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SCRABBLE World

A place where Scrabble lovers of all skill levels can come and share their thoughts and advice, as well as ask questions. Even if you're more fond of word games like Bananagrams and Words with Friends, feel free to join in on the fun!

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Oct 8, 2011

APOLOGUEn pl. -San allegory 61 points (11 points without the bingo) An apologue (or apolog) is an allegorical short story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning or princi ...

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Oct 7, 2011

PHONEYS  64 points (14 points without the bingo) Definition: to phony, i.e. alters so as to make appear genuine [v] Phoneys (or phonies) is a word for altering something to make it appear legit, like ...

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Oct 7, 2011

The end game is a very important aspect of playing Scrabble. If you have just a few letters left on your rack and there are none left in the draw bag, but you're currently losing the game, you still m ...

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Oct 6, 2011

HOOSGOW  64 points (14 points without the bingo) Definition: a jail [n] Actually, it's slang for jail. You may not believe that slang is allowed on the Scrabble board, but it most definitely is when t ...

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Oct 5, 2011

LEVOGYRE  65 points (15 points without the bingo) Definition: turning toward the left [adj] The basic meaning of levogyre above is correct, since it comes from the Latin words laevus (left) and gyrare ...

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Oct 4, 2011

ZEBRASS  68 points (18 points without the bingo) Definition: the offspring of a zebra and an ass [n] Didn't know they had a name for it, did you? Well, they do, and it's a nice looking portmanteau wor ...

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Oct 3, 2011

Bingo! No, this isn't the game where balls fly around in machines and players dab their cards with daubers. In a game of Scrabble, bingo refers to the bonus a player receives when emptying their rack ...

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Oct 3, 2011

BOVINITY  66 points (16 points without the bingo) Definition: the state of being a bovine [n] At first glance, the definition for bovinity seems a bit too obvious… the state of being an ox-like animal ...

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Oct 3, 2011

RHYOLITE  64 points (14 points without the bingo) Definition: a volcanic rock [n] Rhyolite is an igneous rock, which is one of the three main rock types, aside from sedimentary and metamorphic rock. I ...