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Best improver for the 3rd quarter of the year is Graham Harding, ahead of Kathy Smith, Deborah Porter and Maureen Barlow. Welcome to new member Laura Sheridan.
High-scoring words:
· 131 SQUARES Laura (her highest single move score ever)
· 131 SENATORS Graham (nine-timer)
· 125 HUNKERS Maire
· 122 RESONATE Helen (nine-timer)
· 113 CHUGGER Helen
· 110 QUERIES Wanda
· 109 PACKETS Wanda
· 108 JILTING Michael
· 107 MAJESTY Helen
· 105 EXARATE Richard
· 102 FRAGMENT Graham
· 98 RANKLES Tricia
· 98 WOODHEN Graham
· 95 DELAYING Jan
· 95 OVERSEAS Graham
Also: TARNISH 94 Helen, REPLIES 91 Helen, OTARINE 91 Joy, LEADIEST 91 Jan, SWOONED 91 Helen, FAVOURS 83 Keith, MONSTERS 83 Maire, DERAILS 83 Keith, UNVEILS 82 Maire, WAITERS 80 Keith, ENTRAIN 80 Maire, TEENIES 80 Maire, ARISING 73 Kathy, FESTOON 73 Charles, LITTERS 66 Harminder, COARSEN Sharon, ROZETS 30 Keith
Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:
· AERADIOS 60 OTARIES 75 ETESIANS 68 DIDDIER 87 Wanda
· GORIEST 75 THINNERS 72 RELINED 74 OLESTRA 78 Richard
· MUCILAGE 76 SKITTED 73 BORROWED 72 SWOONED 91 Helen
· SENORAS 70 MANSION 74 STEALING 70 DETAINS 80 Wanda
· TURNCOAT 70 GODLIER 79 TREEING 67 BANNERED 70 Graham
· GRAKLES 79 STARRING 74 PRIMATES 76 JIVED 70 Helen
· COTERIE 66 LEANEST 77 DESIRES 84 Deborah
· ENSUING 66 HAIRLINE 80 RAGWEED 81 Helen
· STEERED 86 ISOLATE 79 TINNIES 62 Richard
· EXARATE 105 STEADILY 84 NURTURE 61 Richard
· ROMANTIC 83 ARGALIS 65 DOCTORS 66 Richard
· STRIATE 66 AILERON 75 DRANTING 62 Tricia
· RANKLES 98 NEGATION 61 VATTERS 76 Tricia
· GNASHES 78 NORTENAS 62 DISARMED 64 Helen
· ANTLIAE 69 ONEROUS 68 UNFETTER 86 Helen
· EARRINGS 82 SENTRIES 66 SNOWIER 72 Helen
· PALLIDER 80 RUINATES 82 FONDLES 71 Richard
· DASYURE 77 ANTHERS 72 SATANIC 78 Richard
· IODINES 74 STEELED 65 MARKING 67 Charles
· DUNITES 72 OARIEST 77 VASTIER 82 Richard
Other things:
· REINTERRED - 10-letter word Helen
· PARTNERED - 9-letter word Helen
· TOKENISMS - 9-letter word Helen v Wanda
· ELECTIONS 41 - 9-letter word Joyce
· 7 bonuses in one evening Deborah
Name |
Old Rating |
New Rating |
Rating Change |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Average |
Highest score |
|
Graham Harding |
168 |
181 |
13 |
42 |
39 |
0 |
3 |
431.0 |
537 |
|
Kathy Smith |
85 |
94 |
9 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
291.1 |
359 |
|
Deborah Porter |
135 |
142 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
354.4 |
430 |
|
Maureen Barlow |
138 |
145 |
7 |
38 |
25 |
0 |
13 |
361.5 |
528 |
|
Harminder Rahanu |
50 |
56 |
6 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
271.4 |
346 |
|
Evelyn Wansbrough |
136 |
139 |
3 |
23 |
14 |
0 |
9 |
365.7 |
416 |
|
Joy Wade |
105 |
107 |
2 |
26 |
10 |
0 |
16 |
311.0 |
415 |
|
Hannah Corbett |
136 |
138 |
2 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
340.5 |
430 |
|
Charles Parker |
96 |
97 |
1 |
24 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
304.2 |
432 |
|
Richard Spencer |
168 |
169 |
1 |
42 |
33 |
0 |
9 |
428.7 |
556 |
|
Helen Harding |
175 |
176 |
1 |
40 |
34 |
0 |
6 |
438.3 |
597 |
|
Keith Radbourn |
67 |
67 |
0 |
35 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
277.7 |
370 |
|
Frank Charlesworth |
96 |
96 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
334.9 |
431 |
|
Wanda de Poitiers |
166 |
165 |
-1 |
34 |
25 |
0 |
9 |
424.9 |
539 |
|
Michael Spencer |
64 |
62 |
-2 |
33 |
5 |
0 |
28 |
274.6 |
351 |
|
Martin Stephens |
112 |
110 |
-2 |
33 |
13 |
0 |
20 |
327.9 |
424 |
|
Sharon Hewitt |
136 |
133 |
-3 |
24 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
352.9 |
440 |
|
Jan Bailey |
143 |
139 |
