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Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:58 pm**

There can't be many.

Today in German: SCHWAERMT. (=swarms)

Any others?

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:08 pm**

STRETCHED ?

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:13 pm**

I think this might have come up before (although as long one-syllable words).

GRAUNCHED is another one.

STRAIGHTS is a 9-letterer but a plural so wouldn't be a conundrum.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:23 pm**

does SCHMOOZED count?

Posted: **Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:10 am**

Gavin Chipper wrote:GRAUNCHED is another one.

STRAIGHTS is a 9-letterer but a plural so wouldn't be a conundrum.

GRAUNCHED won't come up as a conundrum on apterous either, as it has an anagram.

Posted: **Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:36 pm**

I haven't checked whether it has an anagram, but SCREECHED seems to fit the bill.

Posted: **Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:51 pm**

I think THRUTCHED is a good one

Posted: **Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:57 pm**

SCREECHED and THRUTCHED are both in, and have no anagrams.

Posted: **Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:21 pm**

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Posted: **Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:49 pm**

STRENGTHS

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:02 am**

screeched
stretched
splotched

are all 9-letter non-plurals which Lexplorer says don't have any anagrams. Plus I got splotched in an ascension a couple of days ago, so I know that's in!

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:09 pm**

There was a discussion long ago about the most syllables in a conundrum, I don't think anyone could match OCEANARIA at the time.

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:27 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:There was a discussion long ago about the most syllables in a conundrum, I don't think anyone could match OCEANARIA at the time.

I was thinking about this just this morning! I still think EVALUATED has more syllables.

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:34 pm**

Jon O'Neill wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:There was a discussion long ago about the most syllables in a conundrum, I don't think anyone could match OCEANARIA at the time.
I was thinking about this just this morning! I still think EVALUATED has more syllables.

O-shun-ar-ee-ah
Ee-val-you-eh-ted

Where do you get the extra/fewer syllables?

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:39 pm**

Michael Wallace wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:There was a discussion long ago about the most syllables in a conundrum, I don't think anyone could match OCEANARIA at the time.
I was thinking about this just this morning! I still think EVALUATED has more syllables.
O-shun-ar-ee-ah
Ee-val-you-eh-ted

Where do you get the extra/fewer syllables?

Oh-shun-arr-yah I would think. Obviously I agree it's 5, but that's what I would guess at.

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:43 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:There was a discussion long ago about the most syllables in a conundrum, I don't think anyone could match OCEANARIA at the time.

TEPIDARIA and VOMITORIA

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:46 pm**

Michael Wallace wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:There was a discussion long ago about the most syllables in a conundrum, I don't think anyone could match OCEANARIA at the time.
I was thinking about this just this morning! I still think EVALUATED has more syllables.
O-shun-ar-ee-ah
Ee-val-you-eh-ted

Where do you get the extra/fewer syllables?

When I say evaluated, it has six. EE-VAH-LEE-YU-AY-TID

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:47 pm**

I am sure a valid pronunciatoin of ECHINACEA would be ek-in-ay-she-ah

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:48 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote: O-shun-ar-ee-ah
Ee-val-you-eh-ted

Where do you get the extra/fewer syllables?
Oh-shun-arr-yah I would think. Obviously I agree it's 5, but that's what I would guess at.

WRONGO

Posted: **Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:48 pm**

Could you have OH-SHE-AN-AR-EE-A?

I think that's a more realistic six than EVALUATED.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:47 am**

Here's one my brother once told me (it's very likely he made it up when me & my dad were doing wordy puzzles or something):

Q: What common four letter English word has ten syllables?

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:58 am**

Jon Corby wrote:Here's one my brother once told me (it's very likely he made it up when me & my dad were doing wordy puzzles or something):

Q: What common four letter English word has ten syllables?

