Crystal Ball

Crystal Ball - Rules and Game Details

Welcome to the Crystal Ball!

The secret word word will change every hour, and each player gets one initial guess per hour. The word could be any word that you'd likely find in a fairly modern and liberal dictionary (including slang, imports from other languages, cultural references, etc). All words are between 4 and 10 characters long. Plural forms (-s) are usually not selected, unless the plural form makes a new word with a new meaning. No promises though.

For the first 45 minutes of the hour, each player gets 1 blind guess. At 45 minutes past the hour, we award the winner if someone blindly guesses the word. A winner scores 1000 bonus FunTrivia points. Multiple winners all get the award.

If no one has guessed the word once the 45 minute winner-check occurs, the list of all guesses made so far is displayed and all players immediately get 5 bonus guesses. The first player to guess the word before the hour ends wins. If that player has at least 25 wins, he/she is considered a champion, and the game continues allowing the first non-champion to also guess and win before time expires.

A total of 3 Challenges can be completed here...

Gaze into the Crystal Ball! This hour's secret word begins with the letters bo Your guess: We will check for a correct guess in 23 minutes. Guesses So Far: 24 A list of guesses made will appear here if no one has guessed the word when we check at 45 minutes past the hour.

Last Hour

The word last hour was mantle. - a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" - the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders" - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" - the layer of the earth between the crust and the core - cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building" - spread over a surface, like a mantle No one guessed it. - Show guesses last hour... macadam (1,sportsherald) machination (1,DizWiz) machinist (2,catnlib) mackerel (1,Mommakat) maelstrom (1,SillaCaliente) maenad (1,mazza47) mafioso (1,Rizeeve) magic (1,PDAZ) mahimahi (1,absrchamps) mahlstick (1,Brnate) mahout (1,europium) maiden (1,BlueJane) mail (1,snarkyt) mainstream (1,ClaudiaCat) maiolica (1,Barbarini) majesty (1,elvislennon) male (1,Linda_Arizona) malice (1,genoveva) malign (1,Rizeeve) malignancy (1,Rizeeve) malignant (1,22crows) mamma (1,miner8265) mammal (1,BlueJane) manacle (1,jaysforever) manage (1,strike3) management (1,JohnFair) manager (1,parrarobbie) manageress (1,mazza47) managing (1,MemeQueen) manakin (1,snarkyt) manbag (1,snarkyt) mandate (1,Mommakat) mandatory (1,rossian) mandible (1,purelyqing) mandolin (1,strike3) manek (1,Linda_Arizona) maneuver (1,rossian) manfulness (1,absrchamps) manga (1,Linda_Arizona) mange (2,DizWiz) manger (1,DizWiz) manhole (1,elfinga) manhood (1,elfinga) mania (2,rossian) maniac (2,purelyqing) maniacal (1,MemeQueen) manic (1,ManicMandee) manicure (2,MemeQueen) manifest (1,snarkyt) manifold (1,purelyqing) manipulate (1,Mommakat) mankind (1,paulmallon) manliness (1,absrchamps) manmade (1,paulmallon) mannakin (1,mazza47) manned (1,JTeam1) mannequin (1,latentimage_99) manner (1,DizWiz) mannerism (1,Rizeeve) manners (1,strike3) mannikin (1,genoveva) manning (1,MemeQueen) manoeuvre (2,rossian) manor (2,rossian) manpower (1,cardsfan_027) mansard (1,purelyqing) manse (1,genoveva) manservant (1,snarkyt) mansion (1,cardsfan_027) mantra (2,MemeQueen) mantrap (1,mazza47) manual (1,BlueJane) manure (1,cardsfan_027) manx (1,Sharkyoz) many (2,purelyqing) marathon (1,parrarobbie) marble (1,fatherpat) marginal (1,BlueJane) marionette (1,Mommakat) maripose (1,Sharkyoz) mark (2,snarkyt) market (1,parrarobbie) marlinspike (1,miner8265) maroon (1,absrchamps) marriage (1,DizWiz) married (1,cardsfan_027) marry (1,parrarobbie) marsh (1,strike3) marshall (1,BlueJane) martyr (2,finncan) mash (1,Fenwayfan60) mask (1,cardsfan_027) masonry (1,elfinga) mass (1,paulmallon) massacre (1,miner8265) massive (1,paulmallon) mast (2,JTeam1) master (1,absrchamps) masticate (1,paulmallon) matador (1,SevenSees) matchbook (1,Rizeeve) materiel (1,miner8265) matriarch (1,strike3) matriarchal (1,mazza47) matrimony (1,Pekingese) matrix (1,genoveva) matted (1,elfinga) matter (1,Rizeeve) mattock (1,absrchamps) mattress (2,cardsfan_027) maudlin (1,BlueJane) maul (1,Mommakat) mausoleum (1,miner8265) maximize (1,parrarobbie) mayhem (1,purelyqing) maypole (1,elfinga) maze (1,paulmallon)

Most recent secret words: mantle   truck   metadata   beldam   timidity   pantywaist   upbraiding   mystique   tether   pedometer

Recent Wins

12:45 AM: snapcracker : truck (36 guesses) 12:45 AM: cardsfan_027 : truck (36 guesses) 10:45 PM: winston1 : beldam (39 guesses) 9:51 PM: BlueJane (champ): timidity (103 guesses) 8:58 PM: ponycargirl (champ): pantywaist (182 guesses) 7:45 PM: Barbarini (champ): upbraiding (53 guesses) 6:57 PM: zp2000 : mystique (131 guesses) 6:54 PM: GoodwinPD (champ): mystique (130 guesses) 5:45 PM: sadiem : tether (54 guesses) 5:45 PM: blackavar72 : tether (54 guesses) 4:55 PM: Brnate (champ): pedometer (149 guesses) 2:55 PM: Eraucci (champ): fils (167 guesses) 1:58 PM: Lionel777 : monopolize (178 guesses) 1:58 PM: Eraucci (champ): monopolize (178 guesses) 12:55 PM: dolly_llama (champ): inclusion (109 guesses) 11:55 AM: Rizeeve (champ): sulk (99 guesses) 10:45 AM: mxm175 : enchanted (53 guesses) 9:56 AM: salami_swami (champ): checker (97 guesses) 8:45 AM: OswaldEllie : eggcup (45 guesses) 7:57 AM: ponycargirl (champ): shenanigan (103 guesses) 6:45 AM: Rizeeve (champ): roads (39 guesses) 5:58 AM: OswaldEllie (champ): profligate (129 guesses) 4:58 AM: mazza47 (champ): incisura (93 guesses) 3:55 AM: mazza47 (champ): titbit (77 guesses)

Most Wins (top 100) 4042: Barbarini 3415: ClarkyB 3298: mazza47 3050: Mommakat 2946: rossian 2626: wally119 2474: ponycargirl 2449: drewh2os 2357: satguru 2210: Eraucci 2128: Looking4IQ 2127: pent2go 2062: snapcracker 1793: Jennifer5 1732: miner8265 1685: gracie3 1668: parrarobbie 1601: Rizeeve 1555: HurricaneBill 1451: skatersarehott