'Geas' isn't even in SOWPODS.

Whoever compiles dictionaries obviously never played D+D - that's a word I started using at least 20 years ago!

Managed to break the diagonal pattern of the game in my last post with a word that used all my tiles.

Feeling good about that.

'relearnt'  wasn't in my paper Scrabble dictionary, but I tried it in SOWPODS and it was fine.  66 points.

I need a Scrabble icon...

This is one of my current Scrabble games. I've never seen a board quite like it before!


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Just started a new game with J, Q and X. Got rid of one of those, only to pick up Z.

Individually, I view them all as opportunities, but not all at once, please!

I think I'm going to have to get a new Scrabble dictionary ( Read more... )

Tried 'triggest' in the hope that it might relate to triangles or something like that.  Was rather disappointed to find that although it was a valid word (68 points), it means 'neatest'.

What do you mean, 'mornay' isn't a valid word?

I learnt that one at school in cookery lessons - 'in a cheese sauce'.

Sigh, I expect it's in SOWPODS but it isn't in TWL.

Ah well, that's why they have official word lists - it avoids any arguments.

I'm definitely getting better at Scrabble. (having six games going at once is giving me plenty of practice)

I'm getting much better at hooking words onto other words (though still not as good as Waveney) and I'm managing to get the magic seven letter words now and then.  Got one today which I was pleased with - they're still a novelty to me, this is ( Read more... )

I'm playing four or five games of Scrabble at present, and several times now, I've thought - well, that sounds like a plausible word, let's check it out in the dictionary ( Read more... )