How Many Words...

[mikeymopar]

In that case (for now), I will withdraw UZBEKS and replace it with ...

would've been fine by me - if it's a word and not derogatory it's cool

playing off of PEG...

GRAB

FORTY (was the first!)
ADOPT - ALMOST - BOP - BELOW - BEST - CHIMPS - CHINTZ - DELTA - DRAB - DENY - EMPTY - EGAD - EGO - ELM - EMU - ERST - EVAC - ETA - ENVY - GLAD - GILT - GRAB - HAM - HINZE - HIDE - HORDE - HORSE - KNOW - KNOB - KEG - LOVE - LIKE - LAB - LEG - LOACH - LUCK - LOST - MOTH - MODEL - MORSEL - MORTAL - NAIL - NOPE - NOPAL - NORTH - NOVEL - OPEN - OUCH - OVEN - OWL - OVAL - ORACH - PEG - PUCE - PSYCHO - PACK - PSALM - QUACK - RACK - RADIO - RUDE - STAR - SAD - STUDY - STAMP - STUMP - STUDIO - SAILOR - SWAMP - TAILORS - THIN - TWAIN - TUBER - TUBERS - TUDORS - TUMORS - TENOR - UART - UP - WATERS - WHILST - YACHT - YELP - YOU - ZIP

[ss-kalm]

I reserve the right to use UZBEKS later (it's pretty much the only allowable "U" word left). If "we" allowed HINZE, we should pretty much allow anything

BEGINS

FORTY (was the first!)
ADOPT - ALMOST - BOP - BEGINS - BELOW - BEST - CHIMPS - CHINTZ - DELTA - DRAB - DENY - EMPTY - EGAD - EGO - ELM - EMU - ERST - EVAC - ETA - ENVY - GLAD - GILT - GRAB - HAM - HINZE - HIDE - HORDE - HORSE - KNOW - KNOB - KEG - LOVE - LIKE - LAB - LEG - LOACH - LUCK - LOST - MOTH - MODEL - MORSEL - MORTAL - NAIL - NOPE - NOPAL - NORTH - NOVEL - OPEN - OUCH - OVEN - OWL - OVAL - ORACH - PEG - PUCE - PSYCHO - PACK - PSALM - QUACK - RACK - RADIO - RUDE - STAR - SAD - STUDY - STAMP - STUMP - STUDIO - SAILOR - SWAMP - TAILORS - THIN - TWAIN - TUBER - TUBERS - TUDORS - TUMORS - TENOR - UART - UP - WATERS - WHILST - YACHT - YELP - YOU - ZIP

[Rik]

I reserve the right to use UZBEKS later (it's pretty much the only allowable "U" word left). If "we" allowed HINZE, we should pretty much allow anything

I'm not sure that would be a good idea.

I think the word should be in a dictionary, such as http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/
Or the game becomes a bit chaotic.

[ss-kalm]

In that case we'll use that dictionary as an arbitrary reference. And if the word is in there, it is allowable.

[Rik]

In that case we'll use that dictionary as an arbitrary reference. And if the word is in there, it is allowable.

We continue to have lots of fun, and together, we've also come up with some good rules to add to the original idea.

I will add that to the rules in the first post.
Thanks, Keith.

[Acorn]

SWAN

FORTY (was the first!)
ADOPT - ALMOST - BOP - BEGINS - BELOW - BEST - CHIMPS - CHINTZ - DELTA - DRAB - DENY - EMPTY - EGAD - EGO - ELM - EMU - ERST - EVAC - ETA - ENVY - GLAD - GILT - GRAB - HAM - HINZE - HIDE - HORDE - HORSE - KNOW - KNOB - KEG - LOVE - LIKE - LAB - LEG - LOACH - LUCK - LOST - MOTH - MODEL - MORSEL - MORTAL - NAIL - NOPE - NOPAL - NORTH - NOVEL - OPEN - OUCH - OVEN - OWL - OVAL - ORACH - PEG - PUCE - PSYCHO - PACK - PSALM - QUACK - RACK - RADIO - RUDE - STAR - SAD - STUDY - STAMP - STUMP - STUDIO - SAILOR - SWAMP - SWAN - TAILORS - THIN - TWAIN - TUBER - TUBERS - TUDORS - TUMORS - TENOR - UART - UP - WATERS - WHILST - YACHT - YELP - YOU - ZIP

[Rik]

NORSE

FORTY (was the first!)
ADOPT - ALMOST - BOP - BEGINS - BELOW - BEST - CHIMPS - CHINTZ - DELTA - DRAB - DENY - EMPTY - EGAD - EGO - ELM - EMU - ERST - EVAC - ETA - ENVY - GLAD - GILT - GRAB - HAM - HINZE - HIDE - HORDE - HORSE - KNOW - KNOB - KEG - LOVE - LIKE - LAB - LEG - LOACH - LUCK - LOST - MOTH - MODEL - MORSEL - MORTAL - NAIL - NOPE - NOPAL - NORSE - NORTH - NOVEL - OPEN - OUCH - OVEN - OWL - OVAL - ORACH - PEG - PUCE - PSYCHO - PACK - PSALM - QUACK - RACK - RADIO - RUDE - STAR - SAD - STUDY - STAMP - STUMP - STUDIO - SAILOR - SWAMP - SWAN - TAILORS - THIN - TWAIN - TUBER - TUBERS - TUDORS - TUMORS - TENOR - UART - UP - WATERS - WHILST - YACHT - YELP - YOU - ZIP