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ATTENTION: This is a RETIRED web page, although you are more than welcome to stick around as long as you'd like. In February 2009 I revamped all my Scrabble pages, focusing everything on Scrabble II. What you see here represents a formative step leading up to Scrabble II.
 
[Upfront P.S. - If you've already visited the Scrabble Board page for Season 1, please be aware that this introduction is not identical. There is a fair amount of new and interesting(?) material here.]
These are all the games played in the 2nd season of the Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware) after I whipped up my Scrabble Game Summarizer program. Season 2 was the 4th Quarter of 2007. (Oct-Nov-Dec 2007).
As with all of my web pages, it is offered in the spirit of "for what it's worth", although it's no secret that I would be thrilled for people to rediscover vocabulary-based Scrabble; that real Scrabble CAN be played using a real dictionary, and that Scrabble boards do NOT have to be smeared over with tons of high-scoring baby words not actually used by anybody anywhere.
I challenge any Scrabble club on Earth to demonstrate that it produces more beautiful Scrabble boards. Heck, I challenge you to post a single game that would not embarrass any fan of words and the English language. So, go ahead and put up a page of your representative games. If you link to me, I will link to you.
In this 2nd season, the official word set started out as the American Heritage Dictionary Second College Edition (AmH2). Fairly early on, before Game 008 in which LINTY was allowed, I switched over to the American Heritage dictionary, Fourth Edition (AmH4).
I started keeping track of which words in each game were 1st-timers - words that had never been played since I started keeping a record of the finished boards. And then I realized that was not so interesting without also seeing the old-timers. Eventually I wised up and had my Scrabble Game Summarizer program add up the total number of each kind of word in the game. It will be interesting to see if it becomes noticeably more difficult to play 1st-timers as the seasons go by, or if the pool of words making up our vocabularies is so large that there will be a steady 20 or so 1st-timers per game indefinitely.
For the purposes of showing the final board, I prefer to see the blank clearly represented by a _. Unfortunately, in order for my Scrabble Game Summarizer program to compare the words played with the list of previously played words, I had to let it know what letter each blank stands for. So, from Game 010 onwards, a lower-case letter on the board indicates a blank.
These games were played under the Dover Scrabble Club rules:
Note that "three-letter minimum" means that, of all the words formed in a given play, at least one of them must be at least three letters long. See my main Scrabble page for my impassioned plea for "real word" Scrabble.
For each game, I present the board twice. The second grid has all the tiles flipped across the diagonal. This makes words that were vertical on the original board horizontal on the flipped board. Thus, you can see all the words played just by reading left to right and simply ignoring anything going on vertically.
"Total points" is the total points scored by all the players - two, three, or four.
"Scrab-o" is what we call "bingoes". Bingo is a dumb word for Scrabble. Do bingo players yell out "Scrabble!"?
"Power tiles" shows all the power tiles in the game, played and unplayed.
"Anomalies" shows the cases where there was less than half, or more than twice, the number of a given letter in the standard 100-tile set.
"Percent expected vowels" shows the deviation from the expected number of vowels (A E I O U) in the bag, based on 42 per 100 tiles in the standard set.
* = unused 3W score.
 
Game 001 - October 3, 2007 * M * ZIT* * HEAVI_S_ U VOGUE J ZEE O Total points: 679 GONGS U E A G A AY H L D O DROOPY P Scrab-o: HEAVIEST HA FAUNAE N BAY W E R Z BEG Y MUG HER E I Total tiles played: 101 E AR WOKEN SHAG FORD C HEADY FOB R U *V O O JIVE Unplayed tiles: A I V Y T U L N E R O I PUB O B O I E A O ROOST O GULF S G X Power tiles: 11 J J X Z Z _ _ S S S S V OWED E O U A WRITES I P JIGS P ZEE U O Anomalies: no Q 5Y _ AYE I E I N K POOPED SOY VEX D T AYE U Percent expected vowels: 107% _ PRICE * *JADE NUB * Game 002 - October 3, 2007 * PEA GOT* * R* BEST HE BAR E CEE C Total points: 506 WAR A AM I DO Z A ME N AN Scrab-o: ZED V A W Z _I D HER IF OINKS HAZE FLOG O Total tiles played: 97 REIN_ PAINT T U PER DIP UT BO * IF N E R E FANGS IT Unplayed tiles: A A I I U Q V E I _ V O I U LUG RAW L A I ENS C DOTS E Y BAA N N D Power tiles: 10 Q Z Z _ _ _ S S S S E G NONE A VOTER O _ BE K GRAM I A N R Anomalies: no J no X E DAH E L O MEANT WEEKLY SCONE BIND_RY T K Percent expected vowels: 103% T ROOTS * * SURLY * Game 003 - October 3, 2007 * JAY * * CRAVE RAW M E FIT _ A Total points: 622 O MAY GULF _ N U O I A MOUN_ING WHEE Scrab-o: REDDEST MOUNDING C