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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Friday, 31 December 2021

Scrabble Puzzles

Can you find the best plays in the scrabble puzzles below? These are courtesy of my colleague Srinivas:






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Friday, 15 October 2021

Wordaholix Scrabble League 2021

The 2021 edition of the Wordaholix league concluded in September. Team Vorago ran out the winner. Here are some game boards from the participants Ishika, Rahil, and Samrath:















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Wednesday, 23 June 2021

CSW21 Deletions

There are no new word additions in CSW21. Here are the 2-8 letter CSW21 deletions largely inspired by Mattel (source: WESPA):

      

3 Letter Deletions

5 Letter Deletions

6 Letter Deletions

ABO

ASPIE

ASPIES

GOY

BAKRA

BAASES

JEW

BANTU

BACKRA

LES

BINTS

BAKRAS

LEZ

BOCHE

BANTUS

WOG

BOONG

BINGHI

YID

BUBBA

BOCHES

BUFTY

BOHUNK

4 Letter Deletions

CHOLO

BOONGA

COOLY

BOONGS

ABOS

CRIPS

BOSCHE

BINT

DAGOS

BUBBAS

CRIP

DARKY

BUCKRA

DAGO

DIKEY

BUFTIE

GOYS

DOGAN

BUMBOY

HORI

DYKEY

CHOLOS

JEWS

FAGGY

COOLIE

KIKE

GINZO

CRACKA

LEZZ

GIPPO

DAGOES

MICK

GOYIM

DARKEY

MUNT

GYPPO

DARKIE

OFAY

HAOLE

DIKIER

SPAZ

HONKY

DOGANS

SPIC

HORIS

DYKIER

SPIK

JEWED

GAMMAT

TAIG

KAFIR

GINZOS

WOGS

KIKES

GIPPOS

YIDS

LESBO

GOYISH

LESES

GRINGA

LEZES

GRINGO

LEZZA

GYPPED

LEZZY

GYPPER

LUBRA

GYPPOS

MICKS

HAOLES

MUNTS

HONKEY

MUNTU

HONKIE

NANCE

HUNKEY

NANCY

HUNKIE

NEGRO

JESUIT

NIGER

JEWING

OFAYS

KAFFIR

PIKEY

KAFIRS

POOFS

KANAKA

POOFY

LESBOS

POOVE

LEZZAS

POOVY

LEZZES

REFFO

LEZZIE

SAKAI

LUBRAS

SKIMO

MOFFIE

SPAZZ

MONGED

SPICS

MONGOL

SPIKS

MUNTUS

SQUAW

NANCES

TAIGS

NIGERS

VENDU

NIGGER

WIGGA

PAPISH

ZAMBO

PAPISM

PAPIST

PIKEYS

POLACK

POOVES

POPERY

POPISH

REFFOS

SAKAIS

SCHIZO

SCHIZY

SHIKSA

SHIKSE

SKIMOS

SPICKS

SQUAWS

VENDUS

WIGGAS

WIGGER

ZAMBOS

7 Letter Deletions

8 Letter Deletions

BACKRAS

BOSSBOYS

BINGHIS

BULLDIKE

BOHUNKS

BULLDYKE

BOONGAS

CHINKIES

BOSCHES

FAGGIEST

BOSSBOY

FAGGOTRY

BUCKRAS

GOLLIWOG

BUFTIES

GOLLYWOG

BUMBOYS

GYPSTERS

CHINKIE

HARELIPS

COOLIES

HASBIANS

CRACKAS

JESUITIC

DARKEYS

JESUITRY

DARKIES

JIGABOOS

DIKIEST

MULATTAS

DYKIEST

MULATTOS

FAGGERY

NANCIEST

FAGGIER

NEGROIDS

FAGGOTY

NEGROISM

GAMMATS

NIGGERED

GINZOES

NITCHIES

GIPPOES

OCTAROON

GOYISCH

OCTOROON

GOYISHE

PAPISHER

GRINGAS

PAPISHES

GRINGOS

PAPISTIC

GYPPERS

PAPISTRY

GYPPING

PICCANIN

GYPSTER

PICKNEYS

HARELIP

POOFIEST

HASBIAN

POOFTAHS

HONKEYS

POOFTERS

HONKIES

POOVIEST

HUNKEYS

POPERIES

HUNKIES

POPISHLY

JESUITS

POUFTAHS

JIGABOO

POUFTERS

KAFFIRS

QUADROON

KANAKAS

QUASHEES

LEZZIES

QUASHIES

MOFFIES

QUEERDOM

MONGOLS

RAGHEADS

MULATTA

REDNECKS

MULATTO

REDSKINS

NANCIER

SCHIZIER

NANCIES

SEMIMUTE

NEGRESS

SHEENEYS

NEGROES

SHEENIES

NEGROID

SHEMALES

NIGGERS

SHICKSAS

NIGGERY

SHIKSEHS

NITCHIE

SHKOTZIM

PAPISMS

SHVARTZE

PAPISTS

SPASTICS

PICKNEY

SPAZZING

POLACKS

SQUAWMAN

POOFIER

SQUAWMEN

POOFTAH

UMLUNGUS

POOFTER

WETBACKS

POOVERY

WOOFTAHS

POOVIER

WOOFTERS

POUFTAH

POUFTER

QUASHEE

QUASHIE

RAGHEAD

REDNECK

REDSKIN

SCHIZOS

SCHIZZY

SHEENEY

SHEENIE

SHEGETZ

SHEMALE

SHICKSA

SHIKSAS

SHIKSEH

SHIKSES

SPAZZED

SPAZZES

UMLUNGU

WETBACK

WHITEYS

WHITIES

WIGGERS

WOGGISH

WOOFTAH

WOOFTER

 










                                                                



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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.