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Wrasse

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ANSWERS

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RAWNESS

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WANNESS


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ANISES


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VANISHES

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You have a favorite letter?



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LAVISHES


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V gone

SHEILAS

A few generations ago this was Aussie/Kiwi word for females

colloquialism in use





Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
You have a favorite letter?


Doesn't everyone!

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A _ _ _ _ _ _

(there are ladies present)

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Spell it out Wofa

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Galoshes

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"from rectum to overshoes"

Oh!!

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GLOSSAE

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Goalless

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SEAGULLS

Last edited by LukeJavan8; 10/05/2011 3:40 PM.

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Seagull

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LEAGUES

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Eagles

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AGLETS

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GATES

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GALES


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LEANS


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ALINE


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GENIAL

My concern is that if word length is continually kept down to five or six, the words will get first mundane and dull, and then repetitious and tiresome. I would encourage a slightly longer length as baseline; five is very short!

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LINEAGE



Longer by one letter


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E--->P

LEAPING

one at a time is all it takes !

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LEAVING



(now add a C and Halve it!)


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CLEAVING

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ANGELICA


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ANALGESIC

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...or we shall all hang separately!

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DALLIANCE

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ancillae

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LINEAL

oops I misjudged that, let me try again blush

I have a new customer

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CLIENTAL

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