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This thread is a bit like Jack's conundrum game thread but with ten-letter conundrums.

The rules:

Solve as many as you like, but replace however many you solved with your own ten-letter conundrums.

No obscure words. There's nothing wrong with a conundrum being difficult, but it should be difficult because it's hard to spot, not because you're relying on the player not to have heard of the answer. To illustrate with nine-letter examples, you might spot KIWIHAZAS instantly if you know the word from apterous, but if you haven't you've probably got no chance. On the other hand, INERTSTAR, whose answer is a commonly-known word, is hard to solve even for strong players. This is why I've picked ten-letter conundrums; nobody's practiced them on apterous so there should be a good number of well-known tens which are difficult to unscramble.

ELDERGRAIN
HORNISCORE
HOTELPRICE

Graeme Cole wrote:This thread is a bit like Jack's conundrum game thread but with ten-letter conundrums.

The rules:

Solve as many as you like, but replace however many you solved with your own ten-letter conundrums.

No obscure words. There's nothing wrong with a conundrum being difficult, but it should be difficult because it's hard to spot, not because you're relying on the player not to have heard of the answer. To illustrate with nine-letter examples, you might spot KIWIHAZAS instantly if you know the word from apterous, but if you haven't you've probably got no chance. On the other hand, INERTSTAR, whose answer is a commonly-known word, is hard to solve even for strong players. This is why I've picked ten-letter conundrums; nobody's practiced them on apterous so there should be a good number of well-known tens which are difficult to unscramble.

ELDERGRAIN
HORNISCORE
HOTELPRICE

Tanmay got RESTRAINT because he's a genius!

RINGLEADER
RHINOCEROS
HELICOPTER

My ones:

SCONECOINS
CHOPPYLION
TOILBEATER

Graeme Cole wrote:This thread is a bit like Jack's conundrum game thread but with ten-letter conundrums.

The rules:

Solve as many as you like, but replace however many you solved with your own ten-letter conundrums.

No obscure words. There's nothing wrong with a conundrum being difficult, but it should be difficult because it's hard to spot, not because you're relying on the player not to have heard of the answer. To illustrate with nine-letter examples, you might spot KIWIHAZAS instantly if you know the word from apterous, but if you haven't you've probably got no chance. On the other hand, INERTSTAR, whose answer is a commonly-known word, is hard to solve even for strong players. This is why I've picked ten-letter conundrums; nobody's practiced them on apterous so there should be a good number of well-known tens which are difficult to unscramble.

ELDERGRAIN
HORNISCORE
HOTELPRICE

Tanmay got RESTRAINT because he's a genius!

RINGLEADER
RHINOCEROS
HELICOPTER

My ones:

SCONECOINS
CHOPPYLION
TOILBEATER

Tanmay Dixit?

SCONECOINS --> CONCESSION
CHOPPYLION --> POLYPHONIC
TOILBEATER --> OBLITERATE


New ones:

TRAMPALINE
PARTFIGURE
ROUSEPAINS

PARLIAMENT
GRAPEFRUIT
PERSUASION


METALGAITS
MIDSTREAMN
REDHOTBASE

STALAGMITE
MASTERMIND
BROADSHEET


PINSOURCES
SWEETYSINE
SEXIEPORNS

PERCUSSION
EYEWITNESS
EXPRESSION

ICMOONSTAR
MULLGYRATE
BEERWIDDLE

Just to say I had SUPERSONIC for that first one. Also, I can't be bothered with this hidden text thing, especially when typing on my phone.

Adam Gillard wrote:Just to say I had SUPERSONIC for that first one. Also, I can't be bothered with this hidden text thing, especially when typing on my phone.

I had SUPERSONIC too. apterous was down so couldn't check for alternative solutions.

ASTRONOMIC
METALLURGY
BEWILDERED


AQUAKTHREE
TAILSCHOIR
POODUDLICS

EARTHQUAKE, HISTORICAL, DIPLODOCUS

CORGIPHAGE
BRRRSWEATY
GROUPYLAND

STRAWBERRY GEOGRAPHIC PLAYGROUND

FUCKINGRON
GHOULASSES
CUNTRACKER

UNFROCKING
GLASSHOUSE
NUTCRACKER

I'll try and continue the rude scrambles

CLUNGENIDE
WANKERBOUL
DOUCHEPUNT

INDULGENCE, UNWORKABLE, OUTPUNCHED

LAIRYCHEST
MINGEMOOCH
INDOORTITS

HOMECOMING, DISTORTION

LAIRYCHEST
OASISBLUUR
BEATLESROK

Ryan Taylor wrote:OASISBLUUR

OASISBLUUR = SALUBRIOUS

LAIRYCHEST
BEATLESROK
HELPONEMAN

LAIRYCHEST = HYSTERICAL

MINIONSECT
BEATLESROK
HELPONEMAN

HELPONEMAN --> PHENOMENAL

MINIONSECT
BEATLESROK
COMEINTRAP

BEATLESROK ... STROKEABLE

MINIONSECT
COMEINTRAP
CRATEOCUNT

OMNISCIENT, IMPORTANCE, COUNTERACT

APALEBITCH
IMSOSTINGY
BESTTRAUMA

APALEBITCH --> ALPHABETIC

IMSOSTINGY
BESTTRAUMA
SHATTERING

Innis Carson wrote:BESTTRAUMA

This answer comes up EVERY time anyone tries to do ten-letter teasers. Answer: MASTURBATE

IMSOSTINGY = MISOGYNIST

SHATTERING
ZOMBYSLDIE
OREATBRAIN