N A N W Y E VIA R___E_T STOLEN J _ I P Total tiles played: 101 A I O D A MOAT S LAZE V N TABLE * YEA TIKES A Unplayed tiles: B R A Z E T O U E G SIX I I YINS AX W V K KEEN T B K AXE Power tiles: 12 J X X Z Z _ _ _ _ S S S I E R T G WOOLIER G WAILS TOE U L E E TO Anomalies: no Q R H A WAGON C FLAYED INTONED A E Z X E A IF N E A Percent expected vowels: 105% WANE PEA E DAM *T * CAM Note: I had 4 blanks in my rack for REDDEST. I almost suffered a brain meltdown in the time I allot myself, fixating on ending with a T to form MOAT. Of course, any old -S scrab-o forming MOAS would have been fine! And then I drew 7 tiles to make MOUNDING on my next play (ending the game). Game 004 - October 3, 2007 * R T C * OFF WIT U I A O WAGE_ Total points: 567 SIEVE R K OHO R CUT I RAGE C HAT U Scrab-o: SAP L IN D US DIB M O H BADE O F STABLE I AZO Total tiles played: 105 F A LYE T L I PAY A O FOOT E COALS O* RUE DECAL S Unplayed tiles: A I O V H A A E VILE O PAGE WO DIAL EDITS TIE A E U Power tiles: 8 Z _ _ S S S S S A I E _ LADEN GRUB PUNY E RIOTS I YAM Anomalies: 5F no J 2N no Q no X WE A A AD E RAN T DUE I_ Z G MUFF G FLOES F Percent expected vowels: 114% T MOOSE E Y CAKED * _EEFY Game 005 - October 17, 2007 * * * * OAT V WIG F HOG LOUSE FAX U ZONED Total points: 678 O I P FOOD B I E FORCE HAVE R MEN C RAH Scrab-o: AD O BEY COMER BE E OX M GAP N HIE A E A Total tiles played: 104 A MEANS L E O N RE J _ TUBER O HEATED *G SOAP MACE Unplayed tiles: L L N O N RAJA TAD J ER N Z BEEP Y L G HAY ASP Power tiles: 11 J J X X Z _ _ S S S S VOICE ION O BALE IT _ N MEATS U HEP AT OS X Anomalies: 4I no K no Q WE R JARS SPAY TA N IDEA C P_X E V NEED Percent expected vowels: 101% G HEA_EN * * E D * Game 006 - October 17, 2007 * T_BE N RACY * I Z ZAP U A GROG EDGE Total points: 475 O TWIT WOK R O R OR C IN ZOOM__ IN L O Scrab-o: MU O N TA RUT PILL W_T PUNTS _P LI Y Total tiles played: 99 GO_ E I B COPE L ONE IRK GUM * E U GREENEST Unplayed tiles: A N O O R EMU N U N B O GRIP LEND NUT TIMED I Power tiles: 8 Z Z _ _ _ S S S NIL E FAIL WINS M L E LION I RAIN U FIRES Anomalies: no H no J no Q no V no X DOLL NEB RAIL A T A A G YES E C I I Percent expected vowels: 98% ZERO TOILS * Y * L L * Game 007 - October 17, 2007 *F VITAE R * OAR * Q L E TOUCH A FLEX U Total points: 595 EVENT A I V A OX U W SIZ_D VEE Z R Scrab-o: A C H L E I N BEAT_ R KNOW A T T TUCK RE I Total tiles played: 101 R VISAS A N PI X * CONE NU E WHO C EM T Unplayed tiles: A A O R H H G N HIKE T WRONG OILY PEG E E O N B Power tiles: 10 Q X X Z Z _ _ S S S BRIM BUD R U SLAVE U Y ZEE O G R C I I HEDGED Anomalies: 5H no J A I YEP O HAZE S I PA QUART L DATA _ TANKER T Percent expected vowels: 99% * _IXTY R RAID SUE ROAR Game 008 - October 17, 2007 * * FANDOM * LOA_H * B N R E A I A BEGAT Total points: 572 U VARY W R BUN STILE I R LINTY R W T E ELF E Scrab-o: O CURTAIN_ Y CUD NOT A A C X H L O T Total tiles played: 109 _ S U W E O V MITTS E HATED COIFS P *NARC COT E D Unplayed tiles: Q T I MOW L A R U WOW X L LIT MAIDEN FRY R I M AY Power tiles: 9 Q X X X _ _ S S S BEEN T N I A T FLAN E LOOT A ERR N WAXES I O Anomalies: 1G no J no K 3X no Z GIFT SEXY U E DEW I ADIEUX A OX A O N E R Percent expected vowels: 94% *TREATED M MAR _HOP N REAM Note: Nice FAN+DOM, G+IFT. Game 009 - October 17, 2007 ADIT A DICE A _PINDLES H W Y D OH L Total points: 599 A E VICE I WANT V A TICK_ A THAT EM VENT Scrab-o: SPINDLES A GOUTY I D IN NIB N O CAN FRET Total tiles played: 107 OWED IT O U K I L SOW _HAM ZOOM U R AWE_ BIZ U O Unplayed tiles: Q U P N M E L TOMB OAR I T FLUB SUN O A L Power tiles: 8 Q Z _ _ _ S S S N R A GNOMES LAID D VIE ALIEN D V O U I _ Anomalies: 1G no J no X L VENTS O A I I I U ULNAE I E N O A I N C CAT NINE Percent expected vowels: 105% SLAT WORLD_IER EYE YOUR R Note: all 3w-score used. Game 010 - October 21, 2007 TIN * BARE T NOR V I RAH I A B D J I Total points: 795 AXE QUACKS NIX ZIP E I E FLAN U O HA EF TA PROVED Scrab-o: DEPENDS TALKERS G JOINT I L C E E N Z A T L AGATE NEBS Total tiles played: 112 OBIT TORE G N O D I T R PACE ERG A C * J RETS ZETA Unplayed tiles: J T AWL O QUOTER L DEPENDS YO M U I GAY k Power tiles: 14 J J J Q X Z Z _ _ S S S S S R E R E A N WORDS E O BIZ D FAR B COT GAL H R Anomalies: 3J JIVES E SHADS ARK FATs E T TO RASH ADO Percent expected vowels: 95% VIED TALkERs * EH AIL COMERS * 1st-timers: TIN BARE QUACKS PROVED JOINT NEBS OBIT ERG RETS ZETA AWL QUOTER DEPENDS YO WORDS GAL JIVES SHADS FATS RASH VIED TALKERS AIL COMERS Game 011 - October 21, 2007 LEG WIDE * L * Q RUN HOT FARCE ER FLUTED U Total points: 622 MOM R O C GUM O I R I WIND BLED U NOW U E ROAR Scrab-o: F T I EAR MITT A E LOUT LA HEMS H N G CLINGS Total tiles played: 112 U GOY I A C WORD LOPER *T PEND LAVA IT AYE U * Unplayed tiles: Q A I I E E I T P D NIX J DIE CRUX V O EF B HID BUOYS Power tiles: 8 J Q Q X _ S S S L B WEEN A LIE T O R I JUTEs R E MALT WE B Anomalies: no K no Z ROAN O TOO CODES A VEsT A G Y E A V E O Percent expected vowels: 105% QUIRES * SOB * * CUR CAPON O * 1st-timers: LEG WIDE FARCE FLUTED WIND BLED MITT