What is Scrabble?
Scrabble is essentially a word game which can be played by 2-4 players at a given time on a board which comprises a grid of squares in a 15 X 15 format. The squares are assigned different scoring attributes. There are 100 tiles to draw from and players must draw 7 tiles initially and maintain the same number on their racks till they are exhausted. Each tile has a point value attached to it. If all 7 tiles are used in a word an additional 50 points is added to the players score. The goal is to win by scoring more than your opponent. Scrabble is now increasingly played competitively across several countries on the globe and in several languages.
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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:
Thursday 11 January 2018
Monday 8 January 2018
UK Open Scrabble Championship 2018 - day 3
Nigel has won the UK open yet again. Here are some game boards from day 3 of the UK open scrabble championships courtesy Austin Shin:
UK24: L 353-474. He has esses aplenty and can play sind to open triple, gusty 43, boshter b2b to take a 80 lead. He blocks, but my aeration, immediately met by his lagends to seal it 13-11 +1,592 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/cNpEFEiJOt— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
UK25: W 458-426. His decrier. I get mistrack. His elaterin, but my sondage straight back. I lead by about 60, 2 blanks and 2 esses unseen, i go hunting for them whilst blocking it up. Crucially i pick a blank, his enations, gives me zeroth 68 to win it! 14-11 +1,624 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/lfDT9O83Kp— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
UK26: W 581-335. Rocketed out of the blocks starting with forages 78, spidery 90, heh 38, girliest 80. His smatters. My unsex 60, outeaten 66 midgame. My viable also extended to inviable for a lucky win! 15-11 +1,870 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/qQoWU3OBLp— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
UK27: L 403-423. His citrine, my assuage. Suddenly struggle with vowels + all 3 esses and then struggle with too many consonants whilst he bingos with partier. I manage to break out with sarment, leave the E in bag which I needed to win. Can't catch a break 15-12 +1,850 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/6pmYeheKaI— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
UK28: L 455-528. His araneids, rearose. My viragoes, dihedron. We both had 3 40+ plays midgame, but I'm still a bingo ahead. He gets rosaceas to level, but proceeds to just pick out neckline and avoid all the junk in the bag to win it... unreal 💩 15-13 +1,777 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/R6ZMGFWZTH— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
UK29: W 586-243. My introit, bowwood (not a bingo). I put an S on and get +5. My unvirtue 65+5, karn 59+5, betoils, and out with bandager. Story of my tourney really, huge wins, but out of luck in many others. Still one more to go 👀 16-13 +2,120 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/j7IaqgoJ27— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
Here are the final standings from Centrestar:UK30: L 338-432. Pulled out a lead early on but around level after his restful 91. 2 moves later he gets silanes 70, taking all the blanks and esses and i didn't particularly have anything of note. Finished at 16-14 +2,026... and surely an epic rat8ng loss! #scrabble pic.twitter.com/yT8hXu9nFd— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 7, 2018
Rank | Won-Lost | Spread | Class | Player | Last Game |
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1 | 25–5 | +2865 | A | Nigel Richards(GM) (A1) | 2W:432-338:A3 |
2 | 22–8 | +779 | A | Vince Boyle (A9) | 1W:542-433:A5 |
3 | 19–11 | +1068 | A | Jeremy Khoo (A2) | 1L:386-510:A30 |
4 | 19–11 | +554 | A | Charles Tachie-Menson (A30) | 2W:510-386:A2 |
5 | 18–12 | +877 | A | Paul Allan(GM) (A4) | 2W:393-363:A8 |
6 | 18–12 | +587 | A | Wayne Kelly(GM) (A6) | 2W:413-381:A11 |
7 | 17–13 | +953 | A | Dipo Akanbi (A8) | 1L:363-393:A4 |
8 | 17–13 | −73 | B | Victoria Kingham (A21) | 1W:466-444:A7 |
9 | 17–13 | −133 | A | Bob Violett(Exp) (A11) | 1L:381-413:A6 |
10 | 16–14 | +2026 | A | Austin Shin(GM) (A3) | 1L:338-432:A1 |
11 | 16–14 | +505 | A | Theresa Brousson(GM) (A7) | 2L:444-466:A21 |
12 | 16–14 | +446 | A | Goutham Jayaraman (A5) | 2L:433-542:A9 |
13 | 16–14 | +275 | B | Ahmed Khan (A15) | 2W:494-302:A10 |
14 | 16–14 | −510 | A | Rafal Dominiczak (A10) | 1L:302-494:A15 |
15 | 15½–14½ | +247 | B | Cecil Muscat (A16) | 1W:419-371:A26 |
16 | 15–15 | +110 | A | Karen Richards (A12) | 2W:483-316:A23 |
17 | 15–15 | −926 | B | Stewart Brodie (A26) | 2L:371-419:A16 |
18 | 14–16 | +384 | A | Ying_Ming Poh (A13) | 1W:540-360:A14 |
19 | 14–16 | −141 | B | Chris Hall (A17) | 2W:443-395:A22 |
20 | 14–16 | −247 | B | Jason Tsang_Wai_Yin (A23) | 1L:316-483:A12 |
21 | 13½–16½ | −297 | A | Nuala O'Rourke (A14) | 2L:360-540:A13 |
22 | 13–17 | −5 | B | Phil Kelly (A20) | 1W:471-375:A28 |
23 | 13–17 | −761 | B | David Shenkin (A25) | 1W:487-344:A19 |
24 | 13–17 | −964 | B | Dave Hoskisson (A22) | 1L:395-443:A17 |
25 | 12–18 | −525 | B | Ruth MacInerney (A24) | 1W:372-315:A27 |
