Dryasdust
Here are 10 sets of words that could make your opponent challenge your play in Scrabble (tm) and lose a turn
1. INSUREDS, DRYS, ARES, ABOVES, BELOWS and other words that surprisingly take an S.
2. QWERTY and the other Q without U words (QAT, QOPH, QAID, QINDAR, QINTAR, QANAT, TRANQ, FAQIR, SHEQEL)
3. LEVATOR and other "misspellings" (COMPONY, LAMA, EARING)
4. BRRR and other consonant dumps (CRWTH, CWM)
5. TOEA and other vowel dumps (RAIA, AALII, EULOGIA, MIAOUED, SEQUOIA)
6. KENT and other "proper names" (TARZAN, MARIA, HONDA)
7. ZEBU and other "weird" animal names (JNANA, NARWHAL, VICUNA)
8. MBIRA and other "weird" looking words (BWANA, ATLATL)
9. RINGGIT and other monetary units (PISO, XU)
10. DRYASDUST (a possible description of this entry if you're not fascinated with words)
posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 07.29.05 (10:58 am)
Hmm...I may need to print this for a future scrabble game.
Hubby & I are WAY too competitive at Scrabble. It's sad, really. :)
posted by: Deanna (reply)
post date: 07.29.05 (12:01 pm)
Wow, I think I would have challenged these if it were me. Especially the "ares". Good to know though. Like Jennjr I think I might have to print this for future use, either that or keep a dictionary on hand.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 07.29.05 (12:18 pm)
Reply to: jennjr
Don't show him the print out :)
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 07.29.05 (12:20 pm)
Reply to: Deanna
I actually challenged DRYS when I was just a beginner in the club. I played RINGGITS during a tournament which got me an extra turn :)
posted by: eka00 (reply)
post date: 07.30.05 (6:11 pm)
Hmm... this is something new. I never knew using words that would cause your opponent to challenge it is also a game tactic. Interesting!
posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 07.31.05 (7:44 am)
Reply to: theseeker
Oh, this one's between you & me, for sure.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 07.31.05 (8:52 pm)
Reply to: eka00
Yeah, in competitive Scrabble (at least in North America), you lose a turn if you challenge an acceptable word.
Studying really pays off...speaking of which, need to get back to it :)
posted by: mnash (reply)
post date: 08.01.05 (10:43 am)
Is it cheating to look at the box/directions at the Q words while playing the game. I'm sure this wouldn't happen during a competition.
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 08.01.05 (10:59 am)
Reply to: mnash
We usually give newcomers to our club a cheat sheet that contains all the short words with Q,X,J and Z. But we expect them to learn it in about a month or two.
posted by: mnash (reply)
post date: 08.02.05 (11:43 am)
Reply to: theseeker
That's fair. I could probably learn to do that. I would definitely be a NEWBIE!
posted by: TheBishop (reply)
post date: 08.18.05 (6:03 am)
i LOVE that "QAT" word. I use it whenever I can :)
BTW, I didn't know " QWERTY" was usable. Thanks for the tips
posted by: theseeker (reply)
post date: 08.18.05 (7:50 pm)
Reply to: TheBishop
Yup, those Q without U words sure are handy. They say SUQ was the most played word with the Q before QAT became acceptable. Scrabble players generally get rid of the Q because it hampers us from getting a bingo. They just revised the dictionary and QI was added. It will definitely make it easier to dispose of the Q.
