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Post 1

aka Bel - A87832164

Hi B, thought we'd better go on discussing scrabble here than in the PR thread.

To repeat what you said:

>>If you get a J and an X, then you play JAX (also legal) and try the same again. The whole strategy works on the basis that there are far fewer 'bad' tiles than there are 'good' ones.<<

Yes, but you have no idea how unlucky I am: you can bet there's never a free A available when I need one. smiley - laugh
Apart from the fact that there are so many words I don't even know exist, which isn't helped by the fact that I'm not a native speaker. smiley - biggrin


Scrabble

Post 2

Mu Beta

You want to improve your Scrabble immensely without learning obtuse bingos and arcane rack management?

Get a list of the two- and three-letter words and memorise them. I would be inclined to go for the SOWPODS list on:

http://phrontistery.info/scrabble3.html

It might look arduous, but don't forget that you already know half of them. Print them out, highlight the ones you didn't know, cover and write out alphabetically. The 2-letters should take you a couple of hours; the 3-letters a long weekend.

I guarantee your scores will improve.

B


Scrabble

Post 3

aka Bel - A87832164

Thanks for the link. smiley - smiley

The scrabble I'm playing online has several options:
SOWPOD, TWL dictionary (whatever that is) and Challenge - my least favourite. smiley - biggrin

To be honest, I don't really have the time to learn all those words by heart, but I'll mark the link in my favourites for future reference. smiley - winkeye


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