26 | 12–18 | −871 | B | Michael Holligan (A28) | 2L:375-471:A20 |
27 | 12–18 | −1323 | B | Mick Healy (A19) | 2L:344-487:A25 |
28 | 10–20 | −1137 | B | Andrew Eames (A18) | 1W:453-322:A29 |
29 | 9–21 | −969 | B | Tolani Ayo-Awojobi (A27) | 2L:315-372:A24 |
30 | 3–27 | −2794 | B | Esther Kasket (A29) | 2L:322-453:A18 |
Saturday 6 January 2018
UK Open Scrabble Championship 2018 - day 2
Here are some game boards from day 2 of the UK open scrabble championships courtesy Austin Shin:
UK12: 389-442. I started with inedita. Her ostiate. My outsized 101. Low scores for me, high scores for her made it level. 1 tile away from bingoing 4-5 times, my inhalers to empty bag, she outs with ovarian! Her oidia before, very few bingos possible for her🙈 7-5 +961 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/eRc8GAhyho— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK13: L 383-454. His sueding blocked my reached. My salfern, his downrate. My cerusite to go slightly ahead. He gets tumours 75 and I have an unplayable pinball left on my rack. Gotta do better than this... 7-6 +890 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/2KDPLGXFkd— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK14: 532-271. I started with energid, dungaree. He struggled with consonants and clunky tiles throughout. I get on lots of 30-40 point moves and he gets noctuary late on. My entails outplay! Racking up the spread but need the wins now... 8-6 +1,151 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/HKEs6sWXuo— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK15: W 577-397. My overbulk, senting, tylotes, untidier. His dehisced. My chirr blocks his ritornel 9x, so settled for loriner. 2 in bag. Unseen foplings 9x for him would win so I dump Q. Have 3/8 hitting bingo, get it with paleate to go out, he had no bingo 9-6 +1,331 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/soAOVD8PS3— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK15: W 577-397. My overbulk, senting, tylotes, untidier. His dehisced. My chirr blocks his ritornel 9x, so settled for loriner. 2 in bag. Unseen foplings 9x for him would win so I dump Q. Have 3/8 hitting bingo, get it with paleate to go out, he had no bingo 9-6 +1,331 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/soAOVD8PS3— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK16: L 474-527. Missed cosmeas first go! Knew there was something!🙈 My pentised, his figures. Missed ox/oye/xed, played it underneath giving him howlers for 105. I get rarities. Leave both blanks in the bag, his b2b patinas, loiterer. My outplay of dialling 9-7 +1,278 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/1gFWOEf33E— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK17: L 464-508. He starts with gutlike. I don't pick S until 9th turn and by that point he had deterge and marched and goes 204 ahead. I manage to b2b bingo after forking the board with stanine and mantoes and make up some spread at the end 9-8 +1,234 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/JfxZ8fMrqq— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK18: L 382-521. Lucksacked again. Her ibogaine, my rootier. Her double blank b2b bingos unevaded, silence. My sangaree. Her hodja 75 killed it off. Jeez!!! 🙈🙈🙈 9-9 +1,095 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/UOrm4eeiEs— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK19: W 517-349. My elvanite. His drooper* (held didn't challenge), reclines. My aborigen, seating, cabezone for a big win. Gotta get on the comeback trail!! ⬆️ 10-9 +1,263 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/XI7Z4mX0RQ— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK20: W 537-281. One sided game, i start with notedly. He phonies early on and fishes. I get ivories, steding shortly after. Board gets very blocked, but i get retinol to add to the spread pile... live stream next! 11-9 +1,519 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/asRdGeheXy— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK21: W 499-405. My startled. I chickened out of weepies to bingo on move 2. I get myelins 95, unoften b2b! His zirconia 107 made a game of it with him being 50 behind with openings and a blank to come. I block the uric hook and see it out! Dinner now! 12-9 +1,613 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/upuTNGZ4Bq— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
UK22: W 495-316. His pierises. My solicits, rerailed, barneyed +5. He held the blank for a long time and couldn't bingo back as i weight shut the board down! One more tonight! 13-9 +1,792 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/HUx7wcwZBZ— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
Here is Craig's channel on Twitch where you can watch it all liveUK23: L 399-478. His reedier to start. Manage to clear clunky tiles and get jiviest 50, tramline 88 b2b to take a small lead. I pick blank but take some time to bingo and it's now level. He gets postern. My overren, but he bingos back with motiles 90! 👀🙈 13-10 +1,713 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/s6rZhTnxSw— Austin Shin (@austinho9) January 6, 2018
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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.