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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, 14 September 2024
Saturday, 23 March 2024
2024 KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championship
Normally I would do a detailed post on the 2024 KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championship sponsored by Mu Sigma. However, Will Anderson has made an excellent video on it, capturing the genius of the GOAT Nigel Richards (the eventual winner) that was on display throughout the tournament. Here it is:
Thursday, 27 July 2023
WESPAC 2023 - Moments
WESPAC 2023 is in the books now with David Eldar crowned champion. A great venue in Las Vegas and some insanely good Scrabble played over 5 days. Here are some game gameboards courtesy of Josh Greenway, Ricky Purnomo, and Hubert Wee:
Adam Kretschmer extended kings to hijackings scoring 74 in a 492-370 win:
Some boards from Ricky Purnomo:
A narrow loss in a high-scoring game 460-462:
Sunday, 9 July 2023
Pune Scrabble Tournament - Finale
The 3 day Pune scrabble tournament concluded today. Sherwin was the runaway winner, Udayan finished 2nd while Ishika came 3rd. Here is the action from the final day:
Saturday, 8 July 2023
Pune Scrabble Tourney - Day 2
The Pune Scrabble Club celebrates it's 25 th anniversary this year. The 3 day national tournament held in this regard has reached day 2. Here is some coverage from day 2. Sherwin has set the pace and remains undefeated after 17 games:
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championship 2023 - Gameboards
The KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championship 2023 sponsored by Mu Sigma concluded in January. Here are some game boards from the action:
My opening game against India's best missed dentist with a blank on the opening move and missed yetties the next and soon find myself a 100 down, came back with antisera, twiglets, and Qigong to secure an unlikely 453-398 win:
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Playing the Bots on Scrabble Go -1
Some interesting games against the bots on Scrabble Go:
Paravane was a good find: