Sorry about the last posting by me - I hadn't sussed out that the summary would take no account of vertical spacing. I'll try better next time. Stuart...
The Brett vs Harshan game was definitely a disappointment, but consider the words they had disallowed. Brett tried MUSTERER which was disallowed, but is listed...
I'd like some opinions on the following words please, and whether they would be allowed under Countdown rules: AIRPLANE (US spelling? Not according to ODE...
The Daily SCRABBLEGRAM from the AZ Republic, February 1, 2004 Produced by the NSA and syndicated nationally. #1 AEIMOPR < alphabetical order > AEIOMPR <...
Larry Rand
larryrand@...
Feb 1, 2004 3:08 pm
4738
... would ... MUSTERER is actually in the NODE but I think it was just overlooked by DC. I think I saw REROUTES in a game the other day but found it to be...
... I don't know about the current dictionary, but the NODE lists AIRPLANE as a US term, rather than spelling, so should be allowed. However, I find the...
... the ... presume ... not ... ARSE ... OPALINES ... ROMANISE ... be ... are ... Well, what do you know!! I can't add much myself, except that all the points...
... Yes I was pleasantly surprised also. Here's a story she didn't tell about "That's Life". Before "Childline" (a magnificent achievement) they started a...
Unlucky for Chris, he risked FORMATED, ... (edited version) FORMATED is used at air displays - "the two wing men formated on the leader" ; it is back formation...
... I wonder if I'm the only one in the forum who has been bemused by references recently to a strange game called Scrabble. There have been links to sites...
In the NODE, ROMANISE ... be ... ********* Sorry - I'm a bit loquacious today. I've always thought that -ISE and -IZE are interchangeable .... but I don't say...
... Stuart, There are thousands upon thousands of "strange" words in the Oxford Dictionary of English, including the vast majority of those two- and three-...
Anything on the transcripts or am i to give up on that front? I don't think that a group meet up is too bad an idea, and as i am sure kirk eill agree, the...
I've asked this before, but don't think I've ever got an answer. These American spellings that are disallowed, is it US spellings only, or does it include all...
... been ... I ... normal ... letter ... even ... offered. ... and ... you ... dictionary, ... I already replied to this message, but got an error message, so...
Well, I'm sorry that Stewart felt I was being patronising to "normal" people. I'm not sure what he would class me as... I'm certainly not someone who "learns...
... the ... mention ... significance ... not ... belittling ... at ... rather ... What about PROTIUM, PISTOLE, OBLATORY and other such words you came out with...
... Stuart, My reply wasn't meant as a deadly serious flame, either, sorry if it came across that way. But it is a little wearisome in both Scrabble and...
... would ... Well, quite! It's like asking Jason Robinson to learn the rules of Rugby Union, when Rugby League is a much superior game. David PS Just...
david_wi11ams
william5@...
Feb 1, 2004 11:23 pm
4755
... the ... hope ... that ... not ... luck ... the ... luck ... obviously ... numbers, ... rather ... it ... to ... about ... professors ... In ... There are...
... You are right, of course, being able to spot the words that you know is essential, otherwise you might as well not know them. For this reason, it seems...
Practice and pattern recognition, not divine inspiration! Er, except for the Reverend, about whom I have some doubts on that front ;) I wonder which front he...
Champion = Chris Brown (C1) Challenger = Adrian Brown (C2) DC = Alison Heard and Esther Rantzen 1 . N K S N I O E T G 2 . U O A D I C N T L 3 . S V T L E A E A...
Champion = Chris Brown (C1) Challenger = Adrian Daniel (C2) DC = Alison Heard and Esther Rantzen 1 . N K S N I O E T G 2 . U O A D I C N T L 3 . S V T L E A E...
It goes up on the site tonight, but I thought a sneak preview wouldn't hurt... answers to yak_patrol_warden@... <mailto:yak_patrol_warden@...>...
Ben Wilson
Ben.Wilson@...
Feb 2, 2004 4:13 pm
4761
On Round 01 the letters were (in alphabetic order) A D E O O P R T U C O U N T D O W N S P O I L E R S P A C E Both players saw UPRATED for 7, while DC's...
