Two days done and dusted with at the National's, no break away leaders yet. Here are some game boards from days 1 and 2 courtesy Eeshan:
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Saturday 26 May 2018
Saturday 28 April 2018
Goa Scrabble Tourney - 2018
Here are some game boards from the recently concluded Goa Scrabble tourney courtesy Yash, Shankar and Eeshan:
Wednesday 4 April 2018
Easter Matchplay Championship 2018
Here are some game boards and insight from the Easter Matchplay Championship that concluded this week courtesy Austin Shin:
EM1: L 408-435. He gpt ermined, manitous early on. My aieries. Stayed in it with some big plays but phonied midgame. His jerks 55, he's a bingo up. I struggled but i manage to pick both blanks. I delay my bingo and try to go out but have to play it before that 0-1 -27 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/vMViy7zM4g— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM2: W 494-418. My convent, housesat to start. His enjoins 56, and nice hoarhead, regrows took the lead. My dunnage to level, but his yeti 49 edges ahead. Crucially he phonies on a 2 letter word so i capitalise with forpet 38, rerails to win it! 1-1 +49 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/pjvssmRuWW— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM3: L 352-415. His aidless early on. I got currant to level. Very coffee to bingos on 3 turns, so close that i thought i had one and it got challenged off! Needed a bingo after that to win but never happened! 1-2 -14 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/07ZgIte8c1— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM4: L 348-405. His outlies early on. My conatus levelled. I struggle will no vowels whilst he has lots. He gets gayeties forcing me to bingo which i only manage at the very end but was too late. Dinner time now! 1-3 -71 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/V9LzlKogIt— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM5: W 462-433. Seesaw battle. His ciggies. My rewilds. His outscore gave me zati 94, but he bingos with enteron! My flashest at the end and i pick out 5 of the 6 unseen vowels and can outrun him at the end! 2-3 -42 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/kDjVYiqK1s— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM6: L 370-425. Cagey game. I get starred to get a bit ahead. Then i get fix 58, cowl 42 to go 97 ahead. He gets agonies, piths 50. Then he goes out with visnomie to steal it! Not sure: grittest, which would've won. Though had to hope he didn't bingo out too 🙈 2-4 -97 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/kuCJVQDiry— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM7: W 486-419. His booklet, taenias in the first 3 moves. My untoned. My papists just after kept me ahead and then got tendril just after that too. Was about 100 ahead but sacrificed some spread to lock it up. Time to start kicking on in this tourney... 3-4 -30 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/nmf6M5zWOh— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM8: W 582-313. My durians, yearding b2b. She phonies with jingli*. My erotica. Her routines. I get telsonic, toadlets to round off a big win! 4-4 +239 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/EHbGgJcycr— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM9: W 481-345. My bandiest put me slightly ahead. I get fishnet 106! His parolees still needed a bingo. I had the 2 case esses on an S hooky board and I managed to later get corsned to seal it! One more before lunch... 5-4 +375 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/HNav8urLui— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM10: W 485-333. My ensnared, absolver, nosegay. Was pretty plain sailing though she managed to fit in eloiners 70 to go out and reduce the spread. Lunch time now! 6-4 +527 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/zTZPX9IF3x— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM11: L 404-409. His foresaw, my venomed parallel! Got ahead with teeny 52, automate. Cruel luck: my yogini keeping A puts me 45 up into the endgame but i pick IIILRR whilst he can score with his flexible tiles. An A missing in the bag but not crucial 6-5 +522 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/E2w82UguOk— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM12: L 341-483. My orpines, his thinness. I get