Zarf is one of the best Scrabble apps available. Here’s how to make it even better:
- Download the app, then go to Settings – >Word Lists – >Download New Word List… (at the top),
- Type this in the URL field: “http://oldtownscrabble.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OWL2014-187632.txt” (be careful to type it in correctly, Zarf may ask you to identify the language, if that happens, select “English,” check to make sure that the new list appears in the “Active Word Lists” list),
- Hit the settings “back button” in the upper left corner, take a look at the “Baseline Word List” and set it to TWL06 (or whatever the OCTWL2 list is called, if this list isn’t available, then go back to Word Lists – >Download New Word List, and load the list from this URL: “http://oldtownscrabble.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OWL2-178691.txt,” then go back to the “Baseline Word List” setting and set it),
- Back out of the setting menu (hit the Search button on the bottom left).
Now, you not only have the new OWL2014 on your phone (in your Zarf app), but the app will also highlight new words in green (i.e. words that are in OWL2014, but not in OCTWL2). Here is a post a put up a while back with the counts of new words by length: http://oldtownscrabble.com/13/05/new-word-stats/. To test this out, go to this post, download any of the lists of new words, and search for them in Zarf (e.g. DA, GI, BURK, HECKUVA, SCHLONG, etc.).
Disclaimer: I can’t guarantee the accuracy of the OCTWL20114 list at the above URL. It’s not an official list (I built it myself). With that said, I’ve used it for several months and haven’t found any errors or omissions. Please comment on this post or send me an email or text if you find any errors.
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
09/13/2015 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: See Club Schedule
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, Marin Beal
The Nacogdoches Scrabble Club #803 is back! We’re going to try to meet once a month on Sunday afternoon (no fixed schedule, just whenever we can, we’ll announce it on FB, via text, etc.). We’ll meet at Java Jacks (upstairs) in Nacogdoches, TX (1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 – 4482, 936 – 559-9350). Click HERE for a map. Text or email me if you have any questions.
Brent
Brent D. Beal
brent@oldtownscrabble.com
225 – 802-7015
All the new five-letter words (with definitions) that start and/or end with one of the five high tiles (JKQXZ):
[This is a really important list to learn!]
OWL2014 Lists:
OWL2014 New 2-3s (70)
OWL2014 New 4s (184)
OWL2014 New 7s (1228)
OWL2014 New 2 – 4 Us (46)
7s No OWL2 No OSPD5 (87)
OWL2 Lists:
Expurgated_ALL
AERO
TWOS JQXZ (8)
TWOS Left (93)
THREES JQXZ (89)
VOWEL DUMPS Short (89)
TWOS ALL (101) List
TWOS ALL (101) Alpha
TWOS ALL (101) Cat
THREES ALL (1015) Alpha
Q No QU (22)
SEVENS Stems 01 – 03 (194)
THREES Left (926)
FOURS JQXZ (269)
VOWEL DUMPS Left (844)
FIVES JQXZ (697)
001 TISANE
002 SATIRE
Cheat Sheet I & U Dumps (42)
Cheat Sheet RETAIN 003 (55)
Cheat Sheet SATIRE 002 (70)
Cheat Sheet Short JQXZ Words (372)
Cheat Sheet THREES Alpha (1015)
Cheat Sheet TISANE 001 (69)
Cheat Sheet TWOS Alpha (101)
Cheat Sheet Vowel Dumps (89)
Top 5000 7s DEFS Alpha
Top 5000 7s DEFS Prob
Top 1000 7s DEFS Alpha
Top 1000 7s DEFS Prob
001 TISANE (69)
002 SATIRE (70)
003 RETAIN (55)
004 ARSINE (41)
005 SENIOR (36)
006 STERNA (57)
007 TOE-SIN (25)
008 ORATES (30)
009 REASON (25)
010 INSERT (47)
| WRD LEN | #OWL2 | #OWL2014 | ADDED |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 178,691 | 187,632 | 8,941 |
| 2 | 101 | 105 | 4 |
| 3 | 1,015 | 1,081 | 66 |
| 4 | 4,030 | 4,214 | 184 |
| 5 | 8,938 | 9,403 | 465 |
| 6 | 15,788 | 16,564 | 776 |
| 7 | 24,029 | 25,257 | 1,228 |
| 8 | 29,766 | 31,475 | 1,709 |
| 9 | 29,150 | 30,307 | 1,157 |
| 10 | 22,326 | 23,124 | 798 |
| 11 | 16,165 | 16,958 | 793 |
| 12 | 11,417 | 12,084 | 667 |
| 13 | 7,750 | 8,264 | 514 |
| 14 | 5,059 | 5,411 | 352 |
| 15 | 3,157 | 3,385 | 228 |
This are the totals I’m getting. Please let me know in the comments if you have different and/or better information.
