yeah, using "aromatic" this way was just laziness since it had nothing to do with aromas and lay in new discoveries.

You'd think a new discovery would warrant digging through latin and greek texts to find an appropriate word.

Something fancy.

Something important.

Like chromosomes: chroma=color, soma=body. So, you get a fancy word for colored bodies that says nothing but which would torment students for generations--and make you annoying at parties.

Hoity toity in so many ways.

Appreciate the offer of revelation. And the exception. Almost tempting as I get lazier and lazier.

But it's so much fun to leap from the tub and scream "eureka!"

Especially when the wife has friends over.

She just shakes her head and cautions her guest to ignore the crazed naked man running drenched through the dining room.

They understand

by now.

Ps: fortunately (or unfortunately,) my attention span has become so short that nothing drives me crazy for more than a frew minutes anymore.

[lalatan]

During the what-word-did-lalatan-find game, a relevant word for here popped up.

So much criticism over which word is good and bad.

Let's be more understanding.

Words have feelings too.

Let's allow a word to be itself.

Enough of the overcriticalnesses.

(though that wouldn't work on 4x4)

So...

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Lol, you are such a hoot.

I know you have strict personal standards when it comes to gameplay. But, if you can't find 1 of my words and it's driving you crazy, just send me a screenshot of it in a PM and I'll decode it. For you I don't mind.

I thought I possibly found a candidate for this thread just now: AROMATICITIES (19/13). I thought, "Is this word really necessary?" However, it had lexic.us link: 1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The property of organic compounds which have at least one conjugated ring of alternate single bond and double bonds, and exhibit extreme stability. Go figure, the chemists ambushed me on that one.

[2cute]

Thanks jeepiegirl. Something tells me you won't like this word I just found.


I am a lifelong word nerd so I enjoy finding such twilight zone words. Some are superinteresting.

That's a single word? I think admin just put it in there to see if we're paying attention.

Congrats on finding it & the points Lalatan!

[Naboka]

Thanks jeepiegirl. Something tells me you won't like this word I just found.


I am a lifelong word nerd so I enjoy finding such twilight zone words. Some are superinteresting.

During the what-word-did-lalatan-find game, a relevant word for here popped up.

So much criticism over which word is good and bad.

Let's be more understanding.

Words have feelings too.

Let's allow a word to be itself.

Enough of the overcriticalnesses.

(though that wouldn't work on 4x4)

So...

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[Naboka]

One of those gambled words that paid off.

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Looked up the definition...

...
...

frowned

scratched the balding spot

and figured it belonged in the baskets of bwt1213 and Spike1007

who would recognize and enjoy it with a cup of tea.

Otherwise: into another notebook of letter patterns without meaning,

but worth lots of points.

[lalatan]

Yeah, that one actually makes me cringe a bit. lol

Haha, me too, actually. But I'll take the pts and records anytime.

[cosmicsweety]

Thanks jeepiegirl. Something tells me you won't like this word I just found.


I am a lifelong word nerd so I enjoy finding such twilight zone words. Some are superinteresting.

Yeah, that one actually makes me cringe a bit. lol

[lalatan]

Thanks jeepiegirl. Something tells me you won't like this word I just found.


I am a lifelong word nerd so I enjoy finding such twilight zone words. Some are superinteresting.