scrabble

lumberjim · 01-18-2008, 12:49 AM

it's worth the money to buy it on your cell phone.

i just scored 95 points for one word.....

reformed. triple word score...and i used all 7 letters.

jinx usually kicks my ass...but i think that might put me ahead for keeps this game! ha ha!

lumberjim · 01-18-2008, 12:51 AM

d'oh! i just got the Q....and there ore NO u's on the board. jinx has 4 U's on her tray....shes totally cheating.....u hoarder. you...

SteveDallas · 01-18-2008, 08:45 AM

I have created a Facebook group for people who scored 60 or more points on their first move against Mrs. Dallas in Scrabulous* and still ended up losing to her. (There are currently four members, including me... I forget my word, but it was worth 70 points.)

*Scrabulous is a third-party Scrabble look-alike that you can play through Facebook. They are currently being sued by Hasbro over it, though for reasons I can't fathom Hasbro has no plans to operate their own version, since it's been wildly popular.**

**I occasionally make fun of other people's typos, if they end up looking funny. (Hi Brianna!

) In the interests of full disclosure, I initially typed the "size" tag as "seize". Then I thought, hey, there should be a seize tag. How about it, UT???

ZenGum · 01-18-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

d'oh! i just got the Q....and there ore NO u's on the board. jinx has 4 U's on her tray....shes totally cheating.....u hoarder. you...

QI (life force), QAT (a narcotic popular in the middle east) and PDQ (pretty damn quick) are in the scrabble dictionary...

In fact, wiki teaches:

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In Scrabble in North America, the only acceptable words with a Q and not a U are qi, qat, qaid, qadi, qoph, qanat, tranq, faqir, sheqel, qabala, qabalah, qindar, qintar, qindarka, mbaqanga, and qwerty, along with their plurals (such as qats and sheqalim).

monster · 01-18-2008, 10:42 AM

which dictionary is PDQ in?

monster · 01-18-2008, 10:45 AM

Qi is not in the US one, just UK/Aus, I think. Mine appear to have disappeared from the shelf so that is from memory, I may have it the wrong way around. I don't think there have been updates since I last bought dictionaries...

Hasbro have systematically closed down hundreds of online Scrabble games -there were a few good ones I found and one by one Hasbro hounded them into the ground. But they refuse to licence or produce anything other than the PC box game they sell which has an online option. Arseholes.

Clodfobble · 01-18-2008, 11:14 AM

Official Scrabble Dictionary

(PDQ and Qi are not listed, but the rest are as far as I can tell.)

aimeecc · 01-18-2008, 11:33 AM

You might be thinking of Xi, not Qi, one of the few X words... Its a greek letter. Not sure how come greek letters are allowed but foreign words aren't.

ZenGum · 01-18-2008, 11:37 AM

I can't remember the details of the dictionary we were using but it billed itself as "The Official Scrabble Dictionary".
FWIW if it were up to me I wouldn't allow PDQ.

monster · 01-18-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by aimeecc

You might be thinking of Xi, not Qi, one of the few X words... Its a greek letter. Not sure how come greek letters are allowed but foreign words aren't.

Because they are used in mathematics, so are in common usage in English.

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2008, 01:20 PM

And they are the English spelling of Greek symbols that mean Greek letters. And, like you said, are in common use in many things in the English speaking world.

monster · 01-18-2008, 01:23 PM

here's my sig on sites which allow images:

Cicero · 01-18-2008, 01:26 PM

There is a scrabble dictionary you can buy. It's worth it......you know, if you are a big freakin' geek like me!!!

(I bought the program version so I can play it by myslef)

ZenGum · 01-18-2008, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

There is a scrabble dictionary you can buy. It's worth it......you know, if you are a big freakin' geek like me!!!

(I bought the program version so I can play it by myslef)

CHALLENGE!!!

monster · 01-18-2008, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Qi is not in the US one, just UK/Aus, I think. Mine appear to have disappeared from the shelf so that is from memory, I may have it the wrong way around. I don't think there have been updates since I last bought dictionaries....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

There is a scrabble dictionary you can buy. It's worth it......you know, if you are a big freakin' geek like me!!!

01-18-2008, 12:49 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	scrabble it's worth the money to buy it on your cell phone. i just scored 95 points for one word..... reformed. triple word score...and i used all 7 letters. jinx usually kicks my ass...but i think that might put me ahead for keeps this game! ha ha! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-18-2008, 12:51 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	d'oh! i just got the Q....and there ore NO u's on the board. jinx has 4 U's on her tray....shes totally cheating.....u hoarder. you... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-18-2008, 10:42 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	which dictionary is PDQ in? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2008, 10:45 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Qi is not in the US one, just UK/Aus, I think. Mine appear to have disappeared from the shelf so that is from memory, I may have it the wrong way around. I don't think there have been updates since I last bought dictionaries... Hasbro have systematically closed down hundreds of online Scrabble games -there were a few good ones I found and one by one Hasbro hounded them into the ground. But they refuse to licence or produce anything other than the PC box game they sell which has an online option. Arseholes. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2008, 11:37 AM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I can't remember the details of the dictionary we were using but it billed itself as "The Official Scrabble Dictionary". FWIW if it were up to me I wouldn't allow PDQ. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-18-2008, 08:45 AM	#3
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I have created a Facebook group for people who scored 60 or more points on their first move against Mrs. Dallas in Scrabulous* and still ended up losing to her. (There are currently four members, including me... I forget my word, but it was worth 70 points.) Scrabulous is a third-party Scrabble look-alike that you can play through Facebook. They are currently being sued by Hasbro over it, though for reasons I can't fathom Hasbro has no plans to operate their own version, since it's been wildly popular.* *I occasionally make fun of other people's typos, if they end up looking funny. (Hi Brianna! ) In the interests of full disclosure, I initially typed the "size" tag as "seize". Then I thought, hey, there should* be a seize tag. How about it, UT???

01-18-2008, 11:14 AM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Official Scrabble Dictionary (PDQ and Qi are not listed, but the rest are as far as I can tell.)

01-18-2008, 11:33 AM	#8
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	You might be thinking of Xi, not Qi, one of the few X words... Its a greek letter. Not sure how come greek letters are allowed but foreign words aren't.

01-18-2008, 01:20 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	And they are the English spelling of Greek symbols that mean Greek letters. And, like you said, are in common use in many things in the English speaking world.

01-18-2008, 01:23 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	here's my sig on sites which allow images: __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-18-2008, 01:26 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	There is a scrabble dictionary you can buy. It's worth it......you know, if you are a big freakin' geek like me!!! (I bought the program version so I can play it by myslef) __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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