A new language changes the chainSourced
Japan · English meaning
English shiritori needs a choice about silent endings
Shiritori also has an English-word version. For a word such as life with a silent final vowel letter, optional rules can use either that vowel or the preceding consonant for the next word. Moving a word game between languages introduces new decisions about what counts as its end.
A familiar chain acquires a different joining rule.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05