-And your word is "xylophone."
The word is "xylophone."
-Xylophone.
X-Y-L-O-P-H-O-N-E.
Xylophone.
-Correct.
Next contestant -- Daniel Strong.
The word is "business."
-Could you repeat the word, please?
-"Business."
-Could I have the origin of the word, please?
-It comes from the Latin phrase "bisnia."
-Could I have the definition, please?
-"Business -- one's work or employment."
-Could you use it in a sentence, please?
-"Business -- I'm in the insurance business."
-Could you spell the word, please?
-No.
-Could you repeat the word, please?
-The word is "business."
-Business.
B-R-D-T-F-K-L...
M-G-H-R-K-W-T...
F-N-Y-L-K-P...
Q-W-Q-R-T-D-F-P...
L-M-K-Q-K-W...
Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q...
Q...Q-Q-Q-S-T-F-J...
R-Q-M-T-S-D-T-Q...
M-P-R-F-T-D-P...
D-P-L-H-R-K-T-B-T-F.
Business.
-Wrong.
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