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5-Letter Word Chain Game #4

For each hint, enter a 5-letter word. The last letter of this word will be the first letter of the next word.
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First submittedFebruary 10, 2015
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Striped animal
Zebra
Native American empire
Aztec
Unit of weight for a gem
Carat
Capital of Japan
Tokyo
Island of fertility in a desert
Oasis
Old-fashioned British term for county
Shire
What the Latin word "Terra" means
Earth
Poorest country in the Americas
Haiti
Spanish party island
Ibiza
Spanish word for "friend"
Amigo
Depleted atmospheric layer
Ozone
What a volcano might do
Erupt
Bird's claw
Talon
Himalayan country
Nepal
Embankment
Levee
Geological unit of time
Epoch
Laughing African animal
Hyena
Extraterrestrial
Alien
Women's stockings material
Nylon
Something a horse says
Neigh
Two of his wives were beheaded
Henry
Slack-jawed simpleton
Yokel
MC Hammer: Too _____ to quit
Legit
Hobo
Tramp
Uncontrollable fear
Panic
Honda compact car model
Civic
To move in a stealthy manner
Creep
Song of King David
Psalm
Type of parrot
Macaw
Dance in 3/4 time
Waltz
sillie
+12
Level 77
Feb 11, 2015
Gaaah! I was trying to figure out a "son" of King David :D --- stealthy movement: to ninja, right?
ander217
+2
Level 75
May 1, 2015
I did the same thing for a long time until I finally reread the clue. Funny how our brains work.
stone222
+2
Level 48
Oct 6, 2018
that's what happens in a timed quiz, the brain is not engaged and the "eyes have it" (wrongly, in my case)
xkatie241
+3
Level 57
May 1, 2015
Totally read 'son of King David' as well.
RealDad12
+1
Level 67
Jul 21, 2017
Same here. :-(
lucd13
+1
Level 69
Jul 24, 2017
So glad I'm not alone in this.
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Dec 1, 2017
The clue is incorrect because it's the book of "Psalms" which is six letters, not five as required in this quiz.
OfficerDibble
+5
Level 80
Jan 11, 2018
No, the clue is correct as it asks for the singular 'song' rather than the plural 'songs'.
sussexval
+1
Level 58
May 1, 2015
Pah! Me too.
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Apr 18, 2016
Me five!
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
May 2, 2016
Came on here to post the same, only to be met by all the above :-)
samiamco
+1
Level 69
Jan 17, 2017
Me 342
pgb1098
+4
Level 53
Jul 21, 2017
I swear it changed after the time ran out!
ahertzy
+1
Level 77
Jul 23, 2017
as did I!
InfiniteInsanity999
+1
Level 42
Jul 24, 2017
I read that as well hah
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Jun 2, 2018
Yup, son of David P---M. Took me about a minute.
Chris19
+1
Level 51
Oct 30, 2020
Did the same thing as well... Strange.
nettybet
+1
Level 75
May 1, 2015
Missed Epoch and Levee. Good quiz.
Sheriff25
+5
Level 83
May 1, 2015
'Shire' is used but most people in the UK refer to a 'county' as a county. Thus Kent, Essex, Norfolk, Yorkshire or Powys are counties. When asked for your address on a form, it usually asks for your 'county'.
Philipgod96
+1
Level 43
May 2, 2015
thank you
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jan 20, 2017
The quiz doesn't say that this is the only British term for county, or even one that is used most of the time.
akbadry
+8
Level 51
Apr 10, 2017
Yes, but your clue says "the British term for county" and barely anybody uses "shire" pretty much everyone says "county"...when u give a clue saying "the word for" whatever u would expect it to be the most popular term, yes??....so the clue is kinda misleading/inaccurate
Anzi
+4
Level 69
Jul 21, 2017
27 English counties end in 'shire'. Not that obscure, I wouldn't have said
fitheach
+4
Level 59
Jul 21, 2017
@Anzi: plenty of counties' names end in "shire", but that does not mean we use the word "shire" on its own in everyday language, or even in formal written language. It's very rare to use the word "shire" other than as part of a county name (and then they are pronounced differently anyway).
Berney
+1
Level 80
Jul 21, 2017
