Speed Scrabble

[Jack_Ian]

Bah! QUAT! Of course!
I can't believe I didn't think of that one.

[Scurra]

Hey! There's no such word as QUAT! I cry fo... oh, wait.
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[MatthewV]

Just like colour, quat has that extra U!

Banned words
HANDAXES, KEITLOAS, TZIGANIES

Community pool
U, I, Y

mathgrant 5
BOA

Amb 8
TAWIE

Scurra 15, 12, 20, 15
U[n]DERVALUED, QAT, JOCOSELY, REAPPORTION

Zag 14, 12, 11, 16
AFFIRM, UNBROILED, OVERTONE, CHEWING

Jack_Ian 16, 18, 18
AXH[e]AD, ZINGIEST, STEELMAKING

[Jack_Ian]

Bah! Now I have Roy Orbison in my head singing Blue Bayou.
It appears QAT lives to fight another day.

[Amb*]

I

[MatthewV]

Proper nouns aren't allowed

[Zag]

In trying to make something with TAWIE, QAT, and the free letters, I found:

AWAIT EQUITY

This is such a great phrase that I think it should count as a single word.

[Amb*]

There is only one letter left!

[Anb*]

Missing letter is S, and I cant see any plays...

So...

IS

:-p

[MatthewV]

Indeed it is the last letter. The game will be over soon!

Banned words
HANDAXES, KEITLOAS, TZIGANIES

Community pool
I, S

Amb 8
TAWIE

Scurra 15, 12, 20, 15
U[n]DERVALUED, QAT, JOCOSELY, REAPPORTION

Zag 14, 12, 11, 16
AFFIRM, UNBROILED, OVERTONE, CHEWING

Jack_Ian 16, 18, 18, 10
AXH[e]AD, ZINGIEST, STEELMAKING, BAYOU

[Zag]

STINGIZES To make things like stings.

[MatthewV]

Side note: currently there is a tie!
Amb: 8
Scurra: 62
Zag: 53
Jack_Ian: 62

This game will officially end on Friday. I'll start a new round then!

[Amb*]

Could you find a co-mod from a different time zone so that your posting times were more randomized? By the time i see most letters - words are taken already.

[MatthewV]

I could do updates between 8 am and about 10 pm Alaska time. That would be 6am to 8pm NZ time.

The other option would be to put all the remaining letters into a format so that when a player submits a word they also pull the next letter. This would more closely resemble the parlor game format but might be confusing for some people.

[Amb*]

I am happy to co-mod, but equally happy to exact revenge on word nickers

[MatthewV]

OK-- I will give Amb 50 random letters. We can take turns updating in a pseudo random fashion. Neither of us will plot ahead based on what letters might be coming up.
I can claim words only after Amb updates or 15 hours have passed.
Amb can claim words only after I update or 15 hours have passed.
I hope that each of will update once a day. If a day is skipped, oh well. Sometimes it is good to get away from the internet.

Invalid words will not count. Guessing will be discourage but not punished still. Words that do not change the base still are not allowed (QAT can't be made to QUAT or QATS etc) but "stepping stones" are allowed (FARM -> FRAME -> FARMER).
The dictionary of choice will be TWL words instead of SOWPODS. Minimum word length will still be three.
Outside sources will not be allowed.
There will be no banned words unless someone cheats.
If you say a word that isn't playable either by mistake or on purpose, anyone can still use it.

These rules are subject to change until the game actually starts.

[Amb*]

There will be a 1 week period where I may not have easy access to the internet from Boxing day unitl the 4th of Jan. Other than that I will be here.

[Cordelia]

ha, boxing day, silly non-Americans with your servants...

Either that or you annually enjoy bouts of good pugilism.

[Jaguar]

SUNBROILED - broiled by the sun. That's how I feel when it gets hot. Unfortunately where I am, it's freezing atm. 7 foot snow drifts against the house make great beer fridges?

This really should be a word if it isn't. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[MatthewV]

You should build a snow fence.

It is a clear -23C today in Fairbanks. I am hopeful it will warm up soon! Unfortunately, it is impossible to be "sunbroiled" at this time.

[Cordelia]

You live in Fairbanks? I will cry for you, since you can't cry yourself, what with the danger of it freezing shut your eyelids.

[MatthewV]

Yeah. I am waiting for Jennifer to finish school. After that is done I am out of here!

[Jaguar]

I'm in Calgary. It's a balmy -9C today. Last week we had 7 foot snow drifts and we can look forward to -30C for the weekend :/ But even with these temperatures, it can be sunny, albeit not broiled.

[MatthewV]

The past game has ended.

I was hoping Zag might take WAITES to make it a three-way tie.

I am also glad nobody saw REAPPORTION +S = APPORTIONERS.

[MatthewV]

Amb has been sent a set of letters. The game has started!
The first post will be updated with the current rules shortly. Remember, capitals and bold this time!
This game may progress twice as fast this time.

Community Pool
L, I, T

[Zag]

LIT That'll last a long time, I'm sure.

(Darn, WAITES is a word? I considered it, but was pretty sure it wasn't.)

[MatthewV]

Community Pool
H

Zag 3
LIT

[Zag]

HILT

[Amb]

Just posting to say hi, and to check my timezones are all set correctly so I don't accidentally post a letter too early

[Amb]

Community Pool
G

Zag 7
HILT

[Courk]

LIGHT

[MatthewV]

Community Pool
O

Courk 8
LIGHT

[Amb]

Community Pool
OI

Courk 8
LIGHT

[MatthewV]

Community Pool
O,I,F

Courk 8
LIGHT

[Zag]

FLIGHT

[Amb]

Words that do not change the base still are not allowed (QAT can't be made to QUAT or QATS etc)

I would say that Flight is disallowed on this basis. Ruling to be left with MatthewV

[Amb]

Never mind, have checked, and it is valid. Too early to post the new letter

[Zag]

I'm not sure why you would even consider that it would be. Light and flight are completely unrelated words, as far as I know, that just happen to share a letter pattern.

[Amb]

Community Pool
O,I,O

Zag 13
FLIGHT

[MatthewV]

[edit] it appears I should update first thing in the morning.[/edit]

Community Pool
O,I,O, R

Zag 13
FLIGHT