Googling words?

[misterbruno]

Is there a position on using Google, etc for JustOne? I don't think there's a specific rule about it for JustOne.

Personally, when I'm giving clues, I will use Google sometimes to come up with synonyms or definitions of words. Idioms are can also be helpful.

But when I'm guessing a word, I will not use Google even though it's tempting to do so. I think of it like using a word search site when playing Scrabble.

[Pyrosify]

I do neither the one nor the other.
If you were to play the game physically, you wouldn't use Google either.

[misterbruno]

If you were to play the game physically, you wouldn't use Google either.

Good point!

[Wandering Kentucky]

Part of the fun is seeing what other people come up with as clues. Even if the clues seem odd or far-fetched, it makes it interesting to see what they come up with. I don't think I've seen any words yet that were so obscure that nobody would know them - hard to make clues for, maybe, but not unknown.

[Ashen Jade]

I'm not a fan of googling synonyms or clues to give. However, if you don't know a word--be it a clue or a guessing word--I don't mind someone looking that up.

[Martha D]

I use for spelling only~ I'm slycdexic

[Jason0278]

The entire point of the game is to see what words your group of friends will come up with. If instead it’s just a bunch of words that people pulled off Google, there’s literally no reason to play.

[SonicJuz]

I don't google words, but I can use a dictionary to check spelling or etymology to avoid same family. It's a thing I would do IRL, and I think it would be encouraged by the authors, as they do tell that rules are important, but shouldn't go in the way of fun and/or learning.