Rank
|
Player
|
Win-Loss
|
Spread
|
1
|
Nakul Prabhu
|
7–0
|
+798
|
2
|
Sherwin Rodrigues
|
6½–½
|
+720
|
3
|
Meena Bakhru
|
5½–1½
|
+441
|
4
|
Varisht Hingorani
|
5–2
|
+575
|
5
|
Irfan Siddiqui
|
5–2
|
+556
|
6
|
Carolann Pais
|
5–2
|
+502
|
7
|
Priya Karkhanis
|
5–2
|
+317
|
8
|
Pramit Kamath
|
5–2
|
+310
|
9
|
Udayan Grover
|
5–2
|
+278
|
10
|
Sunny Bhatia
|
5–2
|
+215
|
11
|
V Ramachandran
|
5–2
|
+165
|
12
|
PC Jose
|
5–2
|
+99
|
13
|
Samrath Bhatia
|
5–2
|
+81
|
14
|
Nidhi Singhvi
|
5–2
|
−37
|
15
|
Zeba Sultan
|
4–3
|
+559
|
16
|
Lennie D'Souza
|
4–3
|
+486
|
17
|
Shaik Ahmed
|
4–3
|
+365
|
18
|
Mangala Bhandarkar
|
4–3
|
+365
|
19
|
Hriday Samtani
|
4–3
|
+246
|
20
|
Sanjay Bijlani
|
4–3
|
+239
|
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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Scrabble Word Study Tools
My colleague Ishika takes you through some useful tools for word study namely Zyzzyva, Aerolith, and Anagram Quizzer. I chip in on my favor...
Saturday 25 July 2015
Pune Scrabble Tournament - Top 20 after Day 1
Wednesday 22 July 2015
New 4 Letter Words Added in CSW15 - Part 3
Here is the final installment of 33 new four letter words with meanings that have been added to the CSW15 dictionary. The entire list of the 99 new 4 letter words that have been added in CSW15 can be found in WESPA's Collins Scrabble Words 2015 initiation kit.
The first set of 33, 4 letter words added can be found here. The second set of 33 new 4 letter words added can be found here. The new 3 letter words added can be found here.
Word
|
Meaning
|
Word
|
Meaning
|
PERC
|
perchloride, a chemical used in dry cleaning
|
TASE
|
to stun with a gun that fires electrified darts
|
POHS
|
POH, to reject contemptuously
|
TIYN
|
a monetary unit of Kazakhstan
|
PWNS
|
PWN, to dominate or humiliate an opponent
|
TREM
|
an electric guitar lever for producing a tremolo atomic or molecular scale
|
REFI
|
refinancing
|
TROU
|
trousers
|
RENO
|
a renovated house
|
TURR
|
a Newfoundland name for the guillemot
|
ROID
|
angry and aggressive behaviour caused by the use of anabolic steroids
|
VAPE
|
to inhale nicotine vapour
|
RUDI
|
(In Jamaica) a member of a group of lower- or working-class teenagers in the 1960s
|
VIFF
|
to change direction abruptly of a VTOL aircraft
|
RUDY
|
(In Jamaica) a member of a group of lower- or working-class teenagers in the 1960s
|
VOGS
|
VOG, air pollution caused by volcanic dust
|
RYUS
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RYU, a school of Japanese martial arts
|
VOMS
|
VOM, to vomit
|
SEVS
|
SEV, an Indian food of deep-fried strands of flour
|
WAAH
|
an interjection used to express wailing
|
SHEN
|
the spiritual element of a person's psyche.
|
WASM
|
an obsolete belief
|
SHHH
|
an interjection requesting quietness
|
WAZZ
|
to urinate
|
SIGS
|
SIG, a short personalized message at the end of an email
|
WOAH
|
a call to stop
|
SKED
|
to schedule
|
YAGE
|
a tropical vine of the Amazon regioncomputer image
|
SKOG
|
to shelter
|
YEOW
|
an interjection used to express pain or shock
|
SOJU
|
a Korean vodka distilled from rice or sweet potato
|
ZEDA
|
(Yiddish) a grandfather
|
SUMI
|
a type of black Japanese ink
|
New 4 letter words added in CSW15 - Part 3
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— samuelR (@RajveerRawlin) September 7, 2015
Saturday 18 July 2015
Kings Cup Finals - A Rewind
Kings Cup Finals a Rewind from the Original Coverage on poslfit.com
Final Round 1, 2015 King's Cup
Kings Cup Finals - A Rewind
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— samuelR (@RajveerRawlin) September 3, 2015
Sunday 12 July 2015
Pune Scrabble Championship Just Around the Corner
The next major scrabble tournament in the Indian circuit is Pune. Here are the details from the Scrabble Association of India:
When : 25th (Saturday) and 26th (Sunday) July 2015
Location : Poona Club Ltd, 5 Bund Garden Road
Registration Time: Between 9 am and 9.30 am
Total No. of Games : 15 (7 on the first day and 8 on the second day)
Entry Fee : Rs.1300/- per person for SAI members & Rs. 1400/- for non SAI members. (This will cover Breakfast, Morning and Afternoon Tea with biscuits and Lunch)
Lexicon : Collins CSW 12
When : 25th (Saturday) and 26th (Sunday) July 2015
Location : Poona Club Ltd, 5 Bund Garden Road
Registration Time: Between 9 am and 9.30 am
Total No. of Games : 15 (7 on the first day and 8 on the second day)
Entry Fee : Rs.1300/- per person for SAI members & Rs. 1400/- for non SAI members. (This will cover Breakfast, Morning and Afternoon Tea with biscuits and Lunch)
Lexicon : Collins CSW 12
Thursday 9 July 2015
CSW 15 goes official on September 1, 2015
CSW 15 will be the official Collin's dictionary come September 1, 2015. Here are the words of
WESPA secretary Cheah Siu Hean regarding this:
"As the Zyzzyva word study and word judge application has been updated for "CSW15" and is now available for download from the Collins dictionary website, WESPA advises that it will proceed as intended with the adoption of CSW15 as the official tournament word list for WESPA-rated tournaments on 1 September 2015, superseding CSW12. The WESPA ratings committee will consider applications to WESPA-rate CSW15 tournaments held before 1 September 2015 in the event countries have set earlier adoption dates".
