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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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Friday, 6 November 2015

WESPA Scrabble Championship 2015 Standings - Day 3

Here are the standings after day 3 from Scrabble Australia's coverage of the WESPA Scrabble Championship 2015:

Rank
Player
Wins
Spread
1
Lewis Mackay (ENG)
19.5
1247
2
Wellington Jighere (NGA)
18
822
3
Cameron Farlow (AUS)
17
737
4
Komol Panyasoponlert (THA)
16.5
764
5
Nigel Richards (NZL)
16
1253
6
David Wiegand (USA)
16
882
7
Evans Clinchy (USA)
15.5
1156
8
Akkarapol Khwansak (THA)
15.5
710
9
Allan Oyende (KEN)
15.5
637
10
Toh Weibin (SGP)
15.5
334
11
Austin Shin (ENG)
15
919
12
Adam Logan (CAN)
15
771
13
David Koenig (USA)
15
676
14
Alastair Richards (AUS)
15
513
15
Paul Allan (ENG)
15
477
16
Craig Beevers (ENG)
15
414
17
Marlon Prudencio (SGP)
15
328
18
Puneet Sharma (USA)
15
72
19
Waseem Khatri (PAK)
15
37
20
Hubert Wee (SGP)
14.5
1131
21
John O'Laughlin (USA)
14.5
204
22
Marty Gabriel (USA)
14
755
23
Wayne Kelly (ENG)
14
745
24
Ayorinde Saidu (NGA)
14
710
25
Jesse Day (USA)
14
672
26
Emmanuel Umujose (NGA)
14
669
27
Andrew Fisher (AUS)
14
652
28
Onota Oteheri (NGA)
14
631
29
Esther Perrins (AUS)
14
530
30
Richard Jeremy (AUS)
14
391
31
David Webb (ENG)
14
338
32
Peter Armstrong (USA)
14
283
33
Neil Scott (SCO)
14
260
34
Yeo Kian Hung (MYS)
14
129
35
Cheah Siu Hean (SGP)
14
-103
36
Puttapong Moonsarn (THA)
14
-179
37
Jason Keller (USA)
13.5
741
38
Naween Fernando (AUS)
13.5
226
39
Stanley Njoroge (KEN)
13.5
187
40
Howard Warner (NZL)
13
699
41
Mark Nyman (ENG)
13
635
42
Gitonga Nderitu (KEN)
13
524
43
Gerry Carter (THA)
13
378
44
Trevor Halsall (AUS)
13
324
45
Lakshan Wanni (LKA)
13
267
46
Evan Cohen (ISR)
13
262
47
Yong Jian Rong (SGP)
13
168
48
Chris Vicary (ENG)
13
137
49
Bob Jackman (AUS)
13
130
50
Peter Sinton (NZL)
13
45
51
Peter Kougi (AUS)
13
-124
52
Albert Martono (IDN)
13
-162
53
Robert Linn (USA)
13
-556
54
Daniel Piechnick (AUS)
12.5
615
55
Tony Sim (SGP)
12.5
388
56
Scott Garner (USA)
12.5
156
57
Chris Lipe (USA)
12
1026
58
Elie Dangoor (ENG)
12
529
59
Cyril Umebiye (NGA)
12
450
60
Russell Honeybun (AUS)
12
403
61
Moizullah Baig (PAK)
12
173
62
Thacha Koowirat (THA)
12
173
63
Mark Kenas (USA)
12
144
64
James Squires (SCO)
12
30
65
Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA)
12
-21
66
Manop Phiphat (THA)
12
-26
67
Alex Tan (MYS)
12
-135
68
Mythili Rudra (AUS)
12
-161
69
Lawson Sue (NZL)
12
-210
70
Rich Baker (USA)
12
-213
71
Pat John (TTO)
12
-222
72
Mohan Chunkath (IND)
12
-394
73
Steve Perry (ENG)
12
-394
74
Jared Robinson (ENG)
12
-581
75
Jarrod Page (ZAF)
11.5
620
76
Taewan Sutthasin (THA)
11.5
-404
77
Irfan Siddiqui (BHR)
11
491
78
Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF)
11
204
79
Chang Ching Wei (MYS)
11
-15
80
Udayan Grover (IND)
11
-73
81
Andrew Goodwin (ENG)
11
-115
82
Joanne Craig (NZL)
11
-132
83
Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR)
11
-132
84
Andrew Golding (CAN)
11
-251
85
Mariam Arif (PAK)
11
-266
86
Somphong Phosai (THA)
11
-273
87
Paul Kalumba (ZMB)
11
-283
88
Cecilia Le (USA)
11
-288
89
Femi Awowade (ENG)
11
-296
90
Jeff Grant (NZL)
11
-402
91
Naomi Landau (ISR)
11
-488
92
Tariq Pervez (PAK)
11
-563
93
Shaila Amalean (LKA)
11
-626
94
Michael Tang (MYS)
10.5
219
95
Geoffrey Newman (CAN)
10.5
-123
96
Eta Karo (NGA)
10
431
97
Jesse Matthews (CAN)
10
163
98
Tony Leah (CAN)
10
-47
99
Steve Polatnick (USA)
10
-198
100
Ron Baginski (AUS)
10
-224
101
Leslie Charles (TTO)
10
-310
102
Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR)
10
-313
103
Blue Thorogood (NZL)
10
-330
104
Karen Richards (AUS)
10
-400
105
Mario Saliba (MLT)
10
-440
106
Eric Kinderman (ARE)
10
-444
107
Jackie McLeod (ENG)
10
-518
108
Mohamed Kamara (SLE)
10
-767
109
Rob Rosenthal (ARE)
10
-1030
110
Abdullah Abbasi (PAK)
10
-1048
111
John Ashmore (ENG)
10
-1172
112
Ashley Coldrick (ENG)
9
-172
113
Odette Rio (PHL)
9
-302
114
Patrick Mpundu (ZMB)
9
-355
115
Andy Kurnia (SGP)
9
-399
116
Martin Teo (MYS)
9
-430
117
Sandy Nang (USA)
9
-486
118
Jennifer Lee (USA)
9
-694
119
Hassan Hadi Khan (PAK)
9
-868
120
Dan Sandu (ROU)
9
-974
121
Rod Talbot (AUS)
8
-269
122
Shakir Reshamwala (KWT)
8
-711
123
Warodom Geamsakul (JPN)
8
-768
124
John McNaughton (NZL)
8
-789
125
Moira Fenech (MLT)
8
-1289
126
Nuala O'Rourke (NIR)
7
-991
127
Wimal Fernando (LKA)
7
-1652
128
Johnson Tsang (HKG)
6
-1759
129
Robert Springer (FRA)
5
-2272
130
Pam Morris (AUT)
4
-2038
131
Graham Bell (AUS)
0
-2317

That incredible Nigel run is looking rather ominous for the remaining field. Commendable performance from Udayan after he missed all those games early.
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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
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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
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Shechita, Shehitah, Shehita - krosher killing of animals
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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:
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