CLINGS GOY WORD LOPER PEND DIE CRUX BUOYS WEEN JUTES MALT ROAN CODES VEST QUIRES SOB CUR CAPON Game 012 - October 21, 2007 * T SIXES * * R DERISION N A Total points: 642 I N U ADO O C HAYs V RE I A V L AWAY H Scrab-o: LAZIEST RECOILED DERISION OVA E PHIAL K DIVAN A BIG N CREED I E z N O Total tiles played: 103 O G N O R RECOILEd O * LAzIEST GAP TINE R E Z* Unplayed tiles: U U U L U I S PEGS NUKE CAB E N WEEN I HE TUNA Power tiles: 9 X Z _ _ _ S S S S WINd NAPE E SOU ID P HAG U ERA IN A WEE Anomalies: no J no M no Q 2T AY K E A X AILING E REF Y OOZE FIN END A E A I Percent expected vowels: 119% RAsH * A S OAK OPINE ANA 1st-timers: SIXES DERISION HAYS PHIAL CREED RECOILED LAZIEST TINE CAB WEEN TUNA WIND NAPE SOU HAG ERA AILING REF OOZE FIN END RASH OPINE ANA Game 013 - October 24, 2007 * * Y S * * SNOB ZEALOT E I I L Total points: 670 ME O V O X U C STOW HEWN T N Scrab-o: ORATIONS Q CROCK T QUA O HI IT U A MED OOZED M Total tiles played: 107 HA EVIL ER C ER WE B *EVE ORATIOnS C * CRAVAT D U* Unplayed tiles: B M WOO T G O O IT WEN ION Z FRAMED Z C LI F H O Power tiles: 11 Q X Z Z _ _ S S S S S HEW E ERE E K OGRE I G S TIDED END YAMS MEn A SAG Anomalies: no J 5M no P NIX WHISK LETTERS MEEK I O IMBUE A O O D ERN N Percent expected vowels: 96% BLUNT *NOGGINs STOW CODED s Old-timers: ME QUA HI IT HA ER ER WE WOO IT WEN ION LI END YAMS MEN NIX BLUNT 1st-timers: SNOB ZEALOT STOW HEWN CROCK MED OOZED EVIL EVE ORATIONS CRAVAT FRAMED HEW ERE OGRE TIDED SAG WHISK LETTERS MEEK IMBUE ERN NOGGINS STOW CODED Game 014 - October 24, 2007 * BONE AFAR * * V* U I A HI Total points: 502 GAYS J EXIT aMP I T E I V P Z U Scrab-o: VAT HEM NO GIVE AQUAE B EL ROE O A ALONG R O Total tiles played: 102 O T O IF B Y T U R I * N WOODS RE OUST WE STIlE Unplayed tiles: I I N R H L P R VAGUER P R N H TORT Q T O N E JEER O Power tiles: 12 J Q X Z _ _ _ S S S S S PURRS GOATS MOOD G A T L O A E E SPOOLS V Anomalies: no C 1D HaZE I SKIT FIX A K A VIM OIl LO A I NOIR TOILs Percent expected vowels: 104% * PUB E VAsE RATIO FERNS TOE Old-timers: BONE HI EXIT VAT NO EL IF RE WE STILE HAZE FIX LO TOILS PUB TOE 1st-timers: AFAR GAYS AMP HEM GIVE AQUAE ROE ALONG WOODS OUST VAGUER TORT JEER PURRS GOATS MOOD SPOOLS SKIT VIM OIL NOIR VASE RATIO FERNS Game 015 - October 24, 2007 * REVAMPED * * V HOOF ERN S CZAR A I SARGE HEWER O Total points: 762 VAT V V I T T E COZ N W R E FINNY C N N E Scrab-o: SEEDIER ENNOBLE GENTs IS T Z T WOULD HE GAP RAVEs B Total tiles played: 106 O C U ER L OHO CABS B V FIG CuBE A Unplayed tiles: I O S G FEZ u E PA A VISA A A D W W BANE IN M N PUB N F DO Power tiles: 11 X X X Z Z _ _ S S S S ENNOBLE DAFT PAINT SEEDIER R U FIX AX E Y AX AH Anomalies: no J no K no Q 3X E L E DIT F YO ROWED DRAY PITA A Percent expected vowels: 93% N ADO HOAX * BAN X X Old-timers: VAT IS HE GAP ER OHO FIG FEZ PA IN PUB DO PAINT FIX AX AX AH YO DRAY ADO BAN 1st-timers: REVAMPED HOOF ERN CZAR SARGE HEWER COZ FINNY GENTS WOULD RAVES CABS CUBE VISA BANE ENNOBLE DAFT SEEDIER DIT ROWED PITA HOAX Game 016 - October 24, 2007 * OVINES WOOF * HONEY * L REFIT I U FEE A Total points: 536 WOK A CRIB O WORE TA HAY O A V O T A ER Scrab-o: HURTLE NAIVE ILK L M M O O E HOPE E N EH JIVES A Total tiles played: 100 N FAB IDIOT ER OF C R EFT J D I SEA PADS E Unplayed tiles: I I T U U U _ YEA MICS L F NEB WED E V BELT I A Power tiles: 5 J _ S S S E U A T I I HAMS G B W CAVED BUG T Anomalies: 1G no Q no X no Z A W I O R E I E R AYE E TRAY O I O LABIA Percent expected vowels: 116% * ROARED * FIB TILT Y* Old-timers: WOK TA HAY ER EH JIVES IDIOT ER OF YEA NEB WED CAVED AYE 1st-timers: OVINES WOOF HONEY REFIT FEE CRIB WORE HURTLE NAIVE ILK HOPE FAB EFT SEA PADS MICS BELT HAMS BUG TRAY LABIA ROARED FIB TILT Game 017 - October 30, 2007 NARY * * N LAIN * R JAM ARK W AUGeR Total points: 628 KILN B PI A R I BERG I I J O JAB U Y LIED DOTeS Scrab-o: INFUSER L BETA FAMED V N T RUG Z AWED PLOT T E JAPE Total tiles played: 101 I R RE R S I L C NAG U CURT AND * FORUM * Unplayed tiles: K U U X U G M A N F BOAT R G G D X O U M TAXIS Power tiles: 13 J J J X X Z _ _ _ S S S S e O GIANTs JETS AH S RITZ SHE EH PAD NONE C Anomalies: 3J no Q e IRE JIB A T I A S L A INFUsER M Percent expected vowels: 88% * * SCAMP *MAUVE D HELP Old-timers: JAM ARK KILN PI RUG RE NAG CURT BOAT AH EH PAD NONE IRE JIB 1st-timers: NARY LAIN AUGER BERG JAB LIED DOTES BETA FAMED AWED PLOT JAPE AND FORUM TAXIS GIANTS JETS RITZ SHE INFUSER SCAMP MAUVE HELP Game 018 - October 30, 2007 * D * W * A * F O PANDA FREEWare NAB Total points: 616 ROLE TOY E I O I U A E LEG HOURI T DOLL LAC K G Scrab-o: FREEWARE E LOCO C EEL RULERS W YO HOLY GOY A Total tiles played: 100 a L WE HAE T COW Z ArIA Y MOO V * OHO EYE s Unplayed tiles: A A L N e CRAZES J E YO SUBS T U U JETs U M E O Power tiles: 13 J J X Z _ _ _ _ _ _ S S S L B F T T PERCH O FAX O NUKE SEATs A I OHO J TIED Anomalies: 4I no Q 6_ A R XI N LA JETs BAGS E D YE T Percent expected vowels: 101% * sTOOD * WAIT VEsT * Old-timers: NAB TOY LEG DOLL EEL YO GOY WE HAE COW OHO EYE YO FAX NUKE OHO TIED XI LA VEST 1st-timers: PANDA FREEWARE ROLE HOURI LAC LOCO RULERS HOLY ARIA MOO CRAZES SUBS JETS PERCH SEATS JETS BAGS YE STOOD WAIT Game 019 - November 7, 2007 * R * * TERN ZOO VAGUE QUa TAX OTHER Total points: 759 SHAG u TAX OR Y H V FA B YONI H LoW Scrab-o: TOQuE DOGE R V Q FERRY E TAN WOE I A u I I Total tiles played: 110 TAXI R N G E FEW R EX F MANY PIE RUSH ME ZEDS Unplayed tiles: O O T N T D N R HEIFER COT EH D ARK O NO R E KEY I AVOW N ERA Power tiles: 12 Q Q X X Z Z _ _ _ _ S S T R W ROAN G GORY YON HOLY Z AN TI FEE C A M P Anomalies: no J ZERo E MED QuA POINTE E OR WEIRDO O U IT IDOL Percent expected vowels: 92% O S PELT *a BRINE T Old-timers: QUA TAX SHAG TAX OR FA TAN WOE EX PIE ME COT EH ARK NO ERA ROAN HOLY AN TI FEE ZERO MED QUA OR IT IDOL 1st-timers: TERN ZOO VAGUE OTHER YONI LOW TOQUE DOGE FERRY TAXI FEW MANY RUSH ZEDS HEIFER KEY AVOW GORY YON POINTE WEIRDO PELT BRINE Game 020 - November 7, 2007 A ALONE T ABA T * BRIG RISE FA R ZEE G Total points: 639 A E O ID I E S DARK N I FANG AGENTs T U I Scrab-o: ENDEARS TALC MEW L AT S G MA ZEsT AA USE E O OIL G Total tiles played: 108 E PRODS N N CAP DIE D O TESTS I HAD* ER ARIA BOON Unplayed tiles: I R V U U DAMP aXE I O M ON Y I AH A S MUD PAWN Power tiles: 11 X Z Z _ _ _ S S S S S E WE R E FESS HEN DUG BONNETs AWE Ha E C Anomalies: no J no Q A DON Z N AX TZAR GRIM O CAB FIG ENDEARs BE Percent expected vowels: 101% * K AGONY REV TAD * V Old-timers: ALONE RISE FA ZEE ID AT MA OIL CAP DIE HAD ER ARIA AXE ON AH MUD WE HEN DUG AWE HA AX CAB FIG BE REV TAD 1st-timers: ABA BRIG DARK FANG AGENTS TALC MEW ZEST AA USE PRODS TESTS BOON DAMP PAWN FESS BONNETS DON TZAR GRIM ENDEARS AGONY Game 021 - November 7, 2007 * AXING * * * * E PROW A HOT ERA JET Total points: 568 R U LAZIER U O OF AUK P MITE PUKE T GOAD Scrab-o: EWE SNOOT R WhIM W O hA OIL A O PEA A BARD Total tiles played: 107 I I h I AW U G * MAULED BOWL X M O LADED * Unplayed tiles: I U U U U A AW E I LI I E I RUN JOT B DIVER D N AT LID V O V Power tiles: 6 J X Z _ _ S E WAGE G GAZES E V A TOG R DROVER N I N BAR E I Anomalies: no C no Q 1S 6W no Y FOOD U O E HE O hOW GROWN A N W A OR O W E Percent expected vowels: 119% * D * VAINER *T TAILED NEAR Old-timers: HOT ERA JET OF AUK GOAD HA OIL PEA AW BOWL AW LI RUN JOT AT WAGE BAR FOOD HE OR TAILED 1st-timers: AXING PROW LAZIER MITE PUKE EWE SNOOT WHIM BARD MAULED LADED DIVER LID GAZES TOG DROVER HOW GROWN VAINER NEAR Game 022 - November 8, 2007 * bOATER T * SOW MUGS I U B I O O OH Total points: 693 O KOA O D HOAXED GLORY OS I Scrab-o: SALUTED A N O BEND R V Z FA R Total tiles played: 103 CAVES I bIO HEY BAN S HAJ AUTO O CADE EYE Unplayed tiles: U E E E I U O HOOFED L AUK RAJ G G T WOOS AYE C U R T O V CAPs Power tiles: 11 J X Z _ _ _ S S S S S A B GAIt A E AGAVE I MOXIE P ELF R L SALUtED Anomalies: no Q U E N BEGs DOTE BOON U LOWS GOD DRAY W A R ZIT RAFT A Percent expected vowels: 114% SH NET SAT TIDY O EAT Old-timers: SOW OH OS FA BAN AUTO EYE AUK RAJ AYE ELF GOD DRAY ZIT SAT EAT 1st-timers: BOATER MUGS KOA HOAXED GLORY BEND CAVES BIO HEY HAJ CADE HOOFED WOOS CAPS GAIT AGAVE MOXIE SALUTED BEGS DOTE BOON LOWS RAFT SH NET TIDY Game 023 - November 14, 2007 PIN P K * PRAY OW WAIN R GO ARENAs I A wEEnIES Total points: 637 A A HOOD E K N ARGUED YARD OFF P I DO D Scrab-o: WEENIES GOATS T A HE C U TAB T HEY U Total tiles played: 102 OwE O N GHOST JAR R WED GONE POOF A G LOOMED Unplayed tiles: E K W U G S V I I I E J Z R JIG OF BOOZE L n HALE VIA AD N OFT Power tiles: 9 J J Z _ _ _ S S S I HERO E M R NERVE U O WE DEY O KEEP I C N Anomalies: 3K no Q no X AS M OUCH N JAM H A I ELF A I L Percent expected vowels: 104% N CURD TONAL* *sKIT G * Old-timers: GO OFF DO GOATS HE HEY JAR WED GONE JIG OF VIA AD OFT HERO WE AS JAM ELF SKIT 1st-timers: PIN PRAY OW WAIN ARENAS WEENIES HOOD ARGUED YARD TAB OWE GHOST POOF LOOMED BOOZE HALE NERVE DEY KEEP OUCH CURD TONAL Game 024 - November 14, 2007 C WIVE H CAD L C POD A F I G HA E E R FA E Total points: 542 DEAF G PAGED FANG I MAN I NAPES T A FA M D T Scrab-o: LEG R NO L PROBE YE Y O BORNE E I TWO Total tiles played: 100 BIZ V R WIGS ZOO U V CRIME OAT A ASH I A AREA * Unplayed tiles: Q _ T A D U C E I I T TO AWE V TAR T W ARE E B WETS Power tiles: 6 Q Z _ S S S M YOUR T P NOVAE I FADE E SINNER GATOR N Anomalies: no J no K no X PAN VAT I G N A N O O HEALERS E Percent expected vowels: 103% DEITY * T HAD H RIOT Old-timers: HA FA DEAF FANG FA LEG NO YE TWO BIZ ZOO OAT TO AWE ARE YOUR FADE VAT HAD 1st-timers: WIVE CAD POD PAGED MAN NAPES PROBE BORNE WIGS CRIME ASH AREA TAR WETS NOVAE SINNER GATOR PAN HEALERS DEITY RIOT Game 025 - November 14, 2007 *LOOTeRS COTE * * * I NAH HAND O LIE Total points: 665 E E E E O U Z JAILERS ONE N IF Scrab-o: DELOUSE LOOTERS RIGHTER UNTO O B TA T GIVES REF U FA eH OR V FOE Total tiles played: 98 ZIG YARNS OR R EYE NO D * FIVES EATEN SH J FAS N I Unplayed tiles: E I I Z O I I V I A A R R N EF N N I N I LIE Power tiles: 10 J Z Z _ S S S S S S SON RIGHTER DELOUSE G U EON A I C E A HARD Anomalies: no K no M no P no Q no W no X LURE S O R TINT E A I D E TOES