dordle

wordle plus wordle · By zaratustra

Add to collection

game Community Devlog

dordle community

Hapax is not a word that exists, on its own, in the English language

A topic by lynreade created Apr 01, 2022 Views: 4,806 Replies: 20

Viewing posts 1 to 11

lynreade2 years ago(+2)(-12)

Usually used in conjunction with legomenon (i.e. hapax legomenon) it derives from Ancient Greek and indicates a word occurring only once in a given corpus (or body of works). I therefore declare Daily Dordle #0067 invalid.

Can you please stick to real words... surely there are enough five-letter words in the English language to keep us occupied for just about all time.

VioletMozart2 years ago(+12)

okay but could you maybe not put the solution right in your post title?

robbaknq2 years ago(+1)(-3)

Check the date.

TruckasaurusLex2 years ago(+4)

Ackchyually... Wikipedia says hapax legomenon can be shortened to hapax, and even gives a plural of hapaxes. That said, I still don't think this word is valid. But you did ruin my game, so I don't even know if I would have gotten it.

Quazillionaire2 years ago(+2)(-1)

I think it would be fair to disallow "hapax" due to obscurity, but it does seem to be a valid word in English: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hapax

Wordfool2 years ago

but it's not because the definition is a link to hapax legomenon. Solely because it is an ellipsis of legomenon. This has made me more frustrated then it should but maybe the creator will take note for next time.

Jedit2 years ago

I checked dictionary.com for it and it wasn't found. That site draws from Webster, so.

Wordfool2 years ago

even on Webster it's definition links to hapax legomenon ... I feel the creator tried too hard and failed miserably.

wolfdds2 years ago(+2)

I think this was an April Fool's day "prank"....check the second answer.

ctuckercva2 years ago(+9)

Valid scrabble word, valid dictionary word, also you're a dick for posting a spoiler in the thread title.

DanHoelck2 years ago(-3)

If it is a prank, it's a bad one. Getting your audience to bang their heads against the wall in frustration is bad enough. Then there's no payoff - we just lose the game.

See heardle for a properly executed April 1 prank.

luvrhino2 years ago(+2)

Heh. I love that before I even clicked on the link, I correctly predicted what the Heardle song would be from your comment.

Granted, I've been on the internet during the past decade. Many people would have predicted the same.

Wordfool2 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

I've been on the internet for over 2 decades and it still got me... I didn't expect a prank from a daily game and they definitely did it right.

luvrhino2 years ago(+1)

Just so I don't sound too smart, unlike you, I only went to Heardle after reading DanHoelck's comment noting it was a prank. That was a massive hint.

The way they executed it on the page confirmed I was correct so I didn't even bother to click the link.

Wordfool2 years ago(+1)

I play heardle every morning (7am) with my coworkers. Being it was early I didn't think about what day it was and was properly fooled.

Wordfool2 years ago(+2)

I 💯 agree with you.... Heardle knocked it out of the park. You should have seen my face before I clicked it and read "it was unavailable in my area".

Mandy J Watson2 years ago (1 edit) (+3)

Thanks for ruining today's game for everyone.

Lexico (Oxford):
https://www.lexico.com/definition/hapax_legomenon
A term of which only one instance of use is recorded.
‘In philology a hapax legomenon is almost always a word and is a problem because a single usage doesn't generally give us enough information to figure out what it means.’

I thought this - with the other answer - was rather clever as a one off for today. People are too obsessed with stats and losing.

Wordfool2 years ago(-1)

It would have been clever if it was actually guessable. I don't care about stats. I had to eventually Google what 5 letter word ended with x and came up with nothing with two As in their spots. Missed opportunity to make a good joke.

eishiya2 years ago (1 edit) (+3)

It's guessable xP It's a word I've run into several times when reading about various language topics on Wikipedia, and it's rather memorable, so I guessed it with guesses to spare. For a one-off that doesn't even count against you if you lose, I think it's a pretty clever choice.

Wordfool2 years ago (4 edits) (-1)

I get it is April Fools and the second word is prank but hapax is an ellipsis of hapax legomenon. I'm all about the stumping of the players but, come on, who would have ever figured that out? Could have done something that would have left us laughing instead of rolling our eyes.

geezerpk2 years ago

"wight"? Give me a break. :-)

itch.io

dordle

Hapax is not a word that exists, on its own, in the English language