Best improver for this quarter is Charles Parker, ahead of Fiona Titcombe and Martin Stephens/Wanda de Poitiers, tied in third place.

 

 

High-scoring words:

·       149       CALIBERS                    Richard (9-timer)

·       140       DELOUSER                  Graham

·       125       REQUITED                   Richard

·       106       EXTENDS                     Wanda

·       106       SEXPOTS                     Deborah

·       102       DORKIEST                   Richard

·       102       MOUNTED                   Wanda

·       101       ZETA                            Wanda

·       100       ZINCITE                       Helen

·       98        DELIVERS                    Martin (4-timer)

·       96        COALING                     Charles

·       95        THRIVES                      Mary

·       94        HAMSTER                    Maire

·       94        ZEAL                            Graham

·       93        MOISTER                     Graham

·       93        PAINTED                      Fiona

·       92        SHAKERS                     Michael

·       92        TOFFEES                     Hepzi

·       91        FAINTED                      Graham

·       90        REBATES                     Graham

·       90        RECLAIM                     Fiona

·       90        SCARING                     Graham

·       89        SEALING                      Michael

·       88        THREADY                     Martin

·       87        WINTERY                     Michael

·       85        ANSATED                     Fiona

·       84        CHAPTERS                  Maire

·       84        HARPIES                      Maire

·       83        DISCRETE                    Joy

·       83        KEENEST                     Deborah

·       83        PARTISAN                    Deborah

·       83        PORTIERE                   Helen

·       82        BLADDER                     Michael

·       82        MINSTER                     Maire

·       81        DARNEST                     Maire

·       81        TRAINEE                      Maire

·       80        ADJURES                     Charles

·       80        EXERCISE                    Keith

·       80        TESTERS                     Maire

·       80        WEDGIES                    Maire

·       Other words: 79 STREAMS Charles, 77 SPINDLE Charles, 77 SWATTED Maire, 77 TERRIES Maire, 77 TRAWLER Maire, 76 TINDERS Maire, 75 COSHING Charles, 74 MARINER Keith, 74 PLUNGES Maire, 74 SWAGGER Maire,73 DIRTIER Keith, 73 SERVING Charles, 72 BOATERS Maire, 72 LAIRING Maire, 72 SAGGIER Maire, 71 RANTER Maire, 71 SALTIER Keith, 70 FORAGER Keith, 70 TWANGERS Maire, 69 ANTLERS Maire, 69 ROASTER Maire, 68 STAIDER Maire, 67 EQUALISE Joy, 67 STATUES Keith, 67 TEASERS Maire, 66 DISTAIN Keith, 66 INVESTOR Charles, 65 COATING Maire, 65 MAX Maire, 64 TAINTED Keith, 61 RETAINS Maire, 57 LINSEED Keith, 57 UTENSIL Maire, 54 VIOLINS/SCANT Charles

 

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

·       DORKIEST 102 GANNETS 69 DERISION 68 GENTILIC 74 BRAIDERS 64  Richard

·       ATONIES 74 SLEIGHT 83 SOLATION 70 STOOLIE 70                                       Helen

·       DEARIES 74 MACERATE 86 BANTERS 74 EPERIAS 93                                    Richard

·       FROISES 80 SENATOR 78 TANAGERS 89 RETINUE 88                                     Wanda

·       HELIAST 78 EXPORTED 69 RECITALS 73 CRISPER 84                                    Helen

·       JANITOR 88 GLISTEN 82 PERINEA 73 EROTISED 80                                       Wanda

·       MOLINETS 61 PANTIES 74 STONERN 72 SAVOURS 82                                   Wanda

·       PROMOTER 95 CRUISES 68 STARTING 82 SALTIER 78                                  Joy

·       RATEENS 71 INLIERS 73 PRETEND 77 EBONIST 77                                        Graham

·       RETINAS 74 HEMLINES 66 NUTRIAS 70 OXO 53                                                Helen

·       TAENIAE 66 READING 74 RATOONS 67 PUTZ 70                                            Wanda

·       ACROSTIC 76 AGNISED 88 ISOLATE 63                                                          Helen

·       DEMOTES 79 ENGAOLS 84 MOUNTED 102                                                     Wanda

·       FANZINE 92 RATINGS 73 TRAINEE 63                                                             Helen

·       IGUANAS 74 NAIADES 81 EXTENDS 106                                                         Wanda

·       NARDINE 71 OVERDOSE 70 TELFORDS 65                                                     Richard

·       VOLLEYS 70 REMAINED 70 REHIRES 72 ZETA 101                                         Wanda

·       FERRETS 75 PARDINE 73 BLURTING 70                                                         Fiona

·       MASONITE SPLATTED 86 MINIVERS 98                                                          Helen

·       MATTERS 75 WEARIES 92 EDENTATE 72                                                       Wanda

·       PAINTIER 64 FIREDOGS 67 SNORERS 80                                                       Helen

·       SEXPERT 93 OVERSAD 85 DEVIANTS 89                                                        Helen

·       SNEAKED 84 OVERNETS 64 DEMENTED 66                                                    Helen

·       THRONES 78 COINTER 92 ATTUNED 88                                                         Wanda

·       TOREDOS 70 SOBRIETY 82 TRAIPSE 70                                                         Richard

·       UTILISE 74 OTARINE 76 UNITIES 74                                                                Wanda

·       VALETING 89 CELLIST 87 REZERO 75                                                             Wanda

·       WAISTED 84 HUNTERS 73 MONSTERA 83                                                      Helen

·       SHITTER 75 RENTALS 81                                                                                Maire

There’s something of a theme in this quarter’s words:  DEVIANTS DIRTIER EROTISED PANTIES SEXPERT SEXPOTS WEDGIES, among others : was there something on people’s minds?

Other things:

·       New personal bests:      Jim 478, Maire 498, Wanda 598

·       10-letter word:               EXPOUNDERS 60 Michael 

Name

Old rating

New rating

Rating change

P

W

D

L

Average

Highest score

Highest ever

Charles Parker

98

113

15

30

14

2

14

338.3

459

509

Fiona Titcombe

134

148

14

23

18

0

5

421.4

550

551

Martin Stephens

101

109

8

27

11

1

15

334.3

442

477

Wanda de Poitiers

156

164

8

39

29

0

10

440.1

598

598

Graham Harding

175

180

5

47

38

0

9

439.0

595

661

Deborah Porter

133

137

4

33

16

1

16

355.6

485

542

Michael Spencer

77

80

3

34

8

0

26

303.6

424

502

Jim Macey

124

126

2

20

9

1

10

351.2

478

478

Helen Harding

188

190

2

43

36

0

7

432.3

557

597

Mary Twomey

99

99

0

17

7

0

10

318.5

396

430

Richard Spencer

186

185

-1

35

28

0

7

434.8

619

625

Hepzi Rodrigues

133

129

-4

27

14

0

13

370.5

498

554

Pat Llanwarne

134

130

-4

14

7

0

7

347.1

415

516

Sharon Hewitt

137

131

-6

14

6

0

8

342.5

436

548

Keith Radbourn

91

82

-9

27

5

1

21

290.5

372

418

Amanda Lowe

92

80

-12

29

4

0

25

290.9

383

392

Maire Bennett

74

61

-13

33

2

0

31

294.0

498

498

Joy Wade

120

106

-14

25

6

0

19

335.6

449

484

Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games in a quarter, needed to qualify

Jen Brennan

50

49

-1

8

1

0

7

287.6

344

436

Maureen Barlow

122

 

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

528