Best improver for the first quarter of the season is Deborah, ahead of Fiona in second place and Charles in third place.   Welcome to Tim Charlton, Lesley Richards, and Lizzie Hewitt, and welcome back to Sian Gates.

High-scoring words:

• 167 PATIENCE Graham

• 107 SQUIRMER Tim

• 101 SEGMENT Graham

• 99 SLOWING Maire

• 98 GEOMETRY Joy

• 98 HERIOTS Tim

• 97 EQUANTS Helen

• 95 FARTING (!) Joy

• 93 NICTATE Jim

• 92 DUCKLING Joy

• 92 HEXAGON Charles

• 92 MUNCHERS Wanda

• 90 DECLINES Helen

• 88 AIGLETS Jim

• 87 BONDERS Joy

• 86 QUOTIENT Charles

• Other words: 85 WAISTED Jim, 81 UPSTAGE Jim, 80 JEES Deborah, 80 POTTIES Maire, 78 QUIVERS Keith, 77 DESIRES Jim, 77 GOATIER Jim, 77 GROUTED Jim, 77 LOUNGER Jim, 77 TINDERS Jim, 77 TRANNIES Jim, 76 IRISATE Jim, 75 ANGLERS Maire, 74 CRUSADER Jim, 73 LEANEST Jim, 73 SOARING Jim, 72 MELTING Keith, 70 LADDERS Maire, 70 SEDATER Wanda, 70 SHATTER Keith, 70 STONERS Maire, 68 HITTERS Jim, 68 OTARINE Jim, 67 RELATES Maire, 63 TINNERS Jim, 63 WETTING Maire, 62 AVENGERS Charles, 62 RATIONS Maire, 62 REGISTER Maire, 61 TINNERS Maire, 60 IRONIEST Jim

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

• TRAINER 69 RESIZING 88 PLAYMATE 80 SARSNETS 77 YODELLED 86 Graham
• AROUSAL 66 ADERMINS 92 LISSOME 75 STRADIOT 77 Richard
• EMOTIVE 73 AVENUES 75 STABLER 72 PROTECTS 66 Helen
• ENROOTS 71 UNDERLIP 74 LEASURE 90 INCITED 80 Graham
• FANCIER 70 AUREATE 72 DENTURE 69 LINEAGE 74 Richard
• GARNETS 76 ENTRAINS 66 RUINATE 79 NOTAIRE 72 Helen
• MADEIRA 74 LINEATE 77 ROSEOLA 70 INSTANT 83 Helen
• ONSETTER 66 AZURINE 78 INDUCIAL 60 MINDSET 65 Richard
• TRIPLES 83 OUNDIER 71 CAUTERS 69 INFLATES 62 Richard
• ATTORNED 80 GAIETIES 60 CHEERING 80 Richard
• BELATES 69 ALOETIC 82 COSTERS 68 Helen
• BERLINS 70 PROTEAS 77 OUTHIRE 68 Wanda
• DARSHAN 89 QUIRTED 81 EARLIEST 66 Richard
• DONATES 73 NIBBLES 78 CRUSTIER 62 Deborah
• DORMERS 87 SCOURGE 74 ENJOINER 67 Charles
• ELUSION 60 ROTTENS 66 WHACKER 95 Graham
• EXERTED 70 ASTONES 71 PERUSAL 64 Wanda
• GEODETIC 89 CORAMINE 77 AEOLIAN 77 Richard
• GRANTED 76 EMPAIRE 92 FRENZIES 96 Richard
• HOARDNG 74 MISDOERS 74 RETAILER 77 Helen
• MANTIES 74 REDTAILS 72 ZINEB 72 Helen
• RADIALS 79 EELIEST 61 OVARIES 68 Wanda
• RESTORE 76 ISOLATE 69 DEBONER 71 Graham
• STANINE 71 ACHIEST 78 DESCENT 81 Wanda
• TINDERS 72 PORTENTS 75 RELICTS 64 Wanda
• TOENAIL 62 NESTLES 66 POINDERS 72 Fiona
• UNSAILED 63 GATHERS 81 GRIPIEST 62 Graham

New personal best: Polly 368

Name Old rating New rating Rating change P W D L Average Highest score Highest ever

Deborah Porter 136 148 12 21 13 0 8 351.9 439 542

Fiona Titcombe 149 161 12 14 8 0 6 371.6 439 551

Charles Parker 99 106 7 25 10 0 15 344.6 483 509

Martin Stephens 109 115 6 18 10 0 8 329.4 401 477

Helen Harding 187 192 5 31 26 0 5 429.8 507 609

Amanda Lowe 93 97 4 29 11 0 18 296.3 373 392

Polly Vallance 91 93 2 15 6 0 9 310.7 368 368

Richard Spencer 208 210 2 24 22 0 2 457.9 564 634

Keith Radbourn 71 72 1 29 5 0 24 277.0 377 418

Maire Bennett 58 58 0 23 2 0 21 249.7 343 498

Wanda de Poitiers 178 176 -2 27 21 0 6 419.6 529 598

Joy Wade 106 103 -3 25 7 0 18 336.2 431 484

Hepzi Rodrigues 132 129 -3 20 9 0 11 359.9 480 554

Graham Harding 181 175 -6 36 25 0 11 424.3 562 661

Sharon Hewitt 131 124 -7 19 10 0 9 354.4 436 548

Jim Macey 122 114 -8 13 5 0 8 354.7 441 478

Pat Llanwarne 130 122 -8 15 6 0 9 346.0 422 516

Michael Spencer 82 70 -12 14 2 0 12 294.3 350 502

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

Megel Barker 184 195 11 2 1 0 1 393.5 431 583

Jen Brennan 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 436

Mary Twomey 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 430

Maureen Barlow 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 528

Tim Charlton 209 13 12 0 1 422.8 481 481

Lizzie Hewitt 68 2 0 0 2 256.5 261 261

Lesley Richards 65 2 0 0 2 223.0 285 285

Sian Gates 53 2 0 0 2 238.5 242 300