(categories taken from an actual Scattergories list).

So, you might write down these answers:

Pretty simple really.

The letter for each list is chosen by a role of a die that comes with the game.

A 20-sided Scattergories dice (die) sits against a black background

This die is 20-sided.

So, which letters are missing?

Or it sure seems as if he did.

Scattergories 30th Anniversary Edition with Electronic Timer by Winning Moves Games USA, Timeless…

(I have some quibbles about the letter V myself.

It might be difficult, but I think it could be done a lot of the time.

But, then, what letter would they take out?)

Including these letters would make the game infinitely more difficult.

On some Scattergories lists, it might even make it next to impossible.

I wouldnt mind taking a crack at these lists with a V in the mix from time to time.

Why were these letters given the cold shoulder in the design of the Scattergories letter die?

The answer lies in their rarity in the English language.