POISON MIGHT KILL OFF THRIVING CHILD
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ARCSINE the inverse function to the sine [n –S] */s
ARSENIC a metallic element [n –S] */s
CARNIES– CARNIE, carny (a carnival (a traveling amusement show)) [n] */*
RANDIES RANDY, a rude person [n] b/t
SANDIER SANDY, containing or covered with sand [adj] */*
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SMUG WIFE KEEPS THE CHILDREN
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CERATIN keratin (a fibrous protein) [n –S] */s
CERTAIN absolutely confident [adj –TAINER, –TAINEST] */*
CREATIN creatine (a chemical compound) [n –S] */egs
TACRINE a drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease [n –S] */s
ANTIRED opposed to communism [adj] */*
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
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01/09/2011 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, February 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: Phillip Collier, Krystal Roach, Brent D. Beal, Heather Beal, Chrissy Hennessey, Nathan Woodward, Marin Beal
The 2011 State of Texas Scrabble Championship is in Salado, TX (about 4 hours away from Nacogdoches). It is being held February 4 – 6.
A few of us from the Nacogdoches Scrabble Club are going to attend. We will leave around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday (Feb. 5) and return fairly late the next day (on Sunday). We have room for a few more folks to carpool. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to attend.
Here is a PDF information sheet: http://www.cross-tables.com/download/2011/02/salado.pdf.
Here’s a general link: http://www.cross-tables.com/.
Brent
NOTE: This schedule was last edited on 10/22/2011 (see below for changes).
We do not currently have any regular meetings scheduled. Please contact Brent D. Beal if you feel like playing a game (he would love to pick up a few games whenever possible; see below, or the About page, for contact information).
Most of the regular members of the club moved during the summer and we are in the process of regrouping. If you’re interested in getting involved in the club, please get in touch with Brent.
ORIGINAL NOTE: This is the 2011 meeting schedule for the Nacogdoches Scrabble Club #803. Our regular meeting is the second Sunday of each month from 3:00 to 6:00 at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX (1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 – 4482, 936 – 559-9350). We meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map. We will also meet on the fourth Sunday in February and June and make trips down to Houston (to play with the Houston Scrabble Club) on the fourth Sunday in March, July, and October. We will attend two tournaments (one in May, the other in August)
January 9 — Regular Meeting
February 13 - Regular Meeting
February 27 - Regular Meeting
March 13 - Regular Meeting
March 27 — Houston Club
April 10 — Regular Meeting
May 8 - Regular Meeting
May 28 – 30 (Saturday-Monday) - Houston Tournament (Bayou Bash)
June 12 - Regular Meeting
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August 6 – 10 (Saturday-Wednesday) - National Scrabble Championship in Dallas
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November 5 – 6 — The Old Town Showdown (Nacogdoches Tournament)
Brent
Brent D. Beal
brent@oldtownscrabble.com
225 – 802-7015
Here are some stats on the number of words that can be “hooked” from shorter words by adding a single letter. For example, as shown in the table below, there are 8938 five-letter words. 2230 of these words can be created by adding a letter to the front of a four-letter word (a front hook) and 4528 of these words can be formed by adding a letter to the back of a four-letter work (a back hook). The total number that can be “hooked” from four-letter words is 5498. This number drops to 2889 when terminal esses are excluded. The last column is the percentage of the total number of words of a given length that can be created by hooking shorter words (with terminal esses excluded).
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
12/12/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, January 9, 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, Krystal Roach, Brent D. Beal, Marin Beal
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
11/14/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, December 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.
Attendees: Madeline Collins, Marin Beal, Phillip Collier, Brent D. Beal, Heather Olson Beal
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
10/10/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, November 14, 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: Laura McEntire, Nathan Woodward, Brent D. Beal, Christine Hennessey
BAD SPEECH REVIEW – FLAMING WIT
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ARISTAE– ARISTA, a bristlelike structure or appendage [n]
ASTERIA a gemstone cut to exhibit asterism [n –S] s
ATRESIA absence or closure of a natural bodily passage [n –S] : ATRESIC, ATRETIC [adj] s
BAITERS– BAITER, one that baits (to lure (to attract with something desirable)) [n]
BARITES– BARITE, a mineral [n]
A bingo is a play in which all seven letters on your rack are used, and it yields both the points on the board AND a fifty-point bonus, according to an online bingo myths. In most cases, a bingo involves a seven– or eight-letter word (although longer words can be created by utilizing two or more tiles already on the board). So if you want to improve your ability to play bingos, that leaves a pool of around 53k words to learn (there are 24,029 seven-letter words and another 29,766 eight-letter words).