filatures onto ES. I go 84 ahead midgame, on a blocked board he gets gox 40, trez 52 to close the gap. I play hoe, which gifts him enargite 80. I need a bingo but after 3 fishes I keep picking back the same tile! 6-6 +380 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/NtpaavHrra— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM13: W 474-406. His outlawing onto ou. His nonskier to go 94 ahead. Then in 4 out of 5 moves i get toustie, threaper, atebrin and formica! Phew! 7-6 +448 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/uxD38Dw9mc— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM14: W 544-387. I get erosion first turn for 87. My acetone two moves later. His unhired. I get relax 93! My viduage and disseat late on in the game for a big win! 8-6 +605 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/It7vGHjca0— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM15: L 366-609. His eutexia to start. He gets oriented later, my owliest. His grittest (failed to pull trigger on that yesterday!), his demeanes. My aileron, and he goes out aureoled! His big scores in between and only used 7 min before last move! No chance. 8-7 +362 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/56fxDM8B1B— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM16: L 420-461. His dianoia, cariole, rigatoni in the first 4 moves. My etaerios, aconite stayed in it. He bingos again with arabised 89 under joram! I'm over 100 down but narrow the spread with hem 43, squiz 59 though I ran out of vowels 8-8 +321 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/jPW9DMBafi— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM17: L 420-426. My halflin. His vitiate, starred 91 b2b. I struggle, he telegraphs an X after umu. I block, later get paesano to take a narrow lead. My fork goes 50 up, keeps INN, pick out NNOO 🙈🙈🙈 he plays geotaxes and i have nothing. One of those days... 8-9 +315 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/M42yvBKTSf— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM18: W 447-430. My eighties. His inflate, oxo 53. I get waitered but only just ahead, change and his inverts to go 40 up 👀👀👀 i get rugby 55 to level. With 2 huge qua spots and 1 in bag, my azan, i pick out last A so no qua for him. 4 unseen As from his POV! 9-9 +332 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/4KRos0jlWq— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM19: W 490-330. My exciton, dentaria. She fishes a lot whilst over 100 down and finally gets troelies. My tentage to counter. 4 left! 10-9 +492 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/PypP4QdYHJ— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM20: W 505-500. His weeting, dauners, retrain in the first 5 moves. My leashes. I'm down and out, 151 behind and I get staider. After his foxed he is 128 up into the pre-endgame. My intimas 92, gelling 70 b2b! He misses ziram to win, super clutch play! Phew!! 11-9 +497 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/jNWO1J0VhK— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM21: W 519-309. Very lucky game, 3 b2b bingos early on: safaris, vanitas, natriums. I get digester later, then a host of high scoring moves whilst she couldn't bingo! 2 left after lunch! 12-9 +707 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/YZVP70B5n6— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM22: W 462-362. My advisee, simurgh b2b. His leaners. He gets garroted to level but i respond with snooding! A blocked board from there, and he has the last blank but clunky tiles for him means he can't threaten with a last ditch bingo! 1 crucial game to go! 13-9 +807 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/QoXm31cX5G— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM23: W 428-425. His ideating, antimere b2b. I get 3 b2b, loungier, crapiest, emigrate to take a 60 point lead. His halfa 53, kueh 42, quena 34, wise 45 put him level! I have clunky tiles, have to block, luckily could find an out in 2! Clutch 6-0 today! 14-9 +810, 3rd! #scrabble pic.twitter.com/0nbREKMCtu— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
Monday 2 April 2018
Australian Scrabble Championship 2018
Here are some recordings of games of the 2018 edition of the Australian Scrabble Championship as broadcasted on Facebook:
Sunday 18 February 2018
World Scrabble Championship 2019 Bids
India, Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago have expressed interest in hosting next years world scrabble championships. Here is the announcement from WESPA:
Sunday 28 January 2018
Crescent City Cup Scrabble Championship New Orleans
Here are some game boards from the recently held Crescent city cup scrabble championship in New Orleans, USA, courtesy Austin Shin:
CCC1: W 490-368. My tabouleh, iodides 100, congeals. His operates, swirling. I had plenty of high scores in between so was never in too much danger. 19 more to go! 1-0 +122 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/XeKNYD8d9s— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC2: L 432-480. HIs seminal, lodgers, realtor. My romages. He's 125 ahead and i have many vowels. Manage to break out with antipode, 67 behind. I could play visiles/dohs but (rightfully) thought it wouldn't win so fished but didn't manage to bingo 1-1 +74 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/yNVaQF2Bkk— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC3: L 411-459. Slightly ahead with onliner. His override and sown 40 put him ahead. Stuck with vowels with a hotspot available, though in the meantime his mentees, tavernas put him far in ahead. My roadies 98+5 reduced spread 1-2 +26 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/rNKlDFPZtG— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC4: W 495-389. My escalade, fringes. His outwrite was met by my zo 67. His unitards late on but i go out with erosible! Lunch time now!2-2 +132 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/SUpxUofRNn— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC6: W 470-390. My diapente, returnee, narrower, chowk 69. His onliest. Blocked 3 of his bingos just before too... phew! 3-3 +132 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/Ie0VbTxkUH— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 13, 2018
CCC7: W 637-298. Lucky game, my ratified, origans, iterate, comix 64, frowiest. Got some other nifty scores, and stopped her from bingoing... one more today! 4-3 +471 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/mOsoRP6q2K— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC8: L 397-407. His bedstraw, my indabas, veronica. His laurels. Close game at the end, crucially played moai, keeping ios but pick iior with it and got stuck with junk till the end. Don't feel like I'm playing all that well either. End of day 1: 4-4 +461 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/MfhcuiqUwd— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC9: W 483-338. Lucky game where I stopped him from bingoing, but got 4 of my own: habitual, untangle, soiliest, gorsons. Could do with more of these today! 5-4 +605 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/teTPn8IkAL— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC10: W 405-361. Odd game with only one bingo, my charquis. Lots of my bingos being blocked off with her big scores with the jxz kept it close. We both picked up a blank each right at the end on a tight board but i had enough to see it through 6-4 +650 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/Zaenpunw0a— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC11: W 535-361. My impawns, elitisms. His betaken 52, dragnet. I get gramarye, heister for a big win! 7-4 +824 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/VN2E1YJlQ2— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC12: W 504-332. Got xi 53, lankier early and closed it down. Managed to get costated 77+5, amorino, beatings. Lunch now! 8-4 +996 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/CIC7X1VaPd— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC13: W 484-319. Live stream! Clunky start, my ottavino, his restyled. I overtake him with some solid scoring, close until the end until he fishes, i block a lane yup go 50 ahead then go out with hyaline for 91+5 and catch 28 on his rack for a big win! 9-4 +1,161 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/R9RbkSmAw8— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC14: L 453-572. My tritone, conners, but it gives up retching for 211+5! 🙈 pretty academic from there, got tankered but couldn't make up any more... 9-5 +1,042 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/RBBvrWSaPu— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC15: W 484-457. Tough opening with both of us struggling with consonants. His poundal met by my wasterie. I get lucky with harebell 9x for 131, debtees b2b! His neuropil to go out catches me with 30 but i hold on! 10-5 +1,069 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/lgVfgHjJj0— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 14, 2018