Here’s a list of 7-letter words that ARE NOT in the OWL2 or in the OSPD5. It’s an interesting list…
Please comment on errors and/or omissions.
Here is a list of new 2 – 4 letter words that have at least one “u.”
Please let me know in the comments if there are any errors or omissions.
I nosed around for a few minutes this afternoon looking for a list of all the new 7s in the OWL2014 and couldn’t find one that included definitions, so I made one. Here’s a PDF:
If you spot any errors or omissions, please leave me a note in the comments.
I haven’t put up a list in a while, so here’s a quick one. There are 1015 threes – how many take a y as a back hook? The answer: 91. Here they are:
AIRY– having the nature of air [adj AIRIER, AIRIEST] dfh
ALLY– to unite in a formal relationship [v –LIED, –LYING, –LIES] bdgprstw l
ARMY– a large body of men trained and armed for war [n –MIES] b
ARTY– showily or pretentiously artistic [adj ARTIER, ARTIEST] ptw
–ASHY– covered with ashes [adj ASHIER, ASHIEST] dmw
–AWAY– from a certain place [adv]
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The Old Town Showdown
NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
The Nacogdoches Scrabble Club (NASPA Club #803 Nacogdoches, TX) held the first (of many, hopefully) officially-sanctioned tournments on Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 5 & 6, 2011.
MINUTES
NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
06/12/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: See Club Schedule
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, Phillip Collier, David Greer, Marin Beal
Brent D. Beal played in the Portland, OR Tournament (Sept. 3 – 5).
Results are here: http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2011/lxt/09/003.shtml
NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches is hosting an officially-sanctioned Scrabble tournament in Nacogdoches on November 5 – 6, 2011.
It will be held at the Old University Building and includes a dinner and anagram competition at Auntie Pastas. See the tournament flyer for more details.
Details are also available at www.cross-tables.com and on the NASPA Tournament Calendar.
Our club, NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches, will be hosting an officially-sanctioned tournament in Nacogdoches on November 4 – 6, 2011. It will most likely be held at the Fredonia Hotel (venue details are still being negotiated).
The tournament has been posted on the NASPA Tournament Calendar.
Help us name the tournament! Submit your suggestions here.
Phillip Collier and Brent D. Beal attended the 2011 Bayou Bash Scrabble Tournament in Houston on May 28 – 30, 2011).
MINUTES
NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
05/15/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, June 12, at 3:00 pm, at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX, 1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, (936) 559‑9350. We will meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map.
NOTE: The 2011 Bayou Bash is in Houston May 28 – 30 (Saturday-Monday). Click on this link for more information: Houston Tournament.
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, Phillip Collier, David Greer, Arika Kulhavy, Krystal Roach, Seth Brunson, John Mlinar. A special welcome to Arika, Seth and John – all attending for the first time (I apologize if I’ve misspelled any of your names).
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
04/10/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, May 8, at 3:00 pm, at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX, 1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, (936) 559‑9350. We will meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map.
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, Phillip Collier, Aaron King, David Greer, Madeline Collins, Marin Beal
MINUTES
NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
03/13/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, April 10, at 3:00 pm, at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX, 1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, (936) 559‑9350. We will meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map.
Attendees: Phillip Collier, David Greer, Aaron King, Hayden Hibbard, Hunter Cook
Welcome to David, Aaron, and Hunter.
MINUTES
NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
02/27/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, March 13, at 3:00 pm, at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX, 1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, (936) 559‑9350. We will meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map.
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, Chrissy Hennessey, Nathan Woodward, Marin Beal
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
02/13/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, February 27, at 3:00 pm, at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX, 1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX, 75961, (936) 559‑9350. We will meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map.
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, Phillip Collier, Marin Beal, Trishala Roy, Josh Roy
Phillip Collier, Krystal Roach and Brent D. Beal attended the 2011 State of Texas Scrabble Championship in Salado, TX on February 5 & 6, 2011.
To create alphagrams in Excel, you need to be able to alphabetize the letters in a text string (or word). For example, the alphagram of ANEROID is ADEINOR. If you have a couple words, then doing this by hand isn’t a big deal. If you have a list of a thousand words, then you need to automate it. Excel doesn’t have a built-in function that alphatizes text strings (as far as I know), so you need to set up a custom function.
OLD MVP JOGS WITH A CRUTCH
[Click HERE for an explanation of bingo stems]
ERASION an erasure (the act of erasing (to rub or scrape out)) [n –S] */s
COINERS– COINER, one that coins (to make coins (metal currency)) [n] */*
CRONIES CRONY, a close friend [n] */*
ORCEINS– ORCEIN, a reddish brown dye [n] */*
RECOINS– RECOIN, COIN, to make coins (metal currency) [v] */*
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