TUCKSHOP WIZ FIXES MEDICINAL BEVERAGE
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ENTASIA spasmodic contraction of a muscle [n –S] s
TAENIAS– TAENIA, a headband worn in ancient Greece [n]
BANTIES BANTY, a bantam (a small fowl) [n]
BASINET a medieval helmet [n –S] s
ACETINS– ACETIN, a chemical compound [n]
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All the back hooks (not including esses) for the threes (in one big clump). There are 1331.
Who says you can’t play trademarks in Scrabble? This list is based on a list that was originally compiled by Rebecca Slivka of the Seattle Scrabble Club (NASPA Club #253). Rebecca has compiled a number of really extraordinary lists – her lists (and others) are posted here: http://www.seattlescrabble.org/study.php.
This is a great list of exclamations and interjections. It’s based on a list that was originally compiled by Rebecca Slivka of the Seattle Scrabble Club (NASPA Club #253). Rebecca has compiled a number of really extraordinary lists – her lists (and others) are posted here: http://www.seattlescrabble.org/study.php.
THE GEES: Pages 224 – 248 in the OSPD (with a few words from the LWL)
[NOTE: This is more of a personal study page than anything else. I’m making my way – for the first time – through the OSPD4, and this is my way of trying to secure territory.]
2 Letter (1):
GO
[NOTE: Only other “G” two-letter word is AG]
3 Letter (45):
GAB GAD GAE GAG GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAY GED GEE GEL GEM GEN GET GEY GHI GIB GID GIE GIG GIN GIP GIT GNU GOA GOB GOD GOO GOR GOS GOT GOX GOY GUL GUM GUN GUT GUV GUY GYM GYP
These are words that begin with the letters Q-Z and that can be spelled at least three different ways (3 of 3 files). This list is based on a list compiled by Amit Chakrabarti and posted on the Seattle Scrabble Club website: http://www.seattlescrabble.org/study.php.
There are different approaches to learning seven-letter words. One of the most interesting approaches involves learning what are called six-letter bingo “stems.” Bingo stems are six-letter words, like TISANE, that have a high probability of showing up on one’s rack (particularly if one practices good rack management techniques). The idea is to use mnemonics to memorize the different letters that can be combined with bingo stems (i.e. words like TISANE) to form bingos. A mnemonic for TISANE is “Tuckshop wiz fixes medicinal beverage” – every letter in the phrase can be combined with TISANE to form a seven-letter word. In other words, if you have TISANE on your rack along with an X, for example, and you remember the phrase “Tuckshop wiz fixes medicinal beverage,” then you know you have a bingo on your rack. All you have to do it find it. In this case, there are two words (TISANE+X = ANTISEX or SEXTAIN).
More on bingo stems later. Right now – in this post – I’ve taken a more straightforward (and boring) approach. The following are the highest probability 1015 seven-letter words. The last column (PROB) is the probability rank of the word (between 1 and 1015).
Note: The table below can be resorted (click on the column headers) and searched (just type in the search box).
Hey folks, we are meeting SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 (tomorrow), at 3:00 PM, at Java Jacks in Nacogdoches, TX: 1122 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 – 4482, (936) 559‑9350. We will meet upstairs. Click HERE for a map.
http://oldtownscrabble.com/13/05/2010-club-meeting-schedule/
Brent
Brent D. Beal
225 – 802-7015
brent@oldtownscrabble.com
These are some fun words. Kids, for example, will have have a lot of fun with words like PIEHOLE, COALHOLE, BUNGHOLE, etc. read more…
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
09/12/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, October 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: Brent D. Beal (with daughter, Marin Beal; Stuart Beal spectated).
Marin was hoping for an even number of attendees so that she would be able to play. It was a good thing she tagged along. We played two games – It was her first time playing with a clock and a tracking sheet. read more…
Remember that rule about long and short vowels and whether or not the last letter is repeated when conjugating a verb? Take the word ANVIL, for example. It’s a verb, so you can add –ED, –ING, or –S, but how do you spell it: ANVILING or ANVILLING? As it turns out, either way. There are a number of words that go both ways – and I’ve listed them below.
I’ve also included different words that when taken together produce more or less the same result as the ambidextrous words described above. For example, take the word BAR (a verb, to exclude or shut out). It’s conjugated BARRED, BARRING, BARS. But BARED, BARING and BARES are also acceptable words. In cases like this, I include the different root words (in this case, BAR and BARE). read more…
These are 81 “ful” quantity words (29 of which can be made plural by adding an “s” in the middle of the word):