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Yes, hell is playable

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"Hell" Definition

noun

A sharp scolding: gave the student hell for cheating.
A situation or place of evil, misery, discord, or destruction: "War is hell” ( William Tecumseh Sherman).
Archaic A gambling house.
Informal Excitement, mischievousness, or high spirits: We did it for the sheer hell of it.
Informal One that causes trouble, agony, or annoyance: The boss is hell when a job is poorly done.

idiom

For the hell of it For no particular reason; on a whim: walked home by the old school for the hell of it.
Hell on Informal Damaging or destructive to: Driving in a hilly town is hell on the brakes.
Hell on Informal Unpleasant to or painful for.
Like hell Informal Used as an intensive: He ran like hell to catch the bus.

verb-intransitive

Informal To behave riotously; carouse: out all night helling around.

interjection

Used to express anger, disgust, or impatience.

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