CCC16: L 361-414. Couldn't draw a decent rack all game. His oldster, grabens. I'm over 100 behind but try to bring myself back in range for a bingo but he has both blanks so decided to save the spread. End of day 2: 10-6 +1,016 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/Sr2W5mJJcV— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC17: W 479-397. My tabooed early, his entices, ventouse. I'm still about just ahead, my bidders, his saluted still meant he needed to bingo to win but it was too blocked and too late! 3 more to go... 11-6 +1,098 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/yV1DAd0IlX— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC18: L 433-494. He starts with lintier. His uneasier. My b2b laughier, ultimas. He bingos back with aeneous. My trisect to level. Came down to picking the X, i actually phonied though he had big scores in hand anyway so would've been tough to win 11-7 +1,037 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/cDpogG7ZRg— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC19: W 514-469. 4 bingos each, his dashing, cinerea, longeron, negroes. My teleost, copyedit, deviator, but crucially out with rimlands catching him with 32 on his rack to snatch it! 1 more to go! 12-7 +1,082 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/RUUxezvfkk— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
CCC20: W 432-355. Slightly clunky game. My metalled. He struggled to balance whilst i spent some turns without vowels, though i got all the esses and blanks. His prieving late on reduced the spread. I finished 3rd and win $335!! 13-7 +1,159 #nolascrabble pic.twitter.com/ogrbuKxx7U— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) January 15, 2018
Sunday 14 January 2018
Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2018 Day 4 - Nigel Wins
Nigel has won the Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament for the eighth time in row. In an amazing field some terrific performances from the ever consistent Hubert Wee, Sherwin, Mark Nyman and Jayaska were features at the event. The Singapore and Thai contingent also played admirably well. Great performances from the kids Janul and Vraj. Not to forget my good friend Irfan's terrific show as well. I am also 1000% sure that Udayan bounces back in a big way. Here are the final standings from the Scrabble Association of India. Here are some game boards from day 4:
Saturday 13 January 2018
Friday 12 January 2018
Capgemini International Scrabble Tournament 2018 Day 2
First the standings after day two from the Scrabble association of India:
Here are some game boards from day two of the Capgemini international scrabble tournament courtesy the players:
Rank | Won-Lost | Spread | Player | Last Game |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15–3 | +1108 | Nigel Richards (A1) | 2W:435-395:A2 |
2 | 14–4 | +505 | Hubert Wee (A7) | 1W:516-312:A17 |
3 | 12–6 | +1014 | Sherwin Rodrigues (A6) | 2W:479-353:A16 |
4 | 12–6 | +844 | Mark Nyman (A2) | 1L:395-435:A1 |
5 | 12–6 | +235 | Tony Sim (A17) | 2L:312-516:A7 |
6 | 12–6 | +179 | Marlon Prudencio (A19) | 1W:429-354:A10 |
7 | 11–7 | +658 | Goutham Jayaraman (A8) | 1W:482-329:A26 |
8 | 10½–7½ | −112 | Jayaska Baranage (A16) | 1L:353-479:A6 |
9 | 10–8 | +806 | Akkarapol Kwansak (A9) | 1W:536-386:A4 |
10 | 10–8 | +582 | Udayan Grover (A11) | 1W:492-413:A18 |
11 | 10–8 | +344 | Jakkrit Klaphajone (A5) | 1W:473-379:A36 |
12 | 10–8 | +208 | Mohan Chunkath (A14) | 1L:405-476:A28 |
13 | 10–8 | +198 | Ranganathan Chakravarthy (A10) | 2L:354-429:A19 |
14 | 10–8 | +163 | Toh Weibin (A3) | 2W:456-443:A12 |
15 | 10–8 | +160 | Irfan Siddiqui (A12) | 1L:443-456:A3 |
16 | 10–8 | +6 | Karen Richards (A26) | 2L:329-482:A8 |
17 | 10–8 | −36 | Janul De Silva (A28) | 2W:476-405:A14 |
18 | 9–9 | +744 | Indunil Amarasinghe (A22) | 2W:478-386:A38 |
19 | 9–9 | +413 | Thacha Koowirat (A4) | 2L:386-536:A9 |
20 | 9–9 | +18 | Jose de Abreu (A18) | 2L:413-492:A11 |
21 | 9–9 | −122 | Sunny Bhatia (A33) | 2W:515-375:A23 |
22 | 9–9 | −135 | Eeshan Malhotra (A36) | 2L:379-473:A5 |
23 | 8–10 | +121 | Sanjoy Gupta (A21) | 2W:428-382:A13 |