WESPA secretary Cheah Siu Hean regarding this:
"As the Zyzzyva word study and word judge application has been updated for "CSW15" and is now available for download from the Collins dictionary website, WESPA advises that it will proceed as intended with the adoption of CSW15 as the official tournament word list for WESPA-rated tournaments on 1 September 2015, superseding CSW12. The WESPA ratings committee will consider applications to WESPA-rate CSW15 tournaments held before 1 September 2015 in the event countries have set earlier adoption dates".
Sunday 5 July 2015
Nigel lifts the Kings Cup for the Eleventh Time
Nigel Richards has won the King's cup in Thailand becoming a Eleven Time champion at the Event. He edged out Hubert Wee in a close finish. The entire standings are available from the original coverage at poslfit.com:
2015 King's Cup Standings: Round 29
[ Congratulations on Nigel Richards of New Zealand, for successfully defending his title to become an eleven-time King's Cup Champion! ]
1. Nigel Richards | 2. Ming Hui Hubert Wee | 3. Odette Carmina Rio |
Rank
|
Name
|
Home
|
W-L
|
Spread
|
1
|
20.0-9.0
|
+1606
| ||
2
|
20.0-9.0
|
+897
| ||
3
|
19.0-10.0
|
+965
| ||
4
|
19.0-10.0
|
+870
| ||
5
|
18.5-10.5
|
+1331
| ||
6
|
18.0-11.0
|
+911
| ||
7
|
18.0-11.0
|
+838
| ||
8
|
18.0-11.0
|
+650
| ||
9
|
18.0-11.0
|
+473
| ||
10
|
17.5-11.5
|
+1157
| ||
11
|
17.0-12.0
|
+654
| ||
12
|
17.0-12.0
|
+514
| ||
13
|
17.0-12.0
|
+383
| ||
14
|
17.0-12.0
|
+374
| ||
15
|
17.0-12.0
|
+282
| ||
16
|
16.5-12.5
|
+790
| ||
17
|
16.0-13.0
|
+980
| ||
18
|
16.0-13.0
|
+680
| ||
19
|
16.0-13.0
|
+624
| ||
20
|
16.0-13.0
|
+367
| ||
21
|
16.0-13.0
|
+44
| ||
22
|
16.0-13.0
|
+23
| ||
23
|
16.0-13.0
|
-362
| ||
24
|
15.5-13.5
|
-94
| ||
25
|
15.0-14.0
|
+573
| ||
26
|
15.0-14.0
|
+567
| ||
27
|
15.0-14.0
|
+522
| ||
28
|
15.0-14.0
|
+333
| ||
29
|
15.0-14.0
|
+82
| ||
30
|
15.0-14.0
|
+25
| ||
31
|
15.0-14.0
|
-108
| ||
32
|
15.0-14.0
|
-488
| ||
33
|
15.0-14.0
|
-538
| ||
34
|
14.5-14.5
|
+301
| ||
35
|
14.0-15.0
|
+432
| ||
36
|
14.0-15.0
|
+380
| ||
37
|
14.0-15.0
|
+134
| ||
38
|
14.0-15.0
|
+122
| ||
39
|
14.0-15.0
|
+105
| ||
40
|
14.0-15.0
|
-6
| ||
41
|
14.0-15.0
|
-29
| ||
42
|
14.0-15.0
|
-61
| ||
43
|
14.0-15.0
|
-105
| ||
44
|
14.0-15.0
|
-482
| ||
45
|
14.0-15.0
|
-877
| ||
46
|
13.5-15.5
|
-585
| ||
47
|
13.0-16.0
|
+477
| ||
48
|
13.0-16.0
|
+137
| ||
49
|
13.0-16.0
|
+88
| ||
50
|
13.0-16.0
|
-267
| ||
51
|
13.0-16.0
|
-548
| ||
52
|
13.0-16.0
|
-618
| ||
53
|
13.0-16.0
|
-627
| ||
54
|
13.0-16.0
|
-673
| ||
55
|
12.0-17.0
|
-370
| ||
56
|
12.0-17.0
|
-444
| ||
57
|
12.0-17.0
|
-714
| ||
58
|
12.0-17.0
|
-1502
| ||
59
|
11.0-18.0
|
-262
| ||
60
|
11.0-18.0
|
-465
| ||
61
|
11.0-18.0
|
-955
| ||
62
|
11.0-18.0
|
-1093
| ||
63
|
10.0-19.0
|
-1111
| ||
64
|
8.0-21.0
|
-1558
| ||
65
|
3.0-26.0
|
-3449
| ||
66
|
0.0-29.0
|
-2900
|
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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.