Agreed. The word shire is very rarely used as a general term for 'county'. I couldn't think what the answer would be as 'shire' is just not used in day to day speech. Some counties aren't shires either, e.g. Kent, Cornwall, Norfolk, Suffolk, etc. Maybe the clue should say "Term used for some British counties"?
Tokky
+1
Level 58
Jul 21, 2017
I have never heard anyone use the word shire over county.
DeusCaritasEst
+3
Level 55
Jul 21, 2017
Clearly none of you have spent much time in Middle Earth.
Roger77024
+4
Level 57
Jul 21, 2017
A Brit who didn't get it here. Perhaps add "medieval"?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Sep 6, 2018
In Maine, county seats are still called shire towns. County government serves zero purpose in Maine as any locally governed land falls under town government. Unorganized territories are demarcated and controlled directly by the state.
awilli
+2
Level 49
Oct 17, 2018
I'm british, have lived in Britain for 20 years. I have never, ever, heard anyone call counties "shires" because they are not shires, they are counties, and are called as such by absolutely everyone
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 75
Aug 23, 2020
British term for a county, 5 letters, S _ _ _ E - wake up people.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 79
Sep 9, 2020
^ I agree with Alex and the Quizmaster. No-one calls it a shire, but it is a valid English word for a county in "S _ _ _ E".
hasanabdi
+1
Level 70
Apr 15, 2022
is it valid if it is unused? no one, young or old in britain has used the word shire from a native experience. "which shire do you come from?" no one says that. "which county are you from?" it doesn't make sense.
triviaolivia
+1
Level 62
Aug 14, 2022
Uhhh....Yorkshire, Devonshire, Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, Hertfordshire etc etc etc. Are you guys kidding? It's at the end of each because it means "county", whether it's commonly used alone these days or not. How is this controversial??
tiben1
+1
Level 58
May 21, 2015
Slink and sneak could be valid as creep.
PearlJoyster
+6
Level 22
May 7, 2016
No they couldn't because they wouldn't fit with the chain.
griffmongers
+1
Level 35
Oct 15, 2015
Would it be possible to add spelling alternatives for carat. Tried 'carot', 'caret', etc. multiple times.
caracas79
+3
Level 46
May 2, 2016
If something is spelt wrong then learn to spell it correctly rather than expect multiple alternatives to be created to suit everyones needs,otherwise where does it all end.The word vegetable would be accepted for caret.
PearlJoyster
+1
Level 22
May 7, 2016
I agree!!!
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Nov 8, 2019
Hah, you just spelled 'carat' wrong.
blinky
+2
Level 58
Jan 1, 2017
Can you accept vegetable for caret?
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Nov 8, 2019
It's 'carat' by the way.
francescafawn
+1
Level 43
Jul 21, 2017
how did I manage to get epoch and not Aztec!
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Oct 13, 2018
Had the same problem. Got it eventually, but was concentrating only on US tribes. (That's what happens when we are brainwashed into thinking that American applies only to the US).
englishsystem
+1
Level 68
Jul 21, 2017
"Sneak" for "To move in a stealthy manner".
Kobrah
+5
Level 15
Aug 3, 2017
But "sneak" that doesn't start with a 'C' or end with a 'P'
akbadry
+7
Level 51
Jul 21, 2017
"uncontrollable fear" is closer to defining phobia not panic, and considering both start with P I bet many did try phobia...panic should be defined as something along the lines of "sudden uncontrollable anxiety"
uncapitalised
+1
Level 55
Jul 21, 2017
But phobia is six letters long
tshalla
+4
Level 75
Jun 3, 2018
Not her/his point. I agree - I was trying to figure out some other form of the word phobia to shrink into five letters. Panic fits; the definition, not as much.
Dimby
+1
Level 77
Apr 27, 2022
A phobia, I believe, is an irrational fear. Panic is uncontrolled, all consuming fear.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Feb 19, 2020
To me panic is more the result of fear, just like freezing (up) would be. When faced with fear or a terrible situation, one person panics, another thinks clearly and another totally shuts down. Panic is directly linked with behavior, not just perception.