24 | 8–10 | −43 | Varisht Hingorani (A15) | 1W:397-378:A31 |
25 | 8–10 | −93 | Carolann Pais (A27) | 1W:468-358:A24 |
26 | 8–10 | −268 | Vraj Jain (A38) | 1L:386-478:A22 |
27 | 8–10 | −298 | Nakul Prabhu (A13) | 1L:382-428:A21 |
28 | 8–10 | −416 | Charles Carneiro (A31) | 2L:378-397:A15 |
29 | 8–10 | −630 | Yannakit Sirisup (A23) | 1L:375-515:A33 |
30 | 7½–10½ | −606 | Rajveer Rawlin (A29) | 2W:464-399:A25 |
31 | 7–11 | −66 | Shaikh Ahmed (A32) | 2L:353-420:A20 |
32 | 7–11 | −351 | Anand Buddhdev (A20) | 1W:420-353:A32 |
33 | 7–11 | −472 | Bhushan Pradhan (A35) | 2W:418-325:A37 |
34 | 7–11 | −684 | Pramit Kamath (A25) | 1L:399-464:A29 |
35 | 6–12 | −596 | Prashanth Seetharam (A24) | 2L:358-468:A27 |
36 | 6–12 | −901 | Suthiraphan Assarat (A30) | 1W:437-272:A34 |
37 | 4–14 | −1021 | Jenny Brysha (A37) | 1L:325-418:A35 |
38 | 1–17 | −1456 | Sanath Hemachandra (A34) | 2L:272-437:A30 |
Here are some game boards from day two of the Capgemini international scrabble tournament courtesy the players:
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Different Words Same Meaning
Citolas, Citoles, Cithrens, Citherns, Cithers, Citterns - A Guitar
Waivode, Waiwode, Woiwode, Voivode - An army leader
Cagouls, Cagoules, Kagouls, Kagoules, Kagools - An anorak
Eulachan, Eulachon, Oulachon, Oulakan, Oolakan, Ulikon - A candlefish
Kiester, Keister, Hurdies, Patootie - The Buttocks
Didakei, didakai, Diddicoy, Didicoi, Didicoy - A Tinker
Cabala, Cabbala, Kabala, Kabbala, Kabbalah, Qabala, Qabalah - a Jewish doctrine
Yoghurt, Yaourt, Yogurt, Yoghourt - A type of curd
Narwal, Narwhal, Narwhale - An Arctic aquatic mammal
Lekythus, Lecythus, Lekythos - An ancient oil Jar
Germen, Germain, Germaine, Germin - Something that serves as an origin
Filemot, Philomot, Philamot - A dull brown shade
keblah, Kibla, Kiblah, Qibla - The direction muslims face while praying
Litchi, Lichi, Lychee, Lichee - A fruit
Poursue, Pursue, Persue, Poursew Pursew - To follow
Pummelo, Shaddock, Pompelo - A citrus fruit
Repreeve, Reprive, Repryve - To delay
Baklava, Baklawa, Baclava - A middle eastern desert
Nilgai, Nilgau, Nilghai, Nilghau, Nylghai, Nylghau - a large antelope
Cassina, Cassene, Cassine, Cassena - an evergreen tree
Narghile, Narghily, Nargile, Nargileh, Nargily - a hookah
Dirdam, Dirdum, Durdum - uproar
Shechita, Shehitah, Shehita - krosher killing of animals
Mezuzot, Mezuzoth, Mezuzah, Mezuza - a Jewish scroll
Combo Words of Two Words that are Good Both Ways
Bedrail - Railbed
Dovering - Ringdove
Hangover - Overhang
Turnover - Overturn
Runover - Overrun
Roadside - Sideroad
Outburn - Burnout
Woodworm - Wormwood
Linecut - Cutline
Outpass - Passout
Outspeak - Speakout
Comedown - Downcome
Upclose - Closeup
Outback - Backout
Pinhead - Headpin
Mateship - Shipmate
Cutover - Overcut
Upstart - Startup
Outshoot - Shootout
Overwing - Wingover
Fantail - Tailfan
Common Words with Not so common Anagrams
Tailors - Oralist, Rialtos, Sliotar
Almonds - Dolmans
Mustard - Durmast
Stadium - Dumaist
Romance - Cremona
Cauldron - Crunodal
Acolyte - Cotylae
Cilantro - Contrail
Decagon - Congaed
Ethical - Alethic
Strongly - Strongyl
Ungrazed - Gazunder
Expires - Prexies
Detangle - Danegelt
Teardown - Danewort
Erasions - Sensoria
Innovate - Venation
Inundate - Antidune
Invocate - Conative
Antidote - Tetanoid
Liaises - Silesia
Coalise - Celosia
Isotherm - Moithers
Heroism - Moreish
Sedation - Astonied
Marries - Simarre
Tsunami - Manitus, Santimu
Cheerio - Echoier
Those Handy Pyramid Words!
Pyramid words are words which start at 2 letters but can be extended to 7 letters and beyond. For example take the word loofahs, we start with lo, next we get to loo, followed by loof, loofa, loofah and loofahs. Thus by knowing loofahs we get to know a total of 6 words. Other examples include:
Abasers, Amenders, Amusers, Barbers, Bingers, Chained,
Chiasmal, Daledhs, Divests, Erasers, Fasties, Godsons, Hookahs, Jambees, Jamboks, Kaingas, Kinases, Lapsers, Maliced, Mentors, Nursery, Parkiest, Poleyns, Reeders, Reposes, Singers, Skaters,Tapetis, Teasers, Ureases, and Woosells.
There are some reverse pyramid words too. Take the word drooped for example, we start with ed, then ped, then oped, then ooped, rooped and finally drooped.Other examples include:
Aemules, Afeared, Borates, Cleared, Demures, Escapes, Glaired, Hamates, Lemures, Mananas, Penates, Retapes, Scraped, Testates, Upreach, Vacates, Whooped, Yslaked and Zananas.