Wanna Play Scrabble?
Seems I'm not the only Word Nerd on here after all. Nothing online and fancy -this is how I used to play online before facebook and all the other sites hasbro shut down. They can't object to this 'cause we're using a real set! ;)
I have a set here. I draw the tiles. We all play with the same tiles. Highest scoring word is played -the person who suggests it first gets the points. Post your attempt in this thread (word, starting position and direction), no edits after the next person has posted, one attempt per player per turn.
Turns are 24 hours (minimum), 48 maximum (ish -I do it when I get to it). I will not post my turn until 16 hours minimum.
We will use both the UK and US Scrabble dictionaries (SOWPODS).
I'm the boss when it comes to disputes. :p
I take no responsibility if the letters are crap :p
Using cheat programs is fine by me if it's fine by you. I don't, but I don't expect to win either, and it's set up so I can lose without losing face ;)
Oh, and appreciate the loved-ness of the tea-stained, warped, Brit Scrabble board that beest and I got as a present our first Christmas together. Aaaaaw ;) I do have a newer yank one, but meh, I like this one. :D
so without further ado, letters for the first turn are: ACEGNRU, turn must cover the star in middle which is a double word score.
several phony bingos here...be sure to post a challenge if you think someone's word is BS -they don't get another go and you may find a variation that gets you the points. plus it's fun ;)
GRACE - horizontal starting on the double letter score ending on the middle.
So far, Jinx has it with 20...
oh, extra thing.....
later on when/if we get a core of regular players, we might move on early if enough agree current winner is unbeatable and all time zones are represented (this can help shift the new turn time so other time zones get first shot, as well as speed up the game).
UNGRACE
I've heard Christian philosophers use it, opposite of being in a state of grace is being in a state of ungrace.
Positioned so the C falls on the double letter score.
EDIT: Vertical, please. No real reason.
CHALLENGE!!
Y'know, because I can. And because Christian philosophers make up words all the damn time--I've heard it used too, but that doesn't mean the Scrabble dictionary agrees with them.
how about UNCAGE starting with the U in the center square, G on the DL for 22 points
wonder if UNCAGER is a word......someone who uncages would be an uncager.....
i think i'll risk it..... put me down for 74 points
OK,
neither UNGRACE or UNCAGER are acceptable.
GRACE was also my best shot. or UNCAGE or CRANE which also score 20. I'd've probably picked crane to keep the U and G, but Jinx spoke out first....
I'll give it a few more hours, I might not wait until midnight because I'm an evil rule-breaker. :D
ms monstah, I just love the piccie! made me laugh
isnt uncage worth 22?
no.
isnt uncage worth 22?
no.
just came back to the thread to agree you were right :lol:
clearly having a brian fart day. Ah well. I wonder if anyone who hasn't yet played will suggest that as their turn? There is a 24, too, but I only found that by cheating after I'd decided I couldn't improve on 20.
I think it's a shame this is the first turn and there are no Ts available. I'd've loved to have suggested CUNTRAGE.
You know, I think we should go with Jinx's and move on already. All in favor?
I'll take that as a majority ;)
here's proof that I don't manipulate the draw:
Turn 2: AIINOU_
where _ is a blank
what fun. have at it!
Oh, and the 24 was
CANGUEGUANO descending from the G, double word score: 12 points.
I'd like to save the blank.
You know, we still could make UNGRACE, but it would only be worth 10 points rather than the 76 I was ROBBED of earlier!!! [sulk sulk sulk] ;)
MIAOUING, starting on D1, vertically down to the G of GRACE. 66, I believe. :)
I'm assuming that's the British version of "meowing?"
both versions are acceptable in both countries :) it's also well known as an excellent vowel dump :lol:
You're all pissed off with me now, arent you? Am in a hurry, I'll do the pictorial update later, but here's the rack for round 3 to be thinking about:
oh, and these are the letters:
AEEIQWY
here's a handly little thing.
thanks. I have one of those too (although not as fancy), I just find the pics fun ;)
yes,...i prefer the real pics, too. just thought id help since you were too busy to post.
you rock, cock.
Now I'm back. When is my 16 hours up? :D
lets go with the real pic, monster...i dont get point values from that computer version.
i know you said not to blame you for the letters....but christ....these are crap letters!
what the crap!?
from c5 heading left. QUAY
32?
ok sry, gimme a mo -I got distracted.....
from c5 heading left. QUAY
32?
at least there's an available U
yes, 32. best I came up with so far..... although you can also spell it with an E which might leave a better rack
I think it's too early in the game to be doing really sneaky stuff with that q, and I can't recall a whole lot of words with Q and W. but I'm going to keep on trying. :lol: I'll run the cheat once I've decided on my final play -I hope it has something really tricky in store.... :D
nope, can't improve on that....
Rack 4: AEEIUW_
no. unless you mean like lounge, floor, kitchen.......
So "Weimar" as in the city or the republic? Is right out?
and it wouldn't have score very much because the m is a blank, although 21 is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
WISE (blank for S) also forming QUAYS
any other takers? 26 points
Nah, I was gonna say SWIM up top there, but its only 24 or something...
Nah, I was gonna say SWIM up top there, but its only 24 or something...
15 -the m is a blank :(
I should have scribbled the m on a different color paper!
these look more promising:
ACEESUZ
39 is my starter, but I feel more should be possible
yes it is. scrap that. 50....
the 2d clean shot....if it helps:
I do appreciate the green board in that though -the one I found has the American beige
(......nooooo! don't cross the cultures!)
