Happy New Year!   Welcome back to Hepzi Rodrigues, Nina Thornhill, and Patrick Beatty.   Best improver for this part of the year is Charles Parker, ahead of last quarter’s winner Joy Wade, and Sharon Hewitt. 

High-scoring words:

·       185       COMMERCE                Keith                 (a 9-timer)

·       106       CAMPSITE                   Graham

·       104       HUTTING                     Graham

·       102       HEARKEN                    Charles

·       102       CAVERNS                    Michael

·       100       FOLDERS                     Maureen

·       98        ENDORSE                    Maureen

·       96        BENEATH                     Martin

·       96        HERNIAS                      Graham

·       96        INKIEST                       Maureen

·       95        ACHIEST                      Richard

·       93        FAMINES                     Helen

·       93        WOOMERAS                Graham

·       90        REGRETS                    Helen

·       90        ACQUIRE                     Maureen

·       88        ANGELIC                      Richard

·       86        ANDESITE                    Helen                (a 4-timer)

·       85        VIRGINS                      Charles

Also: 82 CRAVINGS Maureen, 82 GOULASH Richard, 81 MATURER Keith, 80 BROOKING Charles, 80 SEDATING          Graham, 80 ACACIAS Helen, 79 GUTTERS Maire, 79 UNLOADS Maureen, 79 LOERIES Helen, 79 STEELIE Richard, 78 INVITER Maureen, 77 VINTAGES Graham, 76 FEINTER Charles, 76 RETIRED Maire, 76 TALAQ Helen, 75 FLAUNTS Richard, 75 NECROSE Richard, 74 LASERING Richard, 74 WALTZES Charles, 72 VAUNTED Wanda, 72 UNSCREWS Charles, 72 REGISTER Charles, 72 ARRANGE Maire, 72 FLANK Wanda, 72 JADE Keith, 71 RUNNERS Keith, 69 SAUCIER Charles, 69 RETAINERS Maire, 69 SARDINE Maire, 67 DEALERS Maire, 65 ATTACKER Keith, 64 MEDDLING Maire, 64 SPLINTER Maire, 64 DOUANES Richard, 63 SHEARING Keith, 63 STUDIES Maire, 63 PRANCING Charles, 51 NAARTJIE Fiona, 50 FOEHN Helen

Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:

·       ENTAILS 65 HANDIER 67 REPINES 80 AUNTIES 80                 Wanda

·       STROBED 76 OUTRIDE 68 DISTILL 65 SALICETS 88               Helen

·       RETICLES 83 DISTHENE 89 RESILING 68 RELACING 65            Richard

·       ERASION 75 FENDERS 76 ALIMENT 86 OUTSTARE 77            Graham

·       TARRING 73 ORIGANE 69 IRISATE 70 LEANEST 66                Graham

·       PETUNIA 74 SNOTTILY 80 EDIFIED 87                                     Fiona

·       ANISEED 63 RETIMING 69 QUITTED 78                                   Tricia

·       READMIT 75 OBVIATED 66 FANCIES 71 (consecutive moves)            Helen

·       FACTIONS 86 WHORLING 86 PSALTERS 90                            Helen

·       GUESTED 70 TAENIAS 78 PRATTLED 86                                 Helen

·       DEMISES 90 EATERIE 73 INOSITE 72                                      Wanda

·       NITRIDE 70 GARBLES 85 NOTABLE 75                                    Wanda

·       LEANEST 70 SPURTLE 71 BOOSTER 77 (consecutive moves)            Richard

·       RESTATE 85 LEMONADE 83 ROUNCES 75                              Richard

·       GRASSED 78 SEMITIC 72 WAITRONS 83                                 Richard
(Richard got 3 bonuses in 4 other games, a selection of the words are above)

·       EQUINES 88 BLOUSIER 74 GETTABLE 76                               Graham

·       ADRENAL 86 PIETIES 74 VERBOSE 84                                    Graham

·       SPRAINT 69 STEDING 70 OBVIATED 78                                  Graham
(Graham got 3 bonuses in 2 other games, a selection of the words are above)