These are words that begin with the letters H-P and that can be spelled at least three different ways (2 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.
These are words that begin with the letters A-H and that can be spelled at least three different ways (1 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.
BE is a great prefix. Funny how words like BEFUDDLE are familiar (but their roots are not: FUDDLE). These are just really cool words (206 of them):
These are words, between 2 and 8 letters in length, that function as both verbs AND adjectives (that follow the –ER, –EST pattern). There are 189 of them (if you find any that aren’t on the list, please let me know):
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
08/08/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, September 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: Brent D. Beal & Heather Olson Beal (with daughter, Marin Beal), Sudeshna Roy (with daughter, Trishala, and son, Josh), Phillip Collier, Krystal Roach, Laura McKinney, Nathan Woodward, Christine Hennessey.
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
08/07/2010 (Saturday)
Our next meeting is TOMORROW, Sunday, August 08, 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.
Hope to see everyone there. Bring a friend and a Scrabble Brand Crossword Game.
Brent
Brent D. Beal
brent@thebeals.net
225 – 802-7015
I think this is a pretty neat list. These are the words, 2 to 8 letters in length, that take a Y (e.g. AIR => AIRY), with the new word following the –ER, –EST adjective pattern (e.g. AIRIER, AIRIEST). There are 338 of them (let me know if you run across any I’ve missed). Note that many of the original words are also verbs [-ED, –ING, –ES] and that some have additional forms (e.g. BALM => BALMLIKE). Most of these words are fairly easy to learn and they give you a lot of bang for the buck.
Here are 118 are words from 2 to 8 letters in length that end in both ER and OR. In most cases, the meaning is the same. I believe this is an exhaustive list:
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
07/11/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, August 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 (with daughter, Marin Beal), Phillip Collier & Krystal Roach.
We need more people – tell your friends and drag them to the next meeting (on August 8). read more…
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
07/10/2010 (Saturday)
Hey everyone, it is now official – we have a NASPA-approved Scrabble club in Nacogdoches TX. Here’s the link to a list of all the official Scrabble clubs in Texas: http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Club_roster#TEXAS. We are Club #803.
Our next meeting is TOMORROW, Sunday, July 11, 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.
Hope to see everyone tomorrow. Bring a friend and a Scrabble Brand Crossword Game.
Brent
Brent D. Beal
brent@thebeals.net
225 – 802-7015
Here are groups of three-letter words that are anagrams of each other. There are 41 groups of three words, 2 groups of 4 words (AHS & ASP) and 1 group of five (ATE):
ALB– a long-sleeved vestment [n –S] as
–BAL– a balmoral (a type of shoe (a covering for the foot)) [n –S] deklms
–LAB– a laboratory [n –S] bfs s
–ABO– an aborigine (an original inhabitant) — an offensive term [n –S] s
BOA– a large snake [n –S] rst
–OBA a hereditary chief in Benin and Nigeria [n –S] s s
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
06/25/2010 (Friday)
Two issues:
1) I just received a shipment of new Scrabble equipment from www.samtimer.com. Michelle happened to be at my house when it arrived, so she was fortunate enough (or unfortunate enough, depending on how you look at it) to see it shortly after it arrived. I’ve included a picture below (as you can see, I now own a tournament board, an official timer, a tile bag and additional tiles). We will do a better job of timing games at our next meeting (Sunday, July 11, 3:00 pm at Java Jacks).
2) Does anyone want to meet on SATURDAY instead of Sunday? I’m not proposing a schedule change (at least not right now) – I just want to know if there is any interest in meeting on a Saturday to SEE if we should change some of the scheduled dates to Saturdays. How about SATURDAY, July 3, 10:00 am at Java Jacks (2 – 3 games, mostly informal), just to try it out? If I get a few committments for Saturday, July 3, 10:00 am, I’ll post a confirmation of the time and place here on the site. PLEASE RESPOND BY LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW.
NOTE: This DOES NOT affect the scheduled Club meeting on Sunday, July 11, at 3:00 pm.
778 of the 1015 three-letter words can be formed by adding a letter to a two-letter word. Specifically, 528 words can be formed by adding a letter to the left (or front), and 539 words can be formed by adding a letter to the right (or back). Eliminating duplicates yields 778 unique words (i.e. some three-letter words can be formed either way, e.g. HOS can be formed by either adding an H to OS, or adding an S to HO).
The grids I’ve attached below are designed for drilling these 778 three-letter words:
1) Grid — Filled In: THREES Hook Grid FILLED
2) Grid — Blank (with counts): THREES Hook Grid BLANK
3) Grid — Bank (without counts): THREES Hook Grid GRID ONLY
This is an interesting list of “names” that are acceptable plays (240 at last count). Let me know if you have a word/name to add to the list. read more…
117 “AERO” words:
AERO pertaining to aircraft (any machine or device capable of flying) [adj]
AEROBAT one that performs feats in an aircraft [n –S] s
AEROBATIC [adj] s
AEROBATICS– [n]
AEROBATS– AEROBAT, one that performs feats in an aircraft [n]
AEROBE an organism that requires oxygen to live [n –S] : AEROBIC [adj] s
AEROBES– AEROBE, an organism that requires oxygen to live [n]
read more…
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
06/17/2010 (Thursday)
Couple items:
1) I passed the NASPA Club Directors Exam, which means I am now an apprentice director. Until I know what I’m doing, I’ll be working with Judy Newhouse, the Director of the Houston Scrabble Club (NASPA Club #359). I plan on attending the Houston club a few times this summer (http://debbiewebbie.com/). They play on Sunday afternoons. If anyone would like to accompany me, let me know.
2) I bought some Protiles (http://www.protiles.net/current.php). The picture below is of a game I played with my middle daughter (Marin, also known as Marinskarooni around the house) using my new Plum Crazy Purple tiles. The tiles even came with a Gizmoid (check out the website if you want to know what a Gizmoid is). I’m a happy customer.
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NASPA Scrabble Club #803 Nacogdoches
www.oldtownscrabble.com
06/13/2010 (Sunday)
Next Meeting: Sunday, July 11, 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.
Thanks to everyone that helped the Nacogdoches Scrabble Club get off to a good start.
Attendees: Brent D. Beal, David Carrington, Karen Shelton, Nathan Woodward, Chrissy Hennessey (and two additional “accidental” attendees: Phillip Collier & Krystal Roach). read more…
Here is a list of all the two-letter words that can be made into three-letter words by repeating the last letter (30 of the 101, to be exact). This list is a good source of surprise hooks. In some cases, the definition changes, in others, it doesn’t: read more…
Here is a list of all the three-letter words that can be made into four-letter words by repeating the last letter (91 of the 1015, to be exact). This list is a good source of surprise hooks. In some cases, the definition changes, in others, it doesn’t: read more…
Here is a list of all the four-letter words that can be made into five-letter words by repeating the last letter. This list is a good source of surprise hooks. Note that 30 of the 101 two-letter words are valid three-letter words with the last letter repeated (nearly 30%). 91 of the 1015 three-letter words follow this pattern (approximately 9%). In the case of four-letter words, the percentage drops to approximately 1% (39 out of 4030). In some cases, the definition changes, in others, it doesn’t: read more…
Hey folks, we are meeting THIS SUNDAY, 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.
Here is the schedule:
3:00 — 3:15 — Introduction to the club (brief discussion of club, goals, rules, etc.) and other issues (where to meet, etc.)
3:15 — 4:00 — Round 1
4:00 — 4:45 — Round 2
4:45 — 5:30 — Round 3
5:30 — 6:00 — Socializing
Pairings in Round 1 will be done by skill level (more or less). Pairings in Round 2 and Round 3 will be based on previous rounds (winners with winners, losers with losers).
EVERYONE is welcome. Please come and enjoy some Scrabble. You can play it online, but it’s better in person.
Brent
Brent D. Beal
225 – 802-7015
brent@oldtownscrabble.com
The Nacogdoches Scrabble Club (www.oldtownscrabble.com) meets on the second Sunday of each month (for now, at least) 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. Here are the dates through the end of the year:
June 13
July 11
August 08
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12
For those interested in getting involved in running the club, please contact me – although I don’t know what will be involved yet. A few comments:
1) Purpose of the Club: To prepare members for tournament play, eventually host a tournament here in Nacogdoches, start a Scrabble team and/or club at the local middle schools and/or high school, make friends, have some fun playing Scrabble, etc.
2) Club Rules: 25-minute chess clock, record scores, bingos and interesting plays, loose tournament matching – we will play three rounds, possibly four if time permits, winners will be paired with winners in each consecutive round when possible; high scores, bingos, interesting plays, and undefeated players will be announced in a club newsletter or post on this site after each meeting – see http://oldtownscrabble.com/13/05/example-newsletter/ for an example newsletter). Things will be pretty loose the first few times we meet.
3) Dues & Equipment: No dues until January 2011, bring your own equipment (if you can), I’ll bring extra boards (but the extra sets are cheap and arten’t suitable for competitive play).
I’m looking forward to meeting everyone.
Brent
Brent D. Beal
brent@oldtownscrabble.com
225 – 802-7015
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4/20/10
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We meet again — on April 25, 2010!
Beverage Policy at Georgia’s
Please give $2.00 to the director if you help yourself to beverages. Refills are included.
The director will pay the cashier at the end of our session.
Here’s a link to an article about the Nacogdoches Scrabble Club from the Daily Sentinel: