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How to use the Q in Scrabble -
two modes of thought

In Column 1 you see all of the plays using a Q made in the "Table 1" games of the 28 rounds of the National Scrabble Championship held in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008. We can assume that "Table 1" is reserved for the top-ranked players of the moment in the tournament.

In Column 2 you see all the words using a Q that were played by us in the first 28 games at the beginning of Season 6 for the Dover Scrabble Club (Delaware) starting in September 2008:

Words in RED are not recognized by the American Heritage Dictionary Fourth Edition.
Words in PINK are pieces of junk specifically disallowed in the Dover Scrabble Club. 


          The champs:                        Us (regular people):
          -----------                        --------------------
          SEQUOIA                            BANQUETS 
          TRANQS                             QUAILING 
          QAIDS                              CHEQUES  
          QANAT                              QUAVERS  
          QUATE                              SQUINTS  
          QUIET                              SQUIRES  
          QUIPU                              PLAQUE   
          QUOIN                              QUAFFS   
          QUOIT                              QUARTZ   
          QUOTE                              QUILTS   
          TRANQ                              QUIVER   
          QAID                               SQUATS   
          QOPH                               SQUILL   
          QUIP                               UNIQUE   
          SUQS                               QUAIL    
          QAT                                QUARK    
          QAT                                QUART    
          QAT                                QUASI    
          QAT                                QUELL    
          QAT                                QUEUE    
          QAT                                QUIET    
          QIS                                QUILT    
          QIS                                QUITE    
          QIS                                QUITE    
          QIS                                QUITE    
          QIS                                QUOIT    
          QIS                                QUOTA    
          QUA                                QUOTE    
          SUQ                                QUOTE    
          SUQ                                SQUID    
          QI                                 AQUA     
          QI                                 AQUA     
          QI                                 QUAY     
          QI                                 QUID     
          QI                                 QUID     
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI 
          QI

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Helpful keywords not in the main text: Can you say silly? ridiculous? embarrassing? innocuous? insipid? vapid? brain-dead? pointless? cuckoo? what's the point?