It's probably wrong, but I was thinking "www." I am aware that the "." isn't strictly a word, but there are 10 syllables.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:10 am**

James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Here's one my brother once told me (it's very likely he made it up when me & my dad were doing wordy puzzles or something):

Q: What common four letter English word has ten syllables?
It's probably wrong, but I was thinking "www." I am aware that the "." isn't strictly a word, but there are 10 syllables.

Yeah, 'www.' isn't really a word. Otherwise you could have stuff like 4937.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:16 am**

Pretty cool guess though.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:17 am**

Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, 'www.' isn't really a word. Otherwise you could have stuff like 4937.

That's only 5 syllables

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:20 pm**

Michael Wallace wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, 'www.' isn't really a word. Otherwise you could have stuff like 4937.
That's only 5 syllables

Four thousand nine hundred and thirty seven.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:28 pm**

Jon Corby wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, 'www.' isn't really a word. Otherwise you could have stuff like 4937.
That's only 5 syllables
Four thousand nine hundred and thirty seven.

No, Michael was right, it's 5.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:35 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Four thousand nine hundred and thirty seven.
No, Michael was right, it's 5.

So obvious

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:37 pm**

Jon Corby wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Four thousand nine hundred and thirty seven.
No, Michael was right, it's 5.
So obvious

I know, just gotta say it out loud right? Dunno how you miscounted by so much.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:54 pm**

Why is it 5? Puzzled.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:57 pm**

senselessnesses has only four letters and four syllables. Am I on the right track?

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:58 pm**

Jon O'Neill wrote:Why is it 5? Puzzled.

For serious? "Four", "Nine", "Three" and "Seven".

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:02 pm**

James Hall wrote:senselessnesses has only four letters and four syllables. Am I on the right track?

No. "Being on the right track" is a kind of klu though.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:56 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Why is it 5? Puzzled.
For serious? "Four", "Nine", "Three" and "Seven".

I thought that was too obvious. It was the first thing I thought of. I was sitting there like, what, 4937 has ten syllables? Weird how we read numbers in our head differently.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:50 pm**

Haha, that's a good one Corby.

SPOILERZ:
"What common four letter English word has" has 10 syllables.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:59 pm**

Here's another good one for Corby: which everyday English word is an anagram of GRAINSUET?

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:09 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:Here's another good one for Corby: which everyday English word is an anagram of GRAINSUET?

Tried this myself, could only manage SEATING for 7.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:18 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Why is it 5? Puzzled.
For serious? "Four", "Nine", "Three" and "Seven".

I still don't understand.

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:25 pm**

Ian Volante wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Why is it 5? Puzzled.
For serious? "Four", "Nine", "Three" and "Seven".
I still don't understand.

Aren't they just messing about?

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:06 am**

Charlie Reams wrote:Here's another good one for Corby: which everyday English word is an anagram of GRAINSUET?

Signature? I guess I use that most days...

Or have I just walked into a donkey trap?

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:48 am**

Kai Laddiman wrote:Haha, that's a good one Corby.

SPOILERZ:
"What common four letter English word has" has 10 syllables.

That's cool, but not actually the answer!

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:48 pm**

Jon Corby wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Haha, that's a good one Corby.

SPOILERZ:
"What common four letter English word has" has 10 syllables.
That's cool, but not actually the answer!

How about "Q: What common four letter English word" has 10 syllables?

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:42 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Haha, that's a good one Corby.

SPOILERZ:
"What common four letter English word has" has 10 syllables.
That's cool, but not actually the answer!
How about "Q: What common four letter English word" has 10 syllables?

No, very good but it's nothing like that.

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:56 pm**

At the risk of staying on topic, SPLOTCHED

Posted: **Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:24 pm**

Jon Corby wrote:No, very good but it's nothing like that.

Yes Bob. Sorry Bob. Spud's on the job Bob.

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:26 pm**

Jon Corby wrote:Q: What common four letter English word has ten syllables?

Since nobody got this, the answer is ROAD.

Posted: **Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:28 pm**

Jon Corby wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Q: What common four letter English word has ten syllables?
Since nobody got this, the answer is ROAD.

I prefer my answer.

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