Scrambled Animal Challenge

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:07 pm

Steer.

ORKGANOA

KatieMae · Post by **KatieMae** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:47 am

kangaroo

a nice n

Post by **Jay** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:44 pm

canine

Here's a tougher one:

ABDEEFFHLU

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 9:50 pm

Bufflehead (thanks for the hint in Animal Trivia Jay. I would have been stuck a while without it)

GMFANLOI

Taiyoukai_Okibi · Post by **Taiyoukai_Okibi** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:04 pm

Flamingo

umm...

rdvaraka

Brandi · Post by **Brandi** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:38 pm

Aardvark

smiaoch

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 9:29 pm

Chamois

AAYLN

Post by **Kielo91** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:54 pm

Nyala

OKGNBIPRS

Post by **okapi_07** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:14 pm

springbok

HVETINACO

Post by **okapi_07** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:20 pm

ok heres another name for it

RDEMO EEUS

Post by **Jay** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:28 pm

That new scrambler gave it to me, but I'll let others solve it.

You were missing an "R" in your previous scrambler.

Post by **okapi_07** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:31 pm

acctually it can be spelled either way (or else a lot of people forget the r) i thought it had an r too but i looked it up and it didnt have an r

oh well

Post by **Jay** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:41 pm

It wouldn't surprise me if there are sources without the "r". However, I have a number of dictionaries and they all use "r". (I haven't checked encyclopedias or animal references.) It is based on an old French word which also has an "r" and that is based on Latin that has an "r".

I especially like 3 dictionaries: The Random House Unabridged Dictionary (which appears to be equivalent to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary), The American Heritage Dictionary, and (for most words under 9 letters) The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary. You can look for words online: Merriam-Webster at http://www.m-w.com, American Heritage at http://dictionary.com, and Scrabble at http://www.scrabble.com .

But the language is constantly changing. So no dictionary is perfect. And I see how there can be confusion with this word in particular. The Random House and Merriam-Webster dictionaries refer to the word "chevon". The American Heritage dictionary refers to the word "chevron" (although "chevron" has no references to animals) and does not contain the word "chevon". The Scrabble dictionary, which came from the Merriam-Webster, does not recognize "chevon". So there are disagreements even among the same sources.

Yes, this is a long winded post. But I find words and their origins so fascinating.

(But, of course, that does not make me an expert in any shape or form.)

Post by **Missy** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:21 pm

Chevrotain

Or

Mouse Deer

GTORNNAUA

Post by **Missy** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:23 pm

OH...Jay, Thank you so much for the online dictionaries. Mine is so outdated and I did not know these were available. It will help me out a lot.