Tuesday Alphabet Emu - Round 'X' reveal - Puzzles and Other Games Forum

I know you're all waiting on this one.

All responses must start with "X". Please submit entries by Monday, May 10. Any response involving a variation on the X-word in its category description = 0.

A word that starts with X.

A different word that starts with X.

Another different word that starts with X.

Another different word that starts with X.

Order matters.

Come on, what did you expect?

I know lots of words, but this round is just too restricted.

Reveal in about 2.5 hours.

In so far:
Doctor Zeus
aaronk56
lukethefluke
Paasei
wahoopride
Borninabin
pwnsall
JMurder3
eyebooger
Booker Wolfbox
ArcticKnight
Nicholasp27
Dizzyqtp
housenuts
xander biscuits

For new entries, please remember that all answers must be different.

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05-11-2021 , 01:11 PM

Eric

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15 minute warning. Get your last second entries in.

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05-11-2021 , 01:30 PM

Eric

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Time's up. Let's get started.

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05-11-2021 , 01:33 PM

Eric

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A word that starts with X

The only question is "which order did you choose?"

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05-11-2021 , 01:34 PM

Eric

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Xylophone - 10
Booker Wolfbox
Borninabin
Dizzyqtp
Doctor Zeus
lukethefluke
Nicholasp27
Paasei
pwnsall
wahoopride
xander biscuits

X-ray - 5
aaronk56
eyebooger
JMurder3
ArcticKnight
housenuts

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05-11-2021 , 01:36 PM

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Let's see what happened next.

A different word that starts with X

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05-11-2021 , 01:38 PM

Eric

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Not quite a reversal.

X-ray - 7
pwnsall
Borninabin
lukethefluke
Nicholasp27
Paasei
wahoopride
xander biscuits

Xylophone - 4
aaronk56
eyebooger
JMurder3
housenuts

Aces - 1
Doctor Zeus Xanadu
Dizzyqtp xany
ArcticKnight xenon
Booker Wolfbox Xenophobe

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05-11-2021 , 01:40 PM

Eric

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Nice. Lots of potential.

Borninabin	17
lukethefluke	17
Nicholasp27	17
Paasei	17
pwnsall	17
wahoopride	17
xander biscuits	17
Booker Wolfbox	11
Dizzyqtp	11
Doctor Zeus	11
aaronk56	9
eyebooger	9
housenuts	9
JMurder3	9
ArcticKnight	6

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05-11-2021 , 01:42 PM

Eric

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Now, where does this go?

Another different word that starts with X

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05-11-2021 , 01:45 PM

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Eric

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I was wondering when he would make an appearance. I thought it would score more, tbh.

Xenon - 4
Booker Wolfbox
Borninabin
Dizzyqtp
housenuts

Xerox - 2
aaronk56
ArcticKnight

xander biscuits - 2

Paasei
xander biscuits

Aces - 1
pwnsall x men
eyebooger Xanadu
JMurder3 Xenial
wahoopride Xenophilius
Nicholasp27 xenophobia
Doctor Zeus Xi
lukethefluke xmas

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05-11-2021 , 01:47 PM

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Wow! That dropped a bunch. Born just needs to dodge the last one.

Borninabin	21
Paasei	19
xander biscuits	19
lukethefluke	18
Nicholasp27	18
pwnsall	18
wahoopride	18
Booker Wolfbox	15
Dizzyqtp	15
housenuts	13
Doctor Zeus	12
aaronk56	11
eyebooger	10
JMurder3	10
ArcticKnight	8

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05-11-2021 , 01:49 PM

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Another different word that starts with X

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05-11-2021 , 02:00 PM

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Xbox - 4
Borninabin
wahoopride
housenuts
xander biscuits

Xenon - 3
aaronk56
Doctor Zeus
Nicholasp27

Xi - 2
JMurder3
Paasei

Aces - 1
pwnsall xanadu
lukethefluke xander
Dizzyqtp xebec
ArcticKnight xeme
eyebooger Xena
Booker Wolfbox Xzhibit

Borninabin is just too good at sheep.