-4 |
24 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
358.4 |
435 |
|
Julie Wise |
123 |
116 |
-7 |
27 |
9 |
0 |
18 |
348.4 |
446 |
|
Maire Bennett |
78 |
68 |
-10 |
33 |
7 |
0 |
26 |
271.1 |
428 |
|
Tricia Walker |
158 |
145 |
-13 |
29 |
16 |
0 |
13 |
370.3 |
515 |
|
Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games this quarter, needed to qualify |
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|
Patrick Beatty |
106 |
112 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
334.0 |
344 |
|
Hepzi Rodrigues |
139 |
144 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
393.2 |
486 |
|
Joyce Charlesworth |
50 |
54 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
282.6 |
371 |
|
Laura Sheridan |
|
78 |
|
14 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
299.8 |
371 |
|
Sue Ashwell |
77 |
72 |
-5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
257.0 |
274 |
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As from July 1, the UK Scrabble movement, and East Berks Scrabble Club have adopted Collins Scrabble Words 2019 (CSW 19) as the definitive word adjudication word list.
Some of the new words include :
EW
OK
ZE
BAE
BAO
DOX
UME
VAX
ZEN
Please note that articles written before July 1 relate to Collins Scrabble words 2015 unless otherwise stated.
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Five East Berks Scrabble recently attended the Luton Round Robin Tournament. There were 5 divisions of 8 players (a round robin of 7, plus one game ‘king of the hill’.). There was also a sixth division with 14 players who played a normal ‘wins-paired’ set of fixtures.
Many of the round robins were close affairs, in Wanda’s division (D) only 2 games separated bottom and top!
East Berks had two division winners. Richard won Division E with 7 wins and a spread of +537 and Tricia won the elongated Division F with 7 wins and a spread of +427.
Well done to both!
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Every 4-5 years the Scrabble World Word List gets updated to incorporate recent new words and expressions.
On May 2 2019 Collins Scrabble Words 2019 (CSW19) was published. The number of changes from CSW15 was relatively minor and a helpful initiation kit has been put online here :
The fun for East Berks Scrabble started at 6pm on May 1st, the day before the new word list was published.
We received a phone call from Channel 5 asking to film us around midday on the 2nd to talk about the new list.
We had just a few hours to make sure out meeting room was free, and to assemble a number of members for filming.
Sadly when we chatted to Channel 5 mid-morning on the 2nd, we were no longer required as they had two UK/World Scrabble Champions coming to their studios!
Fingers crossed they remember us in 4 years time… when the next word book is due out!
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Two East Berks players competed in the 10 game Easter Warmup Tournament recently held in Leicester.
Helen used to be a member of the Leicester Scrabble Club, so it was a good chance for her to catch up with old friends!
As for the Scrabble, Graham played in Division A, had a bad start, but won the last 4 games to finish 5:5. He came 7th out of a Division of 14, far above his initial start position.
Helen was the top listed player in B, and was in contention for top prize for most of the tournament. The last round pitted her against one of the two players who had previously beaten her...and sadly she lost again. However 2nd place was no mean feat as there were only 8 rating points between top and bottom in her division.
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