Author Topic: "Scrabble" clues. (Read 20519 times)

wheelloon · « **Reply #60 on:** October 09, 2007, 03:59:33 PM »

Back to topic:

10 Letters: It's where some people store their utensils: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]DISHWASHER[/color]

10 letters: Even idiots can draw one:[color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CONCLUSION[/color]

10 letters: Jesse Jackson is good at doing this: *smirk* [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PROJECTING[/color]

7 letters: There's no way around it: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]IMPASSE[/color]

6 letters: Some football players do this better than their cheerleaders: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]BALLET[/color]

I kinda liked my original set better, but I don't think these are horrible. Hopefully the consensus agrees...

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #61 on:** October 09, 2007, 05:10:19 PM »

They call it "maze": [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]LABYRINTH[/color]

When you sneak some candy, you can expect it to tattle: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]WRAPPER[/color]

alfonzos · « **Reply #62 on:** October 09, 2007, 06:09:07 PM »

A ten-letter word: They're dangerous and they travel in packs:[color=\"#66FFFF\"] CIGARETTES[/color]

A nine-letter word: Where to go if you need the current Time:[color=\"#66FFFF\"] NEWSSTAND[/color]

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #63 on:** October 09, 2007, 06:12:04 PM »

It sometimes comes in pairs: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]DENIM[/color]

For the dirty minds department...

Some people like to beat them: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SCORE[/color]

I've always thought the best "Scrabble" clues were ones that could have multiple answers right off the bat (take my first one...possible answers of [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SOCKS[/color] and [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]JEANS[/color] come to mind immediately).

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #64 on:** October 09, 2007, 06:34:23 PM »

You hear this sound all over the place: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SURROUND[/color]

It helps you to see: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CLARITY[/color]

They're always with Britney Spears: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PAPARAZZI[/color]

They're never with Britney Spears: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CHILDREN[/color]

clemon79 · « **Reply #65 on:** October 09, 2007, 06:37:04 PM »

[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'166096\' date=\'Oct 9 2007, 03:34 PM\']
They're never with Britney Spears: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CHILDREN[/color]
[/quote]
Holy bad taste, Batman.

/leave...Britney...ALONE!!!

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #66 on:** October 09, 2007, 06:43:00 PM »

[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'166096\' date=\'Oct 9 2007, 03:34 PM\']
They're never with Britney Spears: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CHILDREN[/color]
[/quote]
Correction: They're never with Britney Spears anymore. Remember...her's were with her all the time at 3AM.

/throwup

weaklink75 · « **Reply #67 on:** October 09, 2007, 07:02:22 PM »

6 letters: A prison break: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PAROLE[/color]

8 letters: Sometimes they can be real dips: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]AVOCADOS[/color]

6 letters: It's mightier than the sword: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PISTOL[/color]

8 letters: This family is known to be yellow: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SIMPSONS[/color]

9 letters: It always zeroes out in the end: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]COUNTDOWN[/color]

uncamark · « **Reply #68 on:** October 10, 2007, 12:40:31 PM »

He broadcasts from a satellite studio: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]STERN[/color]

It's a numbers game: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SUDOKU[/color]

Stars are always dancing by him: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]BERGERON[/color]

You often see Jeff Probst with them: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SURVIVORS[/color]

They're always passing out money: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]TELLERS[/color]

They're known to steal in Pittsburgh: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PIRATES[/color]

Joe Mello · « **Reply #69 on:** October 10, 2007, 02:39:45 PM »

6 letters: it's down in the mouth [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]THROAT[/color]
6 letters: it's ahead[sic] in the water [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]TOILET[/color]
5 letters: she's known to be lazy [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SUSAN[/color]

SRIV94 · « **Reply #70 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:55:37 PM »

Some people will give you a penny for them: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]LOAFERS[/color]

TimK2003 · « **Reply #71 on:** October 10, 2007, 08:16:42 PM »

An 8-letter word:

In her line of service, she loves to show people what she can do in a bed:

[color=\"#FFFFFF\"]GARDENER[/color]

Jay Temple · « **Reply #72 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:18:44 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'166140\' date=\'Oct 10 2007, 11:40 AM\']
They're known to steal in Pittsburgh: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PIRATES[/color]
[/quote]
May I humbly suggest a slight rewording of the clue? Just:
Pittsburgh stealers

or even make them both singular: a Pittsburgh stealer

TLEberle · « **Reply #73 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:22:24 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'166054\' date=\'Oct 9 2007, 10:00 AM\']I'm not sure if this is still a thread of Scrabble clues, or if people are trying to get a writing gig for the new version of Dirty Minds. I'm seeing a lot of tradeoff of "clever" for "risque".[/quote]Oy, there's a game I'd be happy to never play again. While the solving of the puzzles isn't horrible, the whole "right answers give you a card, spell "D-I-R-T-Y" with your cards thing completely didn't work for me.

For me, anyway, much of the reason that so many of these clues fall flat is that I'm reading them instead of hearing them, like what happened on the show. That's also why I think that the online recreations are a poor substitute for the real thing. A trade you have to make, of course, but still, part of the fun is not seeing that Chuck's card says "knight school" when you hear "night school."

/But then, like you said, many of the submissions to date on this thread have been either risque more than clever, or just one-dimensional. (I did like "Some people will give you a penny for them, though." That was decent.)

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #74 on:** October 10, 2007, 10:29:36 PM »

Express yourself: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]ACCELERATE[/color]

A day of thanks: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]FRIDAY[/color]

The best entrance to the White House: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CAMPAIGN[/color]

It takes a lot of effort to remove this tag: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]GRAFFITI[/color]