Not a Word
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| - | + | ''Not a Word'' presented its panels with a set of letters, and asked them to insert other letters to make a word using all of the letters, in order. | |
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| + | For instance, the panel might be given | ||
| + | : M P I B L | ||
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| + | "That's a conteMPtIBLe set," scoffed one. | ||
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| + | "Proper nouns, on this show, are iMPermIssiBLe," said another | ||
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| + | "Simple plurals - those formed just by adding -s - are incoMPatIBLe with victory," noted someone else. | ||
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| + | "Frankly, I find all this discussion iMPossIBLe," said the last. | ||
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| + | Longest valid word wins the round. | ||
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| + | Though not a tremendous success - the "'incomplete' word game" lasted just one series on BBC2 - the basic idea was sound. It returned two decades later as the hook of [[Catchword]] with Paul Coia. | ||
[[Category:Panel Game]] | [[Category:Panel Game]] | ||
[[Category:Words]] | [[Category:Words]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:36, 14 July 2020
Synopsis
Not a Word presented its panels with a set of letters, and asked them to insert other letters to make a word using all of the letters, in order.
For instance, the panel might be given
- M P I B L
"That's a conteMPtIBLe set," scoffed one.
"Proper nouns, on this show, are iMPermIssiBLe," said another
"Simple plurals - those formed just by adding -s - are incoMPatIBLe with victory," noted someone else.
"Frankly, I find all this discussion iMPossIBLe," said the last.
Longest valid word wins the round.
Though not a tremendous success - the "'incomplete' word game" lasted just one series on BBC2 - the basic idea was sound. It returned two decades later as the hook of Catchword with Paul Coia.