ZEES down from the triple word.
50 points
that's what I saw. I've dropped one of the tiles on the floor now. damn. biab
ACNPRTU
Jinx 20
monster 92
lumberjim 32
Happy Monkey 50
CRAMP, horizontally in the top left corner, 24 points.
And we could still make UNGRACE, you know. ;)
oh damn I can't take my turn yet. I got more, though :D
by the way, the scrabble cheat program couldn't top ZEES either. Can't wait to see what it can do for this one....but I'm holding off, just in case I have further inspiration the natural way....
TRIAC horizontally from B2 -26.
any more?
that would ruin the triple.....dont do it.
only for the unimaginative.... consider it done :P
the scrabble cheat came up with PACY down from F2 making AWE and CIS for 28. (CIS?)
Scrabble Trivia
Scrabble is also known as Alfapet, Funworder, Skip-A-Cross, Spelofun and Palabras Cruzadas ("Crossed Words").
A Scrabble board is 15 spaces high and 15 spaces wide, for a total of 225 squares.
The game is sold in 121 countries in 29 different languages.
One hundred million sets have been sold worldwide.
Celebrities known for being Scrabble fans includ Sting, Keanu Reeves, Moby, John Travolta and Carol Burnett.
Scrabble sets are found in one out of every three American homes.
Scrabble was invented in 1938 by architect Alfred Mosher Butts. Butts created the game as a variation of another word game he invented, Lexiko.
Alfred Butts decided on the frequency and distribution of letters in Scrabble by analyzing the front page of the New York Times. He used a penknife to cut his first set of wooden Scrabble tiles.
The original name of Scrabble was "Criss-Crosswords."
There is just one Q in a Scrabble game.
The highest known score for a single word in competition Scrabble is 392. In 1982, Dr. Saladin Khoshnaw achieved this score for the word "caziques," which means "Indian chief."
Scrabble is a real word. It means "to scratch frantically."
Scrabble was a daytime game show (on NBC), hosted by Chuck Woolery, from July 1984 to March 1990. A second run of the show aired from January to June, 1993.
The game has 100 tiles.
In America and Canada, when a player who empties their rack on one play, it's called a "bingo." Elsewhere, it's called a "bonus." The player gets 50 additional points.
The highest possible score a player can get in Scrabble, on a first turn, is for the word MUZJIKS (128 points).
The highest possible score, theoretically, for a single play under American tournament Scrabble rules is 1,778 points for joining eight already-played tiles to form the word OXYPHENBUTAZONE across three triple-word-score squares, while simultaneously extending seven specific already-played words to form new words.
What kind of wood is used to make Scrabble letters? Vermont Maple.
The first word played in the Scrabble rules demonstration game is "horn."
The highest score obtainable by playing a seven-letter word is QUARTZY (164 points) across a triple-word-score square with the Z on a double-letter-score square.
ETAERIO is the seven-letter word most likely to appear on a Scrabble rack.
There are 10 two-letter words spelled with vowels only: AA, AE, AI, AY, OE, OI, OY, YA, YE, YO.
Scrabble is a fixture in popular culture. It has been featured films and television programs including "Rosemary's Baby," 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "Seinfeld," "The Simpsons" and "Will & Grace," among many others.
The original Scrabble didn't include a board. It was played with just the tiles.
If all the Scrabble tiles ever produced were placed in a row, they would stretch for more than 50,000 miles.
There is a Braille version of Scrabble.
A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut, prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
In case you were wondering.
thanks Bruce, I'll do the new turn in a bit. i just thought if I was playing with myself, perhaps it was best done in private ;) Y'all have a couple of hours to snatch the mega points on offer this turn from me....
PENGUIN
down the center of the board, using the E in grace.
eh, only 11 points I think.
It was that or try for UNGRACE again. I didn't think you'd let me play ENPULING down to the triple word score for 86...
yay! it's alive. oK i will really really do it tonight then. And I might even post the next scrabble turn.
I'm gonna take RULING down from the R of GRACE for 14 (ZING was the same but I wanted more new letters). I'll look up what the cheat program said and post pic in a bit,butmeanwhile the new rack is
ENNOPRT
is a pronnet like Shakespeare meets Kid Rock?
Oh thou, my lovely boy who's wood is hard...
So is this game officially over? Its seems that everyone got up and left the game but didnt pick up the board and Ive decided to stop lurking this thread within the next week if a picture of the new board isnt attached,TYVM
did you play? use it or lose it, dude.
(the board is still here, in front of me, now under a pile of paperwork and my soup bowl. If no-one else -including those "just watching"- can be bothered to post, even to comment that they're stumped- then neither can I. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, and all that ;)
Is NETPORN a word and can you use it somewhere- I have totally NOT been paying attention. :2cents:
If any of you would get a facebook I'd play you in scrabulous. Ive been totally killing my friend carla in it lately.
best score:
PUDGIEST, across the right side, over TWO triple word scores, for a whopping 158 points. Carla almost quit right then and there.
Ok I will contribute,my wife says I need a lot of visual stimulation so this has been quite a chore without a picture of thte new board. I have managed to struggle through using a text file and the pic of the last board. Im going to go with REOPEN using the E at the end of GRACE going diagonal. I dont have my glasses on so I cant compute the score but hopefully this will get this thread going again so I can put it back on my normal lurking route.
Are you allowed to go diagonal Monster?
alright there seems to be a little more interest. I'm not at home until late this evening and have swim championships all day tomorrow, but i'll try to get this back on track on Sunday