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Friday, April 13, 2012

Scrabble Day!


Today is another oddball holiday: Scrabble Day! To celebrate, play a game after dinner. I have some hints below to help you win!

Some of the highest value words:
  • Oxyphenbutazone
  • Benzoxycamphors
  • Quizzicality
  • Quizzically
  • Quizzicalities
  • Subjectivizing
  • Psychoanalyzing
  • Hydroxyzines
  • Ventriloquizing
  • Subjectivized
  • Muzjiks
  • Quartzy
  • Squeezy
  • Popquiz
  • Zyxomma
  • Whizbang
  • Quetzals
  • Highjack
  • Quixotic
  • Musquash
  • If played on a double letter square and two triple-word squares, these words could score up to 392 points: Mezquits, Oxazepam, Beziques, Mezquite, Caziques.

Here's some cool short and oddball words:
Dhobi, Dhurrie, Jo, Jow, Ka, Qat, Qaid, Qi, Qiviut, Qoph, Qwerty, Re, Uts, Vav, Vair, Vert, Vis, Vug, Xi, Xu, Za

TIPS:
Use high point tiles for Double Word and Triple Word spaces.
50 point bonus for using all 7 tiles in your rack.

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