Things I learned at club this week

1. Aside from taking an N and J front hook, APERIES also takes DR- and GR- front extensions.

2. Two new 5's: DICTY (snobbish, adj.) GUTTA (a drop of liquid, takes an E, no S)

3. Two new 6's: QUARTO (a paper size, not sure how I didn't know this hook to QUART)   BRUXED (to grind the teeth, knew BRUX, but not that it was a verb.)

I just dropped in for one game, and I was pretty happy with my play, even though I lost.. I was down 100 points pretty quick as my opponent played two natural bingos, AAEIPRS and HIENSST through an I (I also didn't know there was a bingo without the I), but I clawed my way back to what was nearly a chance to bingo out and win. I was happy that I knew to open a lane at the end and fish at mostly the right times, even though the right tiles didn't come my way. Got her to challenge ADEGMNOT (which I wasn't 100% on myself.)

Play the game here
(note: I switched the player names by accident)

Found Word of the Day: AEEHIMTT

I always miss AEEIMTT, so maybe this will help.

A crazy list

Crosstables posted this list on livejournal, and I thought it was worth copying here: a list words that can take a sequence of hooks to become another word (or as it's been called on the podcast occasionally, a 'hook train')... you may hear some of these in upcoming episodes:



4 / THIONIN --> THIONINE --> ETHIONINE --> METHIONINE --> METHIONINES
4 / CARABIN --> CARABINE --> CARABINER --> CARABINERO --> CARABINEROS

3 / RADIATE --> ERADIATE --> RERADIATE --> RERADIATED
3 / REJUDGE --> PREJUDGE --> PREJUDGER --> PREJUDGERS
3 / RADIATE --> ERADIATE --> RERADIATE --> RERADIATES
3 / MIGRATE --> EMIGRATE --> REMIGRATE --> REMIGRATED
3 / NERVATE --> ENERVATE --> DENERVATE --> DENERVATES
3 / VALUATE --> EVALUATE --> REVALUATE --> REVALUATED
3 / ITERATE --> LITERATE --> ALITERATE --> ALITERATES
3 / THIONIN --> THIONINE --> ETHIONINE --> ETHIONINES
3 / VERSION --> EVERSION --> REVERSION --> REVERSIONS
3 / VALUATE --> EVALUATE --> DEVALUATE --> DEVALUATES
3 / ETCHING --> LETCHING --> FLETCHING --> FLETCHINGS
3 / MIGRATE --> EMIGRATE --> REMIGRATE --> REMIGRATES
3 / VALUATE --> EVALUATE --> REVALUATE --> REVALUATES
3 / NERVATE --> ENERVATE --> DENERVATE --> DENERVATED
3 / PRINCES --> PRINCESS --> PRINCESSE --> PRINCESSES
3 / MOLLUSC --> MOLLUSCA --> MOLLUSCAN --> MOLLUSCANS
3 / BRASSIE --> BRASSIER --> BRASSIERE --> BRASSIERES
3 / AMBLING --> RAMBLING --> BRAMBLING --> BRAMBLINGS
3 / ENVELOP --> ENVELOPE --> ENVELOPER --> ENVELOPERS
3 / ENOUNCE --> DENOUNCE --> DENOUNCER --> DENOUNCERS
3 / STRANGE --> ESTRANGE --> ESTRANGER --> ESTRANGERS
3 / DEVELOP --> DEVELOPE --> DEVELOPER --> DEVELOPERS
3 / VALUATE --> EVALUATE --> DEVALUATE --> DEVALUATED
3 / BASEMEN --> BASEMENT --> ABASEMENT --> ABASEMENTS
3 / FRACTUR --> FRACTURE --> FRACTURER --> FRACTURERS
3 / BOTANIC --> BOTANICA --> BOTANICAL --> BOTANICALS
3 / ACERATE --> MACERATE --> MACERATER --> MACERATERS
3 / ENOUNCE --> RENOUNCE --> RENOUNCER --> RENOUNCERS
3 / STAMPED --> STAMPEDE --> STAMPEDER --> STAMPEDERS
3 / DIPLOMA --> DIPLOMAT --> DIPLOMATE --> DIPLOMATES
3 / PENSION --> PENSIONE --> PENSIONER --> PENSIONERS
3 / RESERVE --> PRESERVE --> PRESERVER --> PRESERVERS
3 / SCALADE --> ESCALADE --> ESCALADER --> ESCALADERS
3 / LECTION --> ELECTION --> SELECTION --> SELECTIONS
3 / SUNBATH --> SUNBATHE --> SUNBATHER --> SUNBATHERS
3 / CARABIN --> CARABINE --> CARABINER --> CARABINERS
3 / PROLONG --> PROLONGE --> PROLONGER --> PROLONGERS
3 / REPLICA --> REPLICAS --> REPLICASE --> REPLICASES
3 / REHEARS --> REHEARSE --> REHEARSER --> REHEARSERS
3 / MISSION --> EMISSION --> DEMISSION --> DEMISSIONS
3 / CARACOL --> CARACOLE --> CARACOLER --> CARACOLERS
3 / ORALISM --> MORALISM --> AMORALISM --> AMORALISMS
3 / UTTERER --> PUTTERER --> SPUTTERER --> SPUTTERERS
3 / HILLING --> CHILLING --> SCHILLING --> SCHILLINGS
3 / INKLING --> WINKLING --> TWINKLING --> TWINKLINGS
3 / OLOGIST --> OOLOGIST --> ZOOLOGIST --> ZOOLOGISTS
3 / PRACTIC --> PRACTICE --> PRACTICER --> PRACTICERS
3 / JELLABA --> DJELLABA --> DJELLABAH --> DJELLABAHS
3 / RAPPING --> TRAPPING --> STRAPPING --> STRAPPINGS
3 / MISSION --> EMISSION --> REMISSION --> REMISSIONS
3 / NEUROMA --> NEUROMAS --> NEUROMAST --> NEUROMASTS
3 / BACKBIT --> BACKBITE --> BACKBITER --> BACKBITERS
3 / CRAPPIE --> CRAPPIES --> CRAPPIEST --> SCRAPPIEST
3 / VOCATION --> EVOCATION --> REVOCATION --> REVOCATIONS
3 / VOLUTION --> EVOLUTION --> REVOLUTION --> REVOLUTIONS
3 / VOLUTION --> EVOLUTION --> DEVOLUTION --> DEVOLUTIONS
3 / GRAFFITI --> GRAFFITIS --> GRAFFITIST --> GRAFFITISTS
3 / BACKSLID --> BACKSLIDE --> BACKSLIDER --> BACKSLIDERS
3 / MIGRATION --> EMIGRATION --> REMIGRATION --> PREMIGRATION
3 / ORTHOPTER --> ORTHOPTERA --> ORTHOPTERAN --> ORTHOPTERANS
3 / VALUATION --> EVALUATION --> DEVALUATION --> DEVALUATIONS
3 / NERVATION --> ENERVATION --> DENERVATION --> DENERVATIONS
3 / VALUATION --> EVALUATION --> REVALUATION --> REVALUATIONS
3 / MIGRATION --> EMIGRATION --> REMIGRATION --> REMIGRATIONS
3 / REDETERMINE --> PREDETERMINE --> PREDETERMINER --> PREDETERMINERS
3 / FORAMINIFER --> FORAMINIFERA --> FORAMINIFERAN --> FORAMINIFERANS

Starting with any length word:

7 / LA --> LAP --> LAPS --> LAPSE --> ELAPSE --> RELAPSE --> RELAPSER --> RELAPSERS
7 / AT --> EAT --> HEAT --> HEATH --> SHEATH --> SHEATHE --> SHEATHER --> SHEATHERS
7 / LA --> LAS --> LASS --> LASSI --> LASSIE --> GLASSIE --> GLASSIES --> GLASSIEST
7 / PI --> PIN --> PING --> APING --> RAPING --> CRAPING --> SCRAPING --> SCRAPINGS
7 / LA --> LAS --> LASS --> LASSI --> LASSIS --> CLASSIS --> CLASSISM --> CLASSISMS
7 / LA --> LAS --> LASS --> LASSI --> LASSIS --> CLASSIS --> CLASSIST --> CLASSISTS
7 / AI --> RAI --> RAIS --> RAISE --> PRAISE --> UPRAISE --> UPRAISER --> UPRAISERS

6 / ER --> ERN --> TERN --> STERN --> STERNA --> STERNAL --> ASTERNAL
6 / AI --> AIL --> MAIL --> MAILE --> MAILED --> EMAILED --> REMAILED
6 / AT --> SAT --> SATI --> SATIN --> ISATIN --> ISATINE --> ISATINES
6 / TA --> TAT --> STAT --> STATE --> ESTATE --> GESTATE --> GESTATED
6 / AI --> RAI --> RAIS --> RAISE --> PRAISE --> UPRAISE --> UPRAISED
6 / IN --> WIN --> WING --> OWING --> ROWING --> TROWING --> STROWING
6 / UT --> OUT --> ROUT --> ROUTE --> ROUTER --> GROUTER --> GROUTERS
6 / MO --> MOT --> MOTE --> EMOTE --> REMOTE --> REMOTES --> REMOTEST
6 / EN --> END --> LEND --> BLEND --> BLENDE --> BLENDER --> BLENDERS
6 / TA --> TAT --> STAT --> STATE --> ESTATE --> RESTATE --> RESTATED
6 / AL --> GAL --> EGAL --> REGAL --> REGALE --> REGALER --> REGALERS
6 / IN --> RIN --> RING --> IRING --> AIRING --> FAIRING --> FAIRINGS
6 / AT --> OAT --> OATH --> LOATH --> LOATHE --> LOATHER --> LOATHERS
6 / AI --> AID --> AIDE --> AIDER --> RAIDER --> BRAIDER --> BRAIDERS
6 / IN --> RIN --> RING --> IRING --> AIRING --> LAIRING --> GLAIRING
6 / PA --> PAS --> PAST --> PASTE --> PASTER --> PASTERN --> PASTERNS
6 / HE --> HER --> HERM --> THERM --> THERME --> THERMEL --> THERMELS
6 / IN --> WIN --> WING --> SWING --> SWINGE --> SWINGER --> SWINGERS
6 / LA --> LAT --> LATH --> LATHE --> LATHER --> BLATHER --> BLATHERS
6 / AR --> ARC --> NARC --> NARCO --> NARCOS --> NARCOSE --> NARCOSES
6 / AN --> RAN --> RANG --> RANGE --> GRANGE --> GRANGER --> GRANGERS
6 / TA --> TAT --> STAT --> STATE --> ESTATE --> GESTATE --> GESTATES
6 / UT --> BUT --> BUTT --> BUTTE --> BUTTER --> ABUTTER --> ABUTTERS
6 / HI --> HIE --> HIES --> SHIES --> SHIEST --> ASHIEST --> DASHIEST
6 / OS --> COS --> COST --> COSTA --> COSTAR --> COSTARD --> COSTARDS
6 / IN --> RIN --> RING --> IRING --> AIRING --> PAIRING --> PAIRINGS
6 / AI --> RAI --> RAIS --> RAISE --> PRAISE --> UPRAISE --> UPRAISES
6 / AL --> ALL --> CALL --> CALLA --> CALLAN --> CALLANT --> CALLANTS
6 / LA --> LAP --> LAPS --> LAPSE --> ELAPSE --> RELAPSE --> RELAPSED
6 / HI --> HIE --> HIES --> SHIES --> SHIEST --> ASHIEST --> WASHIEST
6 / IT --> WIT --> WITH --> SWITH --> SWITHE --> SWITHER --> SWITHERS
6 / SH --> SHE --> SHES --> ASHES --> RASHES --> BRASHES --> BRASHEST
6 / AR --> OAR --> HOAR --> HOARS --> HOARSE --> HOARSEN --> HOARSENS
6 / IN --> WIN --> WING --> AWING --> HAWING --> SHAWING --> PSHAWING
6 / LA --> LAT --> LATH --> LATHE --> LATHER --> SLATHER --> SLATHERS
6 / AM --> AMI --> AMIN --> GAMIN --> GAMINE --> GAMINES --> GAMINESS
6 / PE --> APE --> CAPE --> SCAPE --> ESCAPE --> ESCAPEE --> ESCAPEES
6 / AT --> WAT --> SWAT --> SWATH --> SWATHE --> SWATHER --> SWATHERS
6 / TA --> TAP --> TAPE --> ETAPE --> RETAPE --> PRETAPE --> PRETAPED
6 / OW --> ROW --> BROW --> BROWS --> BROWSE --> BROWSER --> BROWSERS
6 / LA --> LAT --> LATE --> ELATE --> RELATE --> PRELATE --> PRELATES
6 / PE --> APE --> CAPE --> SCAPE --> ESCAPE --> ESCAPER --> ESCAPERS
6 / UT --> PUT --> PUTT --> PUTTI --> PUTTIE --> PUTTIER --> PUTTIERS
6 / RE --> REP --> REPO --> REPOS --> REPOSE --> REPOSER --> REPOSERS
6 / LA --> LAT --> LATE --> ELATE --> RELATE --> RELATER --> RELATERS
6 / HI --> CHI --> CHIA --> CHIAS --> CHIASM --> CHIASMA --> CHIASMAL
6 / AT --> EAT --> HEAT --> HEATH --> SHEATH --> SHEATHE --> SHEATHED
6 / TA --> TAT --> STAT --> STATE --> ESTATE --> TESTATE --> TESTATES
6 / HA --> HAS --> HAST --> HASTE --> CHASTE --> CHASTEN --> CHASTENS
6 / EN --> ENS --> LENS --> LENSE --> FLENSE --> FLENSER --> FLENSERS
6 / TA --> TAP --> TAPE --> ETAPE --> RETAPE --> PRETAPE --> PRETAPES
6 / AL --> ALL --> ALLY --> RALLY --> ORALLY --> MORALLY --> AMORALLY
6 / TA --> TAT --> STAT --> STATE --> ESTATE --> RESTATE --> RESTATES
6 / SH --> SHE --> SHED --> ASHED --> LASHED --> PLASHED --> SPLASHED
6 / IN --> YIN --> AYIN --> LAYIN --> LAYING --> PLAYING --> SPLAYING
6 / BO --> BOO --> BOOK --> EBOOK --> REBOOK --> PREBOOK --> PREBOOKS
6 / AI --> RAI --> RAIS --> RAISE --> PRAISE --> PRAISER --> PRAISERS
6 / AL --> ALL --> HALL --> HALLO --> HALLOT --> SHALLOT --> SHALLOTS
6 / BA --> BAR --> BARB --> BARBE --> BARBEL --> BARBELL --> BARBELLS
6 / AT --> EAT --> HEAT --> HEATH --> SHEATH --> SHEATHE --> SHEATHES
6 / HI --> CHI --> CHIA --> CHIAS --> CHIASM --> CHIASMI --> CHIASMIC
6 / LA --> LAP --> LAPS --> LAPSE --> ELAPSE --> RELAPSE --> RELAPSES
6 / OR --> ORA --> HORA --> HORAL --> CHORAL --> CHORALE --> CHORALES
6 / AL --> ALL --> HALL --> HALLO --> HALLOT --> CHALLOT --> CHALLOTH
6 / MA --> MAT --> MATT --> MATTE --> MATTER --> SMATTER --> SMATTERS
6 / LA --> LAS --> LASS --> LASSI --> LASSIE --> GLASSIE --> GLASSIES
6 / MA --> MAX --> MAXI --> MAXIM --> MAXIMA --> MAXIMAL --> MAXIMALS
6 / AL --> ALL --> HALL --> HALLO --> HALLOW --> SHALLOW --> SHALLOWS
6 / SH --> SHE --> SHES --> ASHES --> LASHES --> PLASHES --> SPLASHES
6 / AR --> CAR --> CARL --> CARLE --> CARLES --> CARLESS --> SCARLESS
6 / MA --> MAS --> MASS --> MASSE --> MASSES --> AMASSES --> CAMASSES
6 / PE --> APE --> RAPE --> CRAPE --> SCRAPE --> SCRAPER --> SCRAPERS
6 / HI --> CHI --> CHIA --> CHIAS --> CHIASM --> CHIASMA --> CHIASMAS
6 / LEA --> LEAN --> CLEAN --> CLEANS --> CLEANSE --> CLEANSER --> CLEANSERS