FOE E I Percent expected vowels: 118% * DINE AIR E BARN RISER Old-timers: HAND LIE ONE IF TA REF FA EH OR FOE OR EYE NO EATEN SH EF LIE TINT FOE DINE AIR 1st-timers: LOOTERS COTE NAH JAILERS UNTO GIVES ZIG YARNS FIVES FAS SON RIGHTER DELOUSE EON HARD LURE TOES BARN RISER Note: Disallowed ZIG was not caught until after game. Game 026 - November 14, 2007 * AID R BOA * VAN R BEEFS A A O I B MOSQuE A Total points: 634 L OH G VEAL R ELL T u BOW L R E T E R BREEZY Scrab-o: DIALECT G MELT FORGE O E D V TREK ID ASH KOA N JOIN Total tiles played: 111 AM O N V I SH A NO BOAST WOMEN DAG TA RILE Unplayed tiles: U I T S L S R HAULER T U E QuEEN A GOO RAVE L c Power tiles: 12 J Q Z Z _ _ _ S S S S S u E N E WEANS TA E Z J R SPUD A MINOR P L Anomalies: no C no X BY O I A BOLTED M G U I O DIALEcT Z O L VETO DAZE Percent expected vowels: 101% RAW N E ALIEN AIR T N O N Old-timers: AID BOA MOSQUE OH ELL FORGE ID KOA AM SH NO TA QUEEN TA RAW ALIEN AIR 1st-timers: VAN BEEFS VEAL BOW BREEZY MELT TREK ASH JOIN BOAST WOMEN DAG RILE HAULER GOO RAVE WEANS SPUD MINOR BY BOLTED DIALECT VETO DAZE Game 027 - November 20, 2007 * VIE * * * qUEEN* * A PRAY U BOT Total points: 715 qUILTER EYE I Z U U E I SOLE P VALE GAZER N Scrab-o: BASTING QUILTER E C E A I T N LACE E G BEAUX FAD E E BY J D J Total tiles played: 103 N ZANY R ABA PRICE F AI U * Z FIG AXLE *R ARID LORD Unplayed tiles: E I S U EL DORMs I A U GO I B RAJA T E Y SEX R J E Power tiles: 13 J J J X X Z Z _ _ S S S S O C I JAILS O A M A ASP TUNED L N EL BAsTING U Anomalies: no H 3J no K no Q no W O AGO YE FAX L O R JURIES E A LIES E Percent expected vowels: 113% * D PURER * PAD E R Old-timers: VIE QUEEN PRAY EYE FAD BY ZANY ABA PRICE FIG EL GO RAJA SEX ASP EL AGO YE FAX PAD 1st-timers: BOT QUILTER SOLE VALE GAZER LACE BEAUX AI AXLE ARID LORD DORMS JAILS TUNED BASTING JURIES LIES PURER Note: I could have played the more mundane LUSTIER instead of QUILTER, but I thought it was a funny switheroo to use a blank as a Q, and also place a (worthless!) Q in shooting distance of a 3w-score. :) Game 028 - November 20, 2007 * HAJ GAY * V NICE MOVE A O HE DOE O Total points: 702 BUILT SEXY RODS JOBS A M SOME V O Scrab-o: SUE GAB F O U RITZY N SO E BIO E A V JEERS R WIG Total tiles played: 108 HEM R L CLAD HE O MI VEXERS O F A B BLOOMS * Unplayed tiles: D W Y I MOWING L JABS I W P D TRIM FA U GO I ID Power tiles: 11 J J X Z S S S S S S S O Z SPINE IN I A C N NO NERVY DOMES LABEL G EMU P Anomalies: 5M no Q 2T no _ I O W U H GOT A E E COD I E A FAD FISHER Percent expected vowels: 97% E SONG * PERK Y FLAN K Old-timers: HAJ GAY NICE HE SEXY JOBS SUE RITZY SO BIO WIG HEM HE MI FA GO ID IN NO EMU GOT FAD FLAN 1st-timers: MOVE DOE BUILT RODS SOME GAB JEERS CLAD VEXERS BLOOMS MOWING JABS TRIM SPINE NERVY DOMES LABEL COD FISHER SONG PERK Game 029 - November 20, 2007 * FEAT* * * Q * TOW P* BIO C BOUNTY H A Total points: 555 O NOVA VOICER I I VAIN QUIT O O T FAR FONT BEGAT E Scrab-o: RADIOED N PLANT E d E O P U T L T T I D I A VOLT YEA Total tiles played: 107 Y N O T A A I G Q * BUYING OBoES * N N A U O Unplayed tiles: I I E E L D VOTING I E I T G AGAIN U O N PEEL Power tiles: 7 J Q Q _ _ _ S O VAT JETs CITED O JAR WHAT PAR U C BLUER D Anomalies: no M 1S no X no Z I QUEER ART EF o T A A PANEL E E RAdIOED sURER Percent expected vowels: 109% * OIL DARK * R S T K Old-timers: BIO NOVA VAIN QUIT FAR FONT BEGAT VOLT YEA VAT JETS JAR WHAT EF OIL DARK 1st-timers: FEAT TOW BOUNTY VOICER PLANT BUYING OBOES VOTING AGAIN PEEL CITED PAR BLUER QUEER ART PANEL RADIOED SURER Game 030 - November 21, 2007 H AIR LOT HAT HOP VeRY AR ODD F TINE REFINE D I Total points: 589 TERN I OF N R I CASES F ALOFT HAE T ON CUR I Scrab-o: I P E AD J D APE ROWDY NICE BANDY I AD L MY Total tiles played: 111 HE U T SANG I O B O K O R E Q sO R FEATER NOBLE Unplayed tiles: R O P C MORGUES FIT N G A G DAIRY E J D QUERNS Power tiles: 10 J J Q _ _ S S S S S S O NARC U HAYS E C I VIE W O N T TOAD A S N Anomalies: no X no Z e S D B SINCE LIFE N C R Y L ON JIGs JUTE Percent expected vowels: 91% Y KEG * TENT O * Old-timers: AIR LOT HAT HOP AR TINE TERN OF ALOFT HAE ON CUR AD APE NICE AD MY HE SO NOBLE FIT NARC HAYS VIE ON JIGS JUTE TENT 1st-timers: VERY ODD REFINE CASES ROWDY BANDY SANG FEATER MORGUES DAIRY QUERNS TOAD SINCE LIFE KEG Note: Opening play FEATER was just learned in post-game analysis! We were wondering if FEAT (in previous game) could be used as verb. No, but it is an adjective. Game 031 - November 28, 2007 TOOT * CAW O T * DERBY AGENT HOOP O DEEP I Total points: 670 L MI E O L I R AIDE LOAN AT N TA O QuA E Scrab-o: D N T GLAND U JUJUS E DEEP WERE E N E E A O Total tiles played: 108 E RAZED D N ER U *PIQUE V QUAY *T PAVED LIFE Unplayed tiles: A I I N F S S u EH u R Z HATE O RAJA DAP E K C WE PI N Power tiles: 12 J J Q Q Z _ _ S S S S S D U TIRE A MATED R UTS E A JOULE N WHIT R QuEENS O Anomalies: 1G no X R I U I USE O E U E O BIDES FONT O DARK N Percent expected vowels: 112% Y E E SOON* OPEN Y * Old-timers: TOOT HOOP MI LOAN AT TA QUA WERE RAZED ER PAVED LIFE EH RAJA