Saturday, December 31, 2011
My most awesome Scrabble play evah!
So, last night I was playing cocktail hour Scrabble with the THGF, who almost always beats me senseless. Lady luck and a solid red Zin, however, conspired to deliver unto me the greatest Scrabble hand I have ever had the privilege to play, a solid 83 points (including the seven-letter bonus) for the word "risible."
I rock. Less self-congratulatory blogging will resume shortly.
15 Comments:
By PD Quig, at Sat Dec 31, 11:00:00 AM:
Glad to see it was accomplished without a blankety-blank blank. I hate blanks.
By pam, at Sat Dec 31, 11:19:00 AM:
By Kirk Petersen, at Sat Dec 31, 11:36:00 AM:
, atI think his point is that we all win, since we get to bear witness to the Area of Brilliance.
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risible?
Assist to Anon Attorney. It's one of his favorites
I could use a new Words With Friends opponent, TH. Do you play?
, atSorry, didn't mean to be anonymous above. Paul.
By TigerHawk, at Sun Jan 01, 11:32:00 AM:
No, I've never heard of Words with Friends. Is that online Scrabble, or something like it?
Iggy, agreed.
Words with Friends is a free ap for tablets, cells, Android or Mac. Very similar to Scrabble, but with enough small changes to avoid copyright infringement.
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The word above your "risible" seems to be "jeep".
House rules, allowing proper names?
Other than that, excellent play.
-Taqiyyotomist
By TigerHawk, at Mon Jan 02, 11:23:00 AM:
Good spot, Taq. No proper names, but we do allow legitimate and widely understood slang. "Jeep" was universal Army slang for "general purpose" vehicle before Chrysler turned it in to a brand. At least that is my position.
By Kirk Petersen, at Mon Jan 02, 09:04:00 PM:
I had the same thought when I saw "jeep," but the official Scrabble dictionary accepts it.
By Brian McD, at Mon Jan 02, 09:12:00 PM:
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TH-
Yeah, who won?
BTW, best part of the post was "THGF".
By E Hines, at Tue Jan 03, 09:05:00 AM:
"Jeep" also is slang for 2d lieutenant--or was long ago....
Eric Hines