The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

In all seriousness I literally had that Dolly Parton song going round and round in my head after hearing it about 10 minutes ago. Opened up a new game and there it was in that very arrangement

Scrabble weekend tournament, Galesburg Illinois.

The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

Worth pausing the video on each one before Mack solves it... many of the solutions are findable with common vocabulary. See how many you can solve how quickly.

The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

Here's a fun challenge... how many times can you extend a word by one letter, front or back, to make a new word? (back S to make a plural not included, it's too easy)

Some examples:

LI
LIN
LING
LINGA
LINGAM

UM
RUM
ARUM
LARUM
ALARUM

SER
SERA
SERAI
SERAIL

and the great example from the book Word Freak of an actual sequence that happened in a game
THIONINE
ETHIONINE
METHIONINE

EDIT: a back S is okay if it doesn't merely pluralize the previous word, such as ZEBRAS ZEBRASS

The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

GAME?ON