WE PI USE FONT DARK 1st-timers: CAW DERBY AGENT DEEP AIDE GLAND JUJUS DEEP PIQUE QUAY HATE DAP TIRE MATED UTS JOULE WHIT QUEENS BIDES SOON OPEN Game 032 - November 28, 2007 * I * * D I ROLE U VICE J DOLL A Total points: 582 JUT Y NAYS U N LAZY E U G A UTERINE I Scrab-o: UTERINE RUN A I U TINTED I C TILER N UNCOILING Total tiles played: 99 D N OVA I TI V DONE I MOPS N IVY TAM GREY Unplayed tiles: I N N E R E L A T E L L L I N I I O R L ILL TI N S C LIP E K Power tiles: 7 J Z Z S S S S A IN G EN E SINGE U RAZING GREENS W AGAR N P Anomalies: no B no F no H 9L 14N no Q no X no _ O Y T R I O Y SIZE L E ELK ZOO SAINT ON Percent expected vowels: 102% E D Y UPEND * INNS WOOD Old-timers: ROLE VICE DOLL RUN OVA TI TI LIP IN EN SIZE ZOO ON INNS 1st-timers: JUT NAYS LAZY UTERINE TINTED TILER UNCOILING DONE MOPS IVY TAM GREY ILL SINGE RAZING GREENS AGAR ELK SAINT UPEND WOOD Game 033 - November 28, 2007 * R * * *SURGE E ToT SHUT Y H LOGE RE Total points: 552 U EH BAD RUE OFT ID R I B PROD THIS N Scrab-o: G SNOOP U B N BOGS EL X L NOVAE BOX U E Total tiles played: 95 O WAX K O A O W PRY EGO ZITS L R * PLAZAs * Unplayed tiles: E E M U E I O U N R I P E L EF B PA A T B XI DIETS T OURs X YAP TAXi Power tiles: 12 X X X Z _ _ _ S S S S S G Y DiCER DRUNKS C RINSE I HUNT O O EH Anomalies: no J no Q 3X TED E L D VOLT RULER o T E A N I Percent expected vowels: 94% T *S RIM * BEAR T M Old-timers: RE EH RUE OFT ID EL NOVAE WAX EGO EF PA XI TAXI EH VOLT 1st-timers: SURGE TOT SHUT LOGE BAD PROD THIS SNOOP BOGS BOX PRY ZITS PLAZAS DIETS OURS YAP DICER DRUNKS RINSE HUNT TED RULER RIM BEAR Game 034 - November 28, 2007 HEAL * PRiES H MUTTER * R W C E O T Total points: 619 G E P nO ARGUING S I MOUND O aN L N AYE EF Scrab-o: NATIONS U I s VESTS WEDs BOX I T N M I N P B J Total tiles played: 105 T GAB V O D R SLOW E YONDER NULL * VETO AYE Unplayed tiles: G G R I T A A R SEX TERMS E V RED MI P PROD E A POEM R ADIT Power tiles: 13 J X _ _ _ _ S S S S S S S TIE A N P S MEAL N FIBS MALTED R naTIONS T Anomalies: no K no Q no Z LAID WIT iCONS U NEW JOY IN SO E LEA DISH Percent expected vowels: 87% * WEPT HE S L TOE Old-timers: NO AN AYE EF GAB VETO AYE SEX MI ADIT TIE FIBS LAID WIT JOY IN SO LEA HE TOE 1st-timers: HEAL PRIES MUTTER ARGUING MOUND VESTS WEDS BOX SLOW YONDER NULL TERMS RED PROD POEM MEAL MALTED NATIONS ICONS NEW DISH WEPT Note: Judy lost MALTEDS, which is good. I didn't see it in AmH4 because MALTED, and other main entries, are not bold-faced! Game 035 - December 12, 2007 * WHOLE HIM * F TUNE A L I U A Y Total points: 516 J SCOOPS F JEANS T CEE EQUAL A I R W Q SLIDER Scrab-o: SOLDIER A MIGRATES O H U o O I FUN R DoWN O AM L N MA Total tiles played: 92 S I X T L LI D PIT T SoLDiER US ELS G i DO Unplayed tiles: A A E E E L T E L N N N O _ A E E H R U L R CARRIER TEEN NATION C O A R COOL Power tiles: 13 J Q X _ _ _ _ S S S S S S E D O O T E TO PIED Anomalies: no B 1G no K no V no Z CRIMP EL HIS SoX E AIDE I W U Percent expected vowels: 101% AYE TON * M FRONTS * Note: Shortened game; Elsie left early. Old-timers: JEANS CEE FUN DOWN AM MA LI US DO TEEN TO EL AIDE AYE TON 1st-timers: WHOLE HIM TUNE SCOOPS EQUAL SLIDER MIGRATES PIT SOLDIER ELS CARRIER NATION COOL PIED CRIMP HIS SOX FRONTS Game 036 - December 12, 2007 * I R FRET * F CURE CREASE I U ZEE L I Total points: 739 Y T J C R RECANTED CREATIVE F H D GOY I Scrab-o: RECANTED CREATIVE FA V ICY FIGS N T Z HID PEG R CAD ME Z Total tiles played: 108 ER G GAS B F E R E I FEEDS T H A O RATE TUNED e* Unplayed tiles: I I I O O C U Y E S A G U O R LAG MENU WOOLS E T PAH U Power tiles: 8 J Z Z _ S S S S NONE E E U JIVES WEB CITY DOUBT L F V G O TEAM Anomalies: 5C 5F no K no Q no X U E E O RICE BAYOU GO R DITZIeR AGO E L LOOP Percent expected vowels: 107% E * MOPE TURF FOES E Old-timers: FRET ZEE GOY FA HID PEG CAD ME ER TUNED MENU NONE JIVES GO AGO FOES 1st-timers: CURE CREASE RECANTED CREATIVE ICY FIGS GAS FEEDS RATE LAG WOOLS PAH WEB CITY DOUBT TEAM RICE BAYOU DITZIER LOOP MOPE TURF Game 037 - December 12, 2007 FAINT BARFED * FlaG C * l M U A R U Total points: 493 a H B N A I HOTTER GROAT E G Q N A R E Y Scrab-o: T E R A U T TEATS E TRAILS T A I YON Total tiles played: 98 E T O GLUED I B LOANER A CURES AFOOT ILL AMBERS F WAKING Unplayed tiles: U I E E X N A N R GO A YEW ME EH FUN LOAM AND Power tiles: 7 Q X _ _ S S S ORA O E UT EON U YEN K ANY P D AGATE Y N Anomalies: no J no V no Z I N E DINE C N DUNCES L H E Percent expected vowels: 104% * AGA T * QUAIL PEST Old-timers: YON AFOOT ILL GO ME EH FUN AND UT EON ANY AGATE DINE QUAIL 1st-timers: FAINT BARFED FLAG HOTTER GROAT TEATS TRAILS GLUED LOANER CURES AMBERS WAKING YEW LOAM ORA YEN DUNCES AGA PEST Game 038 - December 12, 2007 * * A * RELAX DUB G S R U Total points: 654 WEBS I DIETER tOTE CLOD E F Scrab-o: TOUGHEST OW E YON TRAIL JUST YON A Total tiles played: 97 R ICY Z G ZEE N E LO PATH * * PIN DIG Unplayed tiles: I I U I U U N L DON ZIP E E ZAP O E ARID YEN USER J T U HAWs Power tiles: 11 J X Z Z _ _ S S S S S X E TOE T R C tOUGHEST R TERN OH WE O WOWS E WIFE Anomalies: no K no M no Q no V DUE A D ARID I GET T ERRED R U R I I W F F BEE R Percent expected vowels: 103% B FLANGEs ERRS ASS * COIFS Old-timers: OW YON YON ZEE LO PIN DIG DON ZIP ZAP ARID TOE TERN OH WE DUE ARID GET BEE ERRS COIFS 1st-timers: RELAX DUB WEBS DIETER TOTE CLOD TRAIL JUST ICY PATH YEN USER HAWS TOUGHEST WOWS WIFE ERRED FLANGES ASS Note: TOUGHEST a 4-timer. Note: Board came very close to being closed off completely to the left of the diagonal! Game 039 - December 13, 2007 ADZE C * A BROWnED T E MONgERS D TOY R E E Total points: 581 DODGED TAU ZED T NIP A B O E O L WENT E Scrab-o: MONGERS T F O W D FOGGIER E O LOW CARTS G WO N Total tiles played: 100 BY GOO E ME OF TRAITS R G FILED * CODA I W Unplayed tiles: N N V O I ORT I N C L V LI W WENT g A E E ER Power tiles: 6 Z _ _ S S S n ER R VENT E BORED N EL E N A A D R T TALK Anomalies: no H no J no Q 5W no X DENT I LUAU STOWS U I T LEEK C A A Percent expected vowels: 95% TEPEE SWIRL T * U * DUCT Old-timers: ADZE TOY TAU ZED LOW WO BY GOO ME OF ORT LI ER ER VENT EL LUAU STOWS DUCT 1st-timers: BROWNED MONGERS DODGED NIP WENT FOGGIER CARTS TRAITS FILED CODA WENT BORED TALK DENT LEEK TEPEE SWIRL Note: FOGGIER a 4-timer. Game 040 - December 19, 2007 * * AGAPE *Y BRAID C YES U I L E LO TOKENS O Total points: 724 C JUMpER TOW SCOT h P LOW O FADE WHY OVARY Scrab-o: SHATTER BOTHER N AT E Z T R Y I C N J RIVET OATH Total tiles played: 112 A V J BET U U T E E IT ZETA AS IT * M JARL BRIM Unplayed tiles: U DO T R B V UpON A A U K LAZY BY E Z D C Power tiles: 10 J J Z Z _ _ S S S S E O O I AIR BABY G H N V A BADGER G FACES E A Anomalies: 5B no Q no X 5Y ShATTER D I A TAT T BIRDS R H I CHASER PLOD IVY E Percent expected vowels: 95% COPY EMU E E WE NUT IRE Old-timers (23): AGAPE YES LO TOW LOW FADE AT BET IT ZETA AS IT BRIM DO LAZY BY AIR FACES IVY EMU WE NUT IRE 1st-timers (19): BRAID TOKENS JUMPER SCOT WHY OVARY BOTHER RIVET OATH JARL UPON BABY BADGER SHATTER TAT BIRDS CHASER PLOD COPY Game 041 - December 19, 2007 * * L *M * V G MOTE C I O F Q O N Total points: 640 H D U V S THANEs u T A AJAR B MALT E J NU GRIME T Scrab-o: BOWLINES BLASTERS N WOT LEGAL E AW R E US FEN VISA I N DROVE CUTIES Total tiles played: 108 sURE C D TI TOP B * TO BE * SCOW HALO Unplayed tiles: Q N I N G COWS LA LA STAIN w R UP T N AR CUBE L Power tiles: 13 J Q Q _ _ _ S S S S S S S QuIET A PODS G P M I M I HI L T MA NOLO N Anomalies: no K no X no Y no Z VOTE E AN MOVE VALID D V E US L R L BLASTERS Percent expected vowels: 87% GNATS BOwLINES* LISTEN EAR * Old-timers (21): AJAR MALT NU AW US FEN VISA TI TO BE LA LA UP AR CUBE HI MA AN MOVE US EAR 1st-timers (22): MOTE THANES GRIME WOT LEGAL DROVE CUTIES SURE TOP SCOW HALO COWS STAIN QUIET PODS NOLO VOTE VALID BLASTERS GNATS BOWLINES LISTEN Note: I lost LISTENABLE due to having only the AmH2 at hand. It's in AmH4. Game 042 - December 19, 2007 * A D O B * QuIt O A CUTTER UM E U TICkLING Total points: 720 E E RE B A ACE E A N E OAT G SPARK U O U PEAK Scrab-o: TICKLING OVULATE YINS CHIN T AYE V QUEUE HA GO T TI PEG Total tiles played: 103 u TOT V E N JOIN IT JOG FEUD DREGS TORE BLED Unplayed tiles: T I L L O E tI OR l HOG DIE A CAP PIED A OUR CAT N Power tiles: 10 J Q Z _ _ _ _ S S S k EVEN I ZESTY MESH Z K L A G BE E PI F E Anomalies: 3K no W no X OINK L BANG E S N E R OVUlATE Percent expected vowels: 105% AGE DANK * BEAK D Y * Old-timers (26): QUIT RE ACE OAT YINS AYE HA GO TI PEG TOT JOIN IT JOG TORE BLED TI OR HOG DIE CAP PIED CAT BE PI AGE 1st-timers (18): CUTTER UM TICKLING SPARK PEAK CHIN QUEUE FEUD DREGS OUR EVEN ZESTY MESH OINK BANG OVULATE DANK BEAK Game 043 - December 20, 2007 REAM RUNE * R THEIR * P U R E WANNEST O Total points: 725 EVE N SCOW APE I V A PUG OHO M VAT BLANK A Scrab-o: WANNEST SOLITARY TWITCH LIT E C E R HA IT IN J PHI G YO Total tiles played: 105 EN W TA FAG U TWIGS Q V IN BEGIN A D* RUNG N EQUINE Unplayed tiles: O N Y _ RE L G ORACLE U OX I R S A SEXY N SOLITARY ZEST Power tiles: 10 J Q Q X Z _ S S S S T N Q E CHINA A O K QUIZ F ROOT C I Anomalies: I E A W F L L OVARY N SOILED JADE E Percent expected vowels: 96% * OVERT E * G* FADE Old-timers (21): REAM EVE APE OHO VAT LIT HA IT IN YO EN TA IN RUNG RE OX SEXY ZEST QUIZ JADE FADE 1st-timers (19): RUNE THEIR WANNEST SCOW PUG BLANK TWITCH PHI FAG TWIGS BEGIN EQUINE ORACLE SOLITARY CHINA ROOT OVARY SOILED OVERT Note: THEIR was a 6-word play! Game 044 - December 20, 2007 BENS A * BOP DAY C O L HULL C E REZONED A Total points: 738 P BUG K GAZE N BE O HIS REMORAs FATAL SLUMP E E H Scrab-o: E P E HAY r GO LOX Z VOW N REV STORED Total tiles played: 107 DO FAG COTES H A OF E BED AN RELY C AUKs WARE E Unplayed tiles: E I I E N N YE SEEM G O L GEM A DOE T U U L H L JET Power tiles: 10 J X Z Z _ _ S S S S LOB LENT FANCY O ORE L GAY O GULLY Anomalies: 3I no Q HEXED JOYED AT T E E I D E CZAr E N D Percent expected vowels: 99% CASH EAT * * EL SCOUT * Old-timers (24): BUG BE HIS HAY GO LOX VOW REV STORED DO FAG OF BED AN YE GEM DOE JET ORE GAY AT CZAR EAT EL 1st-timers (22): BENS BOP DAY HULL REZONED GAZE REMORAS FATAL SLUMP