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 ma Your guess: We will check for a correct guess in 41 minutes. Guesses So Far: 6 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 balusters. - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling Player mazza47  guessed it!! - Show guesses last hour... baas (1,europium) babble (1,Lahowland37) babbling (1,Dotty39) babu (1,SillaCaliente) baby (1,Sharkyoz) babyish (1,parrarobbie) baccarat (1,Hawkmoon1307) bacchante (1,BlueJane) back (1,DizWiz) backbeat (1,JTeam1) backdate (1,parrarobbie) backdrop (1,Dotty39) background (1,nerzack) backhand (1,7Kat7) backhoe (1,7Kat7) backing (1,parrarobbie) backlash (1,DizWiz) backlog (1,DizWiz) backpack (1,DizWiz) backside (1,OswaldEllie) backslide (1,OswaldEllie) backstairs (1,OswaldEllie) backstay (1,OswaldEllie) backup (1,nerzack) backwoods (1,OswaldEllie) backyard (1,Dotty39) bacon (1,ozzz2002) bacterial (1,moonlightxx) badge (1,skatersarehott) badger (1,Jennifer5) baffle (1,Sharkyoz) baffled (1,Dotty39) bagatelle (1,Philip_Eno) bagel (1,Lottie1001) baggage (1,gracemercy1) bagger (1,parrarobbie) bail (1,skatersarehott) bailiff (2,parrarobbie) bailiwick (1,Rizeeve) bairn (1,wally119) bake (1,7Kat7) bakehouse (1,wally119) baker (1,DizWiz) bakerh (1,skatersarehott) bakery (1,skatersarehott) bakeshop (1,mazza47) baking (1,finalgirl) baklava (1,Dotty39) baksheesh (1,wally119) bakshis (1,Upstart3) balaclava (1,1963Kid) balalaika (1,pehinhota) balance (1,22crows) balanced (1,europium) balancer (1,mazza47) balancing (1,Jennifer5) balcony (1,Dotty39) bald (2,rossian) baldrick (1,europium) bale (1,OswaldEllie) baleen (1,Sharkyoz) baleful (1,rossian) balefulness (1,rossian) baling (1,JTeam1) balk (2,Lahowland37) balkiness (2,mazza47) balky (1,Sharkyoz) ball (2,nerzack) ballad (2,Rizeeve) ballade (1,rossian) balladeer (3,finalgirl) ballast (1,BlueJane) ballastics (1,7Kat7) balldress (1,Rizeeve) baller (1,Lahowland37) ballerina (2,nerzack) ballet (1,nerzack) ballgame (1,7Kat7) ballgown (1,Jennifer5) ballistic (2,Hawkmoon1307) ballistics (1,Rizeeve) balljoint (1,JTeam1) balloon (1,Fenwayfan60) ballooned (1,europium) balloonist (1,Jennifer5) ballot (1,nerzack) balloter (1,wally119) ballpark (2,7Kat7) ballpen (1,SillaCaliente) ballpoint (1,finalgirl) ballroom (2,parrarobbie) balls (1,Sharkyoz) ballsy (1,europium) ballustrade (1,Hawkmoon1307) ballyrag (1,SillaCaliente) balm (1,Lahowland37) balminess (1,Jennifer5) balmy (2,Lahowland37) baloney (1,europium) balti (1,wally119) baluster (1,Rizeeve) banana (1,JaneMarple) band (1,skatersarehott) bandolier (1,snarkyt) bandstand (1,Hawkmoon1307) banking (1,spidersfull) banshee (1,DizWiz) banter (1,genoveva) banting (1,jaysforever) bard (1,skatersarehott) barmbrack (1,rainbowriver) baroness (1,rossian) barque (1,Sharkyoz) barter (1,blackavar72) bastard (1,Hawkmoon1307) baste (1,izzy50) bathroom (1,Firefox02) bathtub (1,fado72) bathyscaphe (1,SillaCaliente) batter (1,clevercatz) battery (1,finalgirl) battle (1,looney_tunes) battlement (1,Hawkmoon1307)

Most recent secret words: balusters   housekeep   touchwood   adenoid   chitlings   nepotism   directive   pluck   optional   lapping

Recent Wins

3:58 AM: mazza47 (champ): balusters (136 guesses) 2:56 AM: Barbarini (champ): housekeep (98 guesses) 12:57 AM: Maybeline5 : adenoid (86 guesses) 12:55 AM: Lahowland37 (champ): adenoid (85 guesses) 10:45 PM: DizWiz : nepotism (37 guesses) 9:55 PM: Barbarini (champ): directive (95 guesses) 8:45 PM: SevenSees : pluck (37 guesses) 7:45 PM: snapcracker : optional (47 guesses) 7:45 PM: skatersarehott : optional (47 guesses) 7:45 PM: ssabreman : optional (47 guesses) 6:55 PM: salami_swami (champ): lapping (98 guesses) 5:45 PM: Jennifer5 : generic (55 guesses) 5:45 PM: tie-dyed : generic (55 guesses) 4:45 PM: skatersarehott : kill (62 guesses) 3:45 PM: fifi63 : pleurisy (63 guesses) 2:54 PM: SillaCaliente (champ): brushwork (114 guesses) 1:57 PM: Barbarini (champ): chalk (164 guesses) 12:56 PM: OswaldEllie (champ): cryptology (149 guesses) 11:57 AM: RainbowPoppet : dieting (138 guesses) 11:55 AM: satguru (champ): dieting (136 guesses) 10:50 AM: miner8265 (champ): momma (61 guesses) 9:57 AM: OchisMom : bombard (85 guesses) 9:50 AM: cardsfan_027 (champ): bombard (81 guesses) 8:45 AM: mlpitter : sequence (45 guesses)

Most Wins (top 100) 4143: Barbarini 3415: ClarkyB 3350: mazza47 3057: Mommakat 2957: rossian 2644: wally119 2479: ponycargirl 2449: drewh2os 2372: satguru 2225: Eraucci 2128: Looking4IQ 2127: pent2go 2081: snapcracker 1807: Jennifer5 1765: miner8265 1698: parrarobbie 1690: gracie3 1649: Rizeeve 1555: HurricaneBill 1468: skatersarehott