Xcellent
xander biscuits 23

Xtremely good
wahoopride 22

Xacting
Nicholasp27 21
Paasei 21

X factors
lukethefluke 19
pwnsall 19
housenuts 17
Booker Wolfbox 16
Dizzyqtp 16
Doctor Zeus 15
aaronk56 14
JMurder3 12
eyebooger 11
ArcticKnight 9

XXX
Borninabin 25 0

I suppose it is appropriate that xander biscuits wins round X. Congrats, xander. Well done, wahoo, Nich, and Paasei.

Thank you are for playing and putting up with all this. Stats and next round will be up soon.

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05-11-2021 , 02:05 PM

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Round S	Round T	Round U	Round V	Round W	Total	Players
16	20	19	18	22	621	wahoopride
12	22	14	23	19	595	lukethefluke
12	19	18	14	21	575	Paasei
11	21	22	0	16	526	Dizzyqtp
20	15	9		21	526	Nicholasp27
24	23	23	22	9	524	ArcticKnight
19	24	20	15	11	519	eyebooger
20	28	19	12	17	519	housenuts
7	19	4	17	15	478	Doctor Zeus
0	21	13	20	14	451	aaronk56
18	16	11	15	0	451	Borninabin
7	24	15	16	16	448	Booker Wolfbox
20	26	21	22	23	448	xander biscuits
0	24		21		414	nails
16		14	22	19	337	pwnsall
		16	16	12	231	JMurder3
		11			46	metsandfinsfan

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05-11-2021 , 02:45 PM

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Gj Xander

Ty Eric

Might be an issue with those scores as last column says W (but has this round's scores)

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05-11-2021 , 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wahoopride

Gj Xander

Ty Eric

Might be an issue with those scores as last column says W (but has this round's scores)

Weird. I added the new column before entering the scores. The scores are there, and I entered them in empty cells. I'll check it later.

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05-11-2021 , 03:36 PM

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wow was flipping back and forth between xylophone/xray. initially mad i went the wrong way but would've emu'd if i went the other way.

hilarious that Xander won. gg

thanx eric.

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05-11-2021 , 03:50 PM

#18

Borninabin

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Well played Xander! ThX Eric!

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05-11-2021 , 04:23 PM

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This should be the correct overall table.

Round T	Round U	Round V	Round W	Round X	Total	Players
20	19	18	29	22	650	wahoopride
22	14	23	21	19	616	lukethefluke
19	18	14	22	21	597	Paasei
24	20	15	30	11	549	eyebooger
23	23	22	24	9	548	ArcticKnight
21	22	0	14	16	540	Dizzyqtp
28	19	12	18	17	537	housenuts
15	9		0	21	526	Nicholasp27
19	4	17	18	15	496	Doctor Zeus
21	13	20	24	14	475	aaronk56
26	21	22	23	23	471	xander biscuits
16	11	15	18	0	469	Borninabin
24	15	16	15	16	463	Booker Wolfbox
24		21	25		439	nails
	14	22	18	19	355	pwnsall
	16	16	16	12	247	JMurder3
	11		23		69	metsandfinsfan

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05-11-2021 , 04:44 PM

#20

xander biscuits

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Woop woop

Thanks for the game

Did anybody else win their letter?

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05-11-2021 , 04:46 PM

#21

xander biscuits

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Originally Posted by housenuts

wow was flipping back and forth between xylophone/xray. initially mad i went the wrong way...

Xylophone is a word

X-ray has a hyphen and there is some doubt over whether it is a single word.

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05-11-2021 , 04:48 PM

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housenuts

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Originally Posted by xander biscuits

Xylophone is a word

X-ray has a hyphen and there is some doubt over whether it is a single word.

What's your point?

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05-11-2021 , 05:18 PM

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ArcticKnight

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congrats Xander

Thx for running Eric!!!!!

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05-11-2021 , 05:46 PM

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xander biscuits

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Originally Posted by housenuts

What's your point?

the question is asking for a word

xylophone is more obviously a word and therefore should sheep first

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05-11-2021 , 06:00 PM

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housenuts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xander biscuits

the question is asking for a word

xylophone is more obviously a word and therefore should sheep first

You are smart sir and why you won. I am but a pleb.

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