COTES RELY AUKS WARE SEEM LOB LENT FANCY GULLY HEXED JOYED CASH SCOUT Game 045 - December 20, 2007 ENTOMB W R E *A * R PAST HE N X A Total points: 591 I BAIT G ID TRIPE e L PREY T Q A DO O R JAIL I Scrab-o: E A U T N M BEAU AD JUT A H ME B AY TULIPS SO Total tiles played: 105 A U LODGE E PI O E V * I LOON RITE WATT LO EF BE Unplayed tiles: U U K S C E G E I AXeL I E S ON NU O P VALID T QUAD V LOX Power tiles: 11 J Q X X Z _ S S S S S SEEN W G AWL FULLY D GATHER L YINS Anomalies: O I O I I I ALIAS BOX N P HID METED Z Percent expected vowels: 107% * DOVE SIZE REDONE E DOPE Old-timers (23): HE ID DO AD JUT ME AY SO PI LO EF BE ON NU VALID QUAD LOX AWL YINS BOX HID DOVE SIZE 1st-timers (20): ENTOMB PAST BAIT TRIPE PREY JAIL BEAU TULIPS LODGE LOON RITE WATT AXEL SEEN FULLY GATHER ALIAS METED REDONE DOPE Game 046 - December 20, 2007 * FAT * * C F PART AXIs K C CIVIL A O Total points: 698 CAW T I A UT NOT VOID I WONT WIRE E A Scrab-o: GLEANED CURBS R EF B BLOTS Y CITE E YEA O FA SEQUIN g Total tiles played: 108 V Q A I U AX M L FIN BUMPY R J TI W YAP ZOEA Unplayed tiles: B O G P N E E LO LI E S o sTORE YENS FAT T ON N G I N AI I N Power tiles: 14 J Q X Z Z _ _ _ S S S S S S T SIC A N KITE CONES PAVES Z OOZES FOURS O DO Anomalies: no H A O OF N E GAZE L R I gLEANED A E E Percent expected vowels: 101% TODAY AT SOLED * JoINS AD Old-timers (23): FAT CAW UT NOT VOID WONT EF CITE YEA FA AX FIN TI YAP LO LI FAT ON AI DO OF AT AD 1st-timers (22): PART AXIS CIVIL WIRE CURBS BLOTS SEQUIN BUMPY ZOEA STORE YENS SIC KITE CONES PAVES OOZES FOURS GAZE GLEANED TODAY SOLED JOINS Game 047 - December 21, 2007 CAM * BARB C K RICE I E A T ZEE G I Total points: 533 TRIO HATES MIRED NO LENT E TAM T I O V U I I Scrab-o: DOINgS ON O O I O T D e Z TONG O N G EXERTS Total tiles played: 100 E VOGUE I ZAP g U A RE KEN N CRY S * STENT COVE Unplayed tiles: W D B D I I O OUTEAT O L X BINGE TONIC U Power tiles: 10 X Z Z _ _ S S S S S GLIDER U HANG R BUSILY R E RECLUSE BEAM Y I E Anomalies: no F no J no Q I N T O I A T Z N CITIeS V L R E A G Percent expected vowels: 102% E E Y * B STOOPS E * Old-timers ( 9): CAM RICE ZEE NO TAM ON VOGUE ZAP RE 1st-timers (22): BARB TRIO HATES MIRED LENT DOINGS TONG EXERTS KEN CRY STENT COVE OUTEAT BINGE TONIC GLIDER HANG BUSILY RECLUSE BEAM CITIES STOOPS Note: First three players passed or traded; player 4 went first! Note: Only 3 two-letter words on board at end! Editorial: Note the wealth of nice, long words in this game - and the very low final score. Just wait'll somebody comes up with Octo Scrabble! Game 048 - December 27, 2007 *ZOO HOPED JAR * C * E O GEE R I U ZOEA H H A Total points: 670 E N I R m O GRIM IVY A S CAGES N KEPT O E VIA E AWAY Scrab-o: PRINTER R I t E I G S E BUNK D HIVES REQuIRER E IS O D OF Total tiles played: 106 MI ER I HEN U O * ABOUT TAGs O RETREATING Unplayed tiles: Z U H E I I U R COX PRINtER I VEND E YON E Q Y N Power tiles: 13 J Q X Z Z _ _ _ _ S S S S Y K A NEE DIRK u CONE A TINES E I TONES Anomalies: no L HAW I JUmPER AX E ADO N A T E G Percent expected vowels: 112% EASY FOG * R IRIs * Old-timers (21): ZOO JAR ZOEA GRIM IVY VIA AWAY IS OF MI ER HEN COX VEND YON CONE HAW JUMPER AX ADO EASY 1st-timers (17): HOPED GEE CAGES KEPT BUNK HIVES REQUIRER ABOUT TAGS RETREATING PRINTER NEE DIRK TINES TONES FOG IRIS Game 049 - December 27, 2007 * * QUAY* * *REAM V DWELL G C I I Total points: 630 O EMU T MIKE COB G UP FAILED W Scrab-o: BLINDERS RECOILED FLOUT D AN O J I SOUND D C JOT OXIDE Total tiles played: 105 O N H L WOOF E * FATED BONEY *E BLINDeRS ICE Unplayed tiles: E E N A U R TAN e R L O E G A E I O RECOILED L GUSH C O BE Power tiles: 7 J Q X _ _ S S A LOX S W E Q TO BROWN G MIME I GONE B U U O I E TO Anomalies: no Z ID D I O AGE N N L O K E CAB TOWN Y MUDDLE E W Percent expected vowels: 106% VIEW E EGO e *CUP Y DEBONe Old-timers (20): QUAY REAM EMU UP AN JOT WOOF ICE TAN RECOILED BE LOX TO GONE TO ID AGE CAB TOWN EGO 1st-timers (17): DWELL MIKE COB FAILED FLOUT SOUND OXIDE FATED BONEY BLINDERS GUSH BROWN MIME MUDDLE VIEW CUP DEBONE Note: I played CUP with great trepidation. Turns out SCUP is a word (a fish), but no one knew or was willing to risk it. As the board stands right now, an S plunked on that 3w-score is worth 75 points! Game 050 - December 27, 2007 SKIT * JOWl S RAIN * E E CONE KEEL O Total points: 602 E N BEET I U E L A GRASS TENANT LO D Scrab-o: LIGAMENT NAIL T A A MUTED ROUT I TOY U I W B S WE Total tiles played: 104 A G MIKED R LIGAMENT N I WADI E OVA * G D E E Y Unplayed tiles: Q L S O N M AR E R MI F DIG BEEFY T A TI AY Power tiles: 9 J Q _ S S S S S S ELM N ADO C STOKER OUSTED IRES JOBS YE AI Anomalies: no H no X no Z T I ADO ONE DO DRAPE DEW G P D WEE VETOED Percent expected vowels: 106% * DENY E A l T AURA SODA Old-timers (27): SKIT RAIN CONE KEEL BEET LO ROUT TOY WE OVA AR MI DIG BEEFY TI AY ELM ADO JOBS YE AI ADO ONE DO DEW WEE DENY 1st-timers (15): JOWL GRASS TENANT NAIL MUTED MIKED LIGAMENT WADI STOKER OUSTED IRES DRAPE VETOED AURA SODA
 
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