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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread tor! #89928 12/19/2002 11:15 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA A very popular scrabble/boggle word. I keep forgetting what it means, though! "Torr" with two Rs is another one I see a lot I think very few of us who play these words actually know what they mean. In fact, the scrabble site says that many pro scrabblers consider definitions to be a waste of brain space. OTOH, some people think it's cheating to play words the meanings of which you don't know. k Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tor! #89929 12/19/2002 12:29 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 many pro scrabblers consider definitions to be a waste of brain space Which might go a long way towards explaining the negative correlation between ability to win at Scrabble® and ability to do crossword puzzles. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tor! #89930 12/19/2002 12:33 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA You're not messing with me, are you? k Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tor! #89931 12/19/2002 2:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "You're not messing with me, are you?" Are you protesting tort? And a torr is 133.322 pascals A Tor is a gate, and a male swinger ist einer Tor. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: tor! #89932 12/22/2002 5:29 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 maahey addict maahey addict Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 I thought a tor was a smallish mountain/hill. As to Torr, I haven't a clue Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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