To illustrate, panic is more the opposite of calm, than the opposite of brave for example.

milehigh12
+1
Level 22
Jul 21, 2017
There should be different spellings for "NEIGH"
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Jul 21, 2017
As there should be for milehigh.
joez
+1
Level 72
Jul 21, 2017
Stalk for "To move in a stealthy manner".
DonTheLamplighter
+8
Level 84
Jul 21, 2017
Yep, and what makes it even MORE confusing is that "stalk" starts with "c" and ends with "p".

Oh, wait. No it doesn't. That's right. I just remembered. This wasn't confusing at all. Silly me.

Timbenz
+1
Level 25
Feb 28, 2018
+1. :)
possumsjay
+3
Level 58
Jul 21, 2017
I spent an embarrassing amount of time wondering how "Ibitha" could be spelled with five letters.
sumguy
+2
Level 84
Jul 22, 2017
I wouldn't have gotten levee if the quiz time was 5 days.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jul 25, 2017
Somehow I read "song of King David" as "son of King David"... couldn't figure out how to make Solomon only five letters so figured it was one of the dozens nobody has heard of.
JD223
+3
Level 62
Aug 10, 2017
I'm a Brit and I've never heard of shire being used over county, to put it simply, its not interchangeable for county at all today in any way, it may have been 300 years ago, but it certainly isn't today.

Be like calling a US state a 'Na' / 'Nia' (California, Indiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Montana, Virginia, West Virginia, Arizona). Just doesn't make sense today. Otherwise good quiz!

FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Sep 2, 2017
I spelled carat wrong.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
May 8, 2020
And still did
IBQ
+1
Level 40
Mar 26, 2018
Hyena can not be termed as an African animal. It has habitat in Asia also
EELPACA
+1
Level 65
Aug 22, 2021
But the hint also described it as "laughing" - the spotted hyena is the only species of hyena that laughs, and is range is entirely in Africa.
Kaz60
+1
Level 49
Apr 10, 2018
Stumped by MC Hammer!
tshalla
+2
Level 75
Jun 3, 2018
So did you quit?
roadrage
+1
Level 68
Oct 9, 2018
Nah, cos he's too legit!
GeoDude
+2
Level 48
Feb 3, 2019
Son of King David, hm.
gentrifiedblack
+1
Level 43
Mar 26, 2020
it is unfair that certain correct 5 letter words are not accepted as alternative answers. I propose sneak as an answer for moving in a stealthy manner because surely.
WackyAnagramDude
+5
Level 63
Jun 30, 2021
It is unfair that some people don't read the rules of the quiz and then complain about their answers not being accepted. I propose that only answers that fit the chain be accepted because surely.
rabble
+1
Level 66
Aug 14, 2022
Interesting Facts #418: Don't eat bats. Ebola, SARS, Marburg virus, and Coronavirus are all thought to have originally come from bats.

Never too late to change

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 14, 2022
That fact is compatible with the lab leak theory. No serious person disputes that coronavirus comes from a bat virus originally, even if it was later modified by humans.
rabble
+1
Level 66
Aug 14, 2022
I meant in regard to the human behavior of eating bats.
Rozzi
+1
Level 60
Aug 14, 2022
Could you make the Spanish friend question gender specific please? I realise most people would put amigo rather than amiga but that is a sad reflection of the world we live in rather than being right.
triviaolivia
+3
Level 62
Aug 14, 2022
What? The whole point of the game is to determine the answer based on the clue above and below it. This has nothing to do with gender politics (on which we agree!), but to find the clue that fits, Silly.
mooselikestoparty
+1
Level 59
Dec 15, 2023
ah yes, the AZONE layer
reverendmeat
+1
Level 80
Aug 19, 2022
Dammit, kept trying "yokul"
undeadwarrior
+1
Level 63
Dec 9, 2022
panic = fear? No - not really.
14Falke
+1
Level 63
Sep 6, 2023
I would suggest changing the question related to nylon. The question had me confused because nylon is not exclusively used for women’s stockings and women’s stockings are not exclusively made of nylon.
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