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LOL, this sounds exactly like the Dutch tv game show 'Lingo' that's been on tv since 1989. Everything old is new again!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingo_(Dutch_game_show)

Which I recently found out originated in the US: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingo_(American_game_show)

In France, we had Motus [0], which is the same thing but with longer words — and it's actually an adaptation of Dutch version of Lingo! It ran on France 2 for 29 seasons and is widely known in French popular culture.

[0]: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motus_(jeu_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C...

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