Welcome to the Guess My Word blog. This is a place to discuss the words of the
day chosen by Joon and Mike. This paragraph is here mostly as spoiler space.
Here are today's words:
Funny how the mind (or at least my mind) works: I came up with "logroll" while searching for Mike's word, but "logrolling" never even crossed my mind before I gave up. Why the more common form of the word was the one that eluded me I can't say...except that for some reason it did.
Mike's word, LOGROLLING, was the 53A answer in last Friday's NYT puzzle, which is why it was near the top of my mind. Was the choice a coincidence, or derivative?
I love this game! Sometimes I give up too easily because if I don't get it after my usual amount of guesses, I assume it is a word I don't know (and there are tons of those). But it is so satisfying when I do get the answer, even if it takes many guesses.
I came home late from a day at the beach, really messed up on Mike's word (couple of my attempts reflect my general lack of familiarity with the alphabet), and yet on both words I scored pleasingly well. (Pardon my joy -- that's three vodka collinses speaking!)
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ReplyDeleteBlocked twice today by inflections. Perhaps I should take some penlicillin.
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DeleteFunny how the mind (or at least my mind) works: I came up with "logroll" while searching for Mike's word, but "logrolling" never even crossed my mind before I gave up. Why the more common form of the word was the one that eluded me I can't say...except that for some reason it did.
ReplyDeleteMike's word, LOGROLLING, was the 53A answer in last Friday's NYT puzzle, which is why it was near the top of my mind. Was the choice a coincidence, or derivative?
ReplyDeletei don't think mike is a regular NYT xword solver.
DeleteI needed 3 guesses after logroll. There's a GR in my LOL. (This isn't a cryptic clue so I don't have to worry about making it "work.")
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's the only reason I thought of it, for sure. At least I did not go to 26 guesses on Mike's word!
ReplyDeleteSheesh.
I love this game! Sometimes I give up too easily because if I don't get it after my usual amount of guesses, I assume it is a word I don't know (and there are tons of those). But it is so satisfying when I do get the answer, even if it takes many guesses.
ReplyDeletewelcome jackie! glad you're enjoying the game.
DeleteI came home late from a day at the beach, really messed up on Mike's word (couple of my attempts reflect my general lack of familiarity with the alphabet), and yet on both words I scored pleasingly well. (Pardon my joy -- that's three vodka collinses speaking!)
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