tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post7256260546838262533..comments2023-09-15T10:07:01.995-04:00Comments on Guess My Word: 6/29/2012Joonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-21253681534086082952012-06-30T10:37:24.272-04:002012-06-30T10:37:24.272-04:00I thought for sure schmaltz had been used before. ...I thought for sure schmaltz had been used before. I had about seven sch- words and since I was finally over 20 I just bailed. Then I felt dumb.<br /><br />And I had already done the same thing--haploid is a word I know vaguely, but after haply I gave up again. Doh!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022092318335450259.post-18102700934058984832012-06-30T00:11:55.797-04:002012-06-30T00:11:55.797-04:00So far ... less than 1/3 of players for "schm...So far ... less than 1/3 of players for "schmaltz" got the word ... almost 1/2 of players for a harder word (imo) "haploid" got it. Interesting.<br /><br />Maybe ... it takes longer to get to schm-, ~20 guesses, around the time people start to give up ... and it's quicker to hapl- so you're not so ready to give up, but you either know the word or (like me) you don't.john farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677260995425349436noreply@blogger.com