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Published: 06 July 2019

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Best improver for the 3^rd 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

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Written by HG

Category: News

Published: 02 July 2019

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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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Written by HG

Category: News

Published: 14 May 2019

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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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Published: 03 May 2019

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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 :

https://www.wespa.org/csw19ik.pdf?fbclid=IwAR20HacSjG9raFuZoBej02OhCcWMiW1td3uirIdmQpeKQ_Z3z8T6BFwrQ7Q

The fun for East Berks Scrabble started at 6pm on May 1^st, 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 2^nd, 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!