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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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Sep 16, 2011

WICKIUP  68 points (18 points without the bingo) Definition: an American Indian hut [n] It's shaped like an igloo, but wickiups aren't made of snow and ice, there made of arched wooden poles and some ...

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Sep 16, 2011

Now that you have your two-letter words down and have practiced your skills, it's time to move on to another important part of Scrabble gameplay—the opening move. There's a well known adage that state ...

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Sep 15, 2011

ISOPLETH  63 points (13 points without the bingo) Definition: a type of isogram [n] Okay... in order to know what an isopleth is, you first have to know what an isogram is... An isogram (or isoline) i ...

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Sep 14, 2011

URUSHIOL  61 points (11 points without the bingo) Definition: a toxic liquid [n] It may look like a funny word, especially since it's derived from a word meaning "lacquer" in Japan, but most of you ar ...

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Sep 14, 2011

He may be the oldest person to have invented an app for Apple devices, but 84-year-old George Weiss didn't originally intend on marketing his Dabble word game to the mobile crowd. He first came up Dab ...

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Sep 14, 2011

TINTYPE  62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: a kind of photograph [n] Tintypes are a type of photograph that you would find in antique shops, estate sales, and maybe even in your attic ...

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Sep 13, 2011

MBAQANGA  72 points (22 points without the bingo) Definition: a South African dance music [n] Back in the late 1950s, old strains of the popular South African indigenous music called marabi, which con ...

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Sep 12, 2011

REREMICE  62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: bats (flying mammals) [n/pl.] But these aren't just ordinary flying bats. Reremice (or rearmice) are known more commonly as particolored b ...

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Sep 11, 2011

Let's face it, not every logophile is addicted to Scrabble. Without the use of a timer, Scrabble can be a pretty slow game. Even in clubs and tournaments where the standard time limit is 25 minutes pe ...

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Sep 10, 2011

EURYOKY  67 points (17 points without the bingo) Definition: the ability of an organism to live under variable conditions [n] To be more specific, the term euryoky (or euroky) is applied to species wi ...