Found Extension of the day

Just to be clear,
GUITARFISH
BOWMOUTH*

Scrabble sighting... at a wedding

My brother is a wedding photographer, so of course he had to share this shot with me:



Nice! Apparently, the game is a common interest between the bride and groom.

If you're near CT and want an awesome photographer, check my brother out here.

Episode 60 notes

It's funny, I didn't advertise this one at all, yet it still got a ton of downloads (or so my host site tells me). Perhaps people mainly get notified of it through iTunes?



snapbacks
BLA ZONED
BLA ZONER

extensions:
DUMB, HEAD, A WAITERS
unWARIEST

over and out
OVER/OUT HAUL HEAR HUNT


three letter words surprise verbs (make 6 letter words)
AAH
ABY  ABOUGHT
ADZ adzing/dazing
ASH  fpASHING

BELGA former Belgian monetary unit

NONIONIC not ionic
hjOSTLERS hostler,  a person who tends horses or mules
KHEDIVE a Turkish viceroy khedival

One thing I learned at club tonight

1. If you get to the end of the game, and you've tracked correctly, and your opponent has DEERST? on their rack, BLOCK THE ONE POSSIBLE SPOT ON THE BOARD FOR THEM TO BINGO! Don't sit there and try and figure out what the 9's are through TA or IT. Just play something there in case they've already figured out a 9, (which you should have suspected since they weren't shuffling their tiles around at all, just waiting for you), RES(TA)rTED, for example.

In my defense, I stopped in for a quick game (sometimes on mondays I skip my lunch and try and squeeze a game in before I clock out of work), and just didn't have the patience to really figure out what bingos might have been possible. And at second glance, there was actually one other spot to bingo out. But I'm not sure she would have seen it.