This month's quiz comes in 3 parts and is based on a real-game situation from the recent Isle of Wight tournament.
Part 1
What all the 7 letter anagrams of IGOTA and two blanks ?
There are 40 - most of which are not in everyday English - so try to find at least 7. Answers below.
Part 2
Once you have found the bonuses you know - try laying at least one on this board.
For context the scores are about 300-290 and the last couple of moves were :
Player A : TUNIER 6
Player B : PED 19
Player A ; changed tiles (assume 4).
Can you play a 7 letter word with IGOTA?? ?
Also for context the unseen letters are : A C D EEE H I L N OO RR S U V W Y Z
Part 3
If you are struggling to lay a 7 letter bonus, can you make an 8 letter word on the board ? There are 2 everyday words to find.
Answers and thoughts below.
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Part 1 answers :
The 40 7 letter words are :
AGATOID AGISTOR AGITATO AGITPOP AGONIST AGOUTIS ANTIFOG ANTILOG ARGOTIC ATONING AUTOING
BOATING
COATING COTINGA
DOATING DOGTAIL
FAGOTTI
GALIOTS GALIPOT GALLIOT GIGATON GITANOS GOATIER GOATIES GOATISH GODETIA GOLIATH GORDITA
LATIGOS
MOATING
ORATING ORGIAST OTALGIA OTALGIC OUTGAIN OVATING
PIGBOAT
ROATING
SALIGOT
TOAZING
Part 2 :
The only playable bonuses are :
ANTILOG A13 across 77 points
ANTIFOG as above
GALIOTS B13 across 76
SALIGOT l9 down 75
SALIGOT a13 across 73
GALIPOT as above
GALLIOT as above
AGONIST a13 across 72
ORGIAST as above
AGITPOP a13 across 69
GODETIA e13 across 67
SALIGOT h13 across 67
Part 3 :
Using the D at 3 5 8 letter words are playable :
DOGMATIC 60, and DONATING 59 are the everyday words.
The remainder are DOATINGS DOGSTAIL and DOGTAILS.
What is the best play ?
From the unseen tiles
A C D EEE H I L N OO RR S U V W Y Z
your opponent may have a bonus word also e.g SIDECAR ENCASED which will play. Also DECLARES amongst others using the D.
The higher scoring bonuses are in row 13, so play there, trying to avoid playing a vowel in column A - as your opponent may have the Z and score 69 points back!
Preferred option is GODETIA 67, which blocks all a13 row bonuses, leaving your opponent with just one good line - an 8 letter word beginning D.
In the real game - AGONIST was played by player B, and player A replied with ZATI (69) ouch !
