Just How Many Words in "Merry Christmas"?

If you take the letters in the phrase "Merry Christmas" and make as many words as you can, how many would you be able to come up with?

My answer presently is 222. Except a few are acronyms, so I don't know if that counts. But subtract the acronyms and the names, I was able to find roughly 200. I'll list them if I can find the paper I wrote them down on.

Before I post my list of them I want to see who can come up with the most without using a dictionary.

So how many can you guys find?


Edit: 8 views and no replies. That's a pretty bad case of ignorance! But this is BTS, where we deny boredom, so it doesn't really count I guess.

[edit on 12/22/04 by diehard_democrat]

You guys hate me. 17 views, no replies, come on you guys, this is so easy.

Here goes:

1. merry
   
2. christmas
   
3. christ
   
4. sit
   
5. marry
   
6. hit
   
7. sam
   
8. rat
   
9. hat
   
10. city
    
11. mat
    
12. tin
    
13. mars
    
14. rem
    
15. ham
    
16. him
    
17. mhyrr
    
18. tar
    
19. chit
    
20. tire
    
21. sits
    
22. mit
    
23. terra
    
24. heart
    
25. tires
    
26. mits
    
27. tins
    
28. hams
    
29. rems
    
30. hits
    
31. rats
    
32. hem
    
33. stir
    
34. stirs
    
35. stem
    
36. stems
    
37. mist
    
38. misty
    
39. mister
    
40. her
    
41. his
    
42. hers
    
43. mast
    
44. masts
    
45. cart
    
46. carts
    
47. hairy
    
48. set
    
49. sets
    
50. miss
    
51. rich
    
52. met
    
53. cam
    
54. cams
    
55. stir
    
56. stirs
    
57. shimmy
    
58. rim
    
59. rims
    
60. time
    
61. star
    
62. stars
    
63. term
    
64. rest
    
65. rests
    
66. Mr.
    
67. Mrs.
    
68. starry
    
69. terms
    
70. smite
    
71. chest
    
72. share
    
73. tear
    
74. hare
    
75. tears
    
76. hares
    
77. hairs
    
78. match
    
79. myth
    
80. myths
    
81. sat
    
82. s**t
    
83. s**ts
    
84. rhyme
    
85. is
    
86. scam
    
87. shirt
    
88. mess
    
89. mass
    
90. I
    
91. a
    
92. yeast
    
93. cherry
    
94. am
    
95. mam
    
96. a**
    
97. harry
    
98. cry
    
99. year
    
100. years
     
101. sister
     
102. cat
     
103. cats
     
104. scat
     
105. scary
     
106. smear
     
107. master
     
108. masters
     
109. smears
     
110. cast
     
111. haste
     
112. race
     
113. races
     
114. racer
     
115. racers
     
116. stare
     
117. art
     
118. mart
     
119. scare
     
120. rice
     
121. rise
     
122. riser
     
123. rises
     
124. sir
     
125. stammer
     
126. chart
     
127. charter
     
128. charts
     
129. them
     
130. they
     
131. the
     
132. are
     
133. rare
     
134. thy
     
135. this
     
136. sire
     
137. sirs
     
138. there
     
139. char
     
140. it
     
141. as
     
142. in
     
143. tie
     
144. mime
     
145. as
     
146. may
     
147. my
     
148. aye
     
149. tie
     
150. ties
     
151. mare
     
152. marsi
     
153. mar
     
154. hic
     
155. mair
     
156. maist
     
157. mais
     
158. maire
     
159. maim
     
160. maimer
     
161. air
     
162. seam
     
163. meat
     
164. team
     
165. ray
     
166. same
     
167. tame
     
168. came
     
169. ate
     
170. eat
     
171. ace
     
172. mate
     
173. case
     
174. acet
     
175. acetic
     
176. ache
     
177. acme
     
178. acr
     
179. acre
     
180. act
     
181. emia
     
182. aer
     
183. aesir
     
184. aery
     
185. airy
     
186. ait
     
187. aitch
     

[edit on 12/22/04 by diehard_democrat]

Woohoo got it right! Now I just have to type the whole list... :shk:

[edit on 12/22/04 by diehard_democrat]

I have a message from Santa by way of Donald Trump:

"You're fired."


I have a message from Santa to Dubya:

"Merry Christmas, My Mr Sh*t Scarer"

* = "i"


You see, d_d?

187, ok, so not exactly 200, but close enough.

Dude that must have taken forever!!!!!!

Nah, like two hours, 2 1/2 tops. Plus a few of my friends got about 15 of them.

English only?

Is it fair to use other languages?

Well, I'm not anybody to make up the rules for this, but since the phrase is English, I suppose the words should be as well.

But if you can find some in other languages go right ahead, but it doesn't count toward the total number of English words.

Notice how the last 10 or so start with "a". That's because I was looking in a dictionary for words that worked. If somebody would be generous enough to look up some letters for me that would be wonderful. I'm going to cover b, c, and d by tomorrow myself.

Dang! Only 186, I just noticed that 141 and 145 are the same.

I'll go edit it.

Edit: *realizes edit button disappears after some time* I hate this new edit feature. What's up with this new editing system anyway?

[edit on 12/22/04 by diehard_democrat]

It appears to me that someone has WAYYYYY too much time on his hands!!!

heh, heh!

Good going! A considerable feat!

bravo!

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One thing that I can see is that you do not have Hershy and shy

reply to post by diehard_democrat


One thing that I can see is that you do not have Hershy and shy

Well I got 500!!!!!

Read em and bow to my massive intellect



Okay... I may of cheated.

Edit: I feel a bit bad about ruining a good game (I'm useless at these sorts of games) So I have removed my extensive list of words and I hope I have not killed the OP's thread.

Peace and good will and all that!


[edit on 7/12/2008 by Now_Then]

cool you just gave me answers to a forum contest

*bump* >>> people had better start playing this game.... cos I'm so tempted to break out 10 or 20 of my awnswers... TBH I only really know what about 20 of them actually mean

u did not get "hep" its in my dichanery

I found 'itch' but it takes ages to look through your list.

I don't think you've got that one.