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3rd Quarterly: Scrabble
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New letters N, F, S, J, B, A, X, C, N, EAll the letters have been filled with banked books. We just need to figure out words for the board 😁
I'm not great at Scrabble so feel free to ignore lol.We could do Basenji using the I in Viable.
18 for the word and Double word score = 36 points
Shall we go with BASENJI (B2-H2)?It could open some future option to hit double word squares
FAXES (J14-N14) would give a few more points,48. But doesn’t really open immediate options for later
Thats fine ...another word ive had to.look up in the dictionary 😄😄
New set of letters OOQESTNXCFletters were filled with banked books. We just need to figure out word options
QUEST gives us 25 but gets rid of the Q
FOXES (J14-N14) would give a few more points,48
New letters: JIABENCQTONow’s our chance to use out Q on a triple word
QAT (A1-C1) … Plus adjacent words AB &TA
12*3=36+4+2=42
Or we can shelve the Q till later…ABJECTIONS (C2-C11) hits double word and a couple double letters 46 points
DeeNeez wrote: "Or we can shelve the Q till later…ABJECTIONS (C2-C11) hits double word and a couple double letters 46 points"
Wow, you are SO good at scrabble - do it!
New letters ERFMWIISQA
I was trying to post from banked but I don't know where all the letters come from (MCs etc) so I just posted one of mine - sorry! If I can work out any others, I'll try and post...
Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I was trying to post from banked but I don't know where all the letters come from (MCs etc) so I just posted one of mine - sorry! If I can work out any others, I'll try and post..."I have that problem with some of them too.
We are needing a couple I letter books!
Janeylou, You have two banked books with the letter EHow does the E fit? We need one
DeeNeez wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "I was trying to post from banked but I don't know where all the letters come from (MCs etc) so I just posted one of mine - sorry! If I can work out any others, I'll try and post..."I'll start putting MC names in mine
I’ve got Insatiable on my TBR and it’s KU so I can plan to read it in the next few days but I won’t put it on the spreadsheet in case someone else has something
Kim wrote: "I’ve got Insatiable on my TBR and it’s KU so I can plan to read it in the next few days but I won’t put it on the spreadsheet in case someone else has something"Thanks
DeeNeez wrote: "Janeylou, You have two banked books with the letter EHow does the E fit? We need one"
Ill have a look and post one
I’m going to suggest QAT (A7-C7) for 12 pts. But it would set us up for triple word on our next move, a 30+ point play
Sounds good to me! You are the Scrabble queen DeeNeez <3
Thanks, but I’m only a mediocre player. My sister whips me daily at scrabble
haha, you can ask her for advice too 🤩
Ok, we now have the two I’s filled..Yay! F, S, W, M, R, E, O, Z, I, I
I have a three step play to recommend:
1. FRIZ (L3-O3) = 32pts with a double word
2. FEZ (O1-O3) =35pts with triple word
3.Then after we get our new letters we play our next triple word
QI (A7-A8) = 33pts …or QIN if we draw an N for 36pts
Does that work for everyone? I’m open for other ideas.
(I was trying for triple word plays with our 2 highest pt tiles Q & Z)
I have zero ideas but I think I have some books to add lol.
Should I go for it?Proceeding…
After placing FRIZ … New letters KAHWhich means instead of FEZ, we can play HAZE for 51 pts
It would hit a double letter as well as triple word
Sorry team , been out the loop while finishing off a few challenges ...only to be replaced by new ones 😭😭😭
DeeNeez wrote: "After placing FRIZ … New letters KAHWhich means instead of FEZ, we can play HAZE for 51 pts
It would hit a double letter as well as triple word"
Great going Dee
Janeylou wrote: "Sorry team , been out the loop while finishing off a few challenges ...only to be replaced by new ones 😭😭😭"you've said it Janeylou!!!
What’s amazing is the politheria of banked books to file the letters from!! This team is great on banking ☺️
What happens to our banked books at end of challenge
Trio wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "Sorry team , been out the loop while finishing off a few challenges ...only to be replaced by new ones 😭😭😭"you've said it Janeylou!!!"
I cant say no 😂😂😂
Toshita, we need a review for Bride of the Midnight Prince listed in Banked books.It’s a high point book, and would really like to use it.
Thanks
Janeylou wrote: "What happens to our banked books at end of challenge"I think we can post them for page points... but we've got two months left yet! (Aren't we going to overflow the scrabble board? I'm sure there's some plan lol).
I have a load more books I need to add to banked; I'll get on it (you never know, there might be a B there...)
Oh, I know it isn't as many points but I posted a different banked book for B, hope that's okay :)
Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Oh, I know it isn't as many points but I posted a different banked book for B, hope that's okay :)"No problem
We could spell JOCK (C4-F4) for 34 pts
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The challenge doesn't work quite like real Scrabble because of the larger letter tray and the lack of an opponent. Basically we'll be in this round on this board until your team feels that you're out of moves. When there comes a time that you think you can't play any more words on the board with the letters you have, then you can request a clean board. But keep in mind that on a new board you'll be a lot further from all the triple score tiles, so it might be to your advantage to play lots of small words on this board before moving to a new one. To request a new board, please just send a message on the review thread!
OBI (N1-N3) = 15KA (A1-B1) = 12
CYMA (N5-N8) =11
JOB, JAB, JAM (C4-E4) =24
JAW, JOW (C4-E4) =26
DeeNeez wrote: "Toshita, we need a review for Bride of the Midnight Prince listed in Banked books.It’s a high point book, and would really like to use it.
Thanks"
Sorry for the delay, been a bit busy recently! I've posted my review in to the banked tab.
DeeNeez wrote: "OBI (N1-N3) = 15KA (A1-B1) = 12
CYMA (N5-N8) =11
JOB, JAB, JAM (C4-E4) =24
JAW, JOW (C4-E4) =26"
If wendid JOW we could add an L later and an S After that
Saige wrote: "Hi teams! I've gotten some questions/seen some confusion in chats about when we get new boards, so let me clarify: The challenge doesn't work quite like real Scrabble because of the larger letter..."
Massive thanks for the clarification, Saige; I couldn't remember from last time but it all makes sense now... I had faith though! I did say you'd have it all sorted out ;)
Question, for books with multiple POVs, do each one count as an MC for letters?
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I'm just going to keep always posting on the SS - if you ever need me to do anything else j..."
That's what I'm doing too; glad I'm not the only one in awe of everyone's brain power lol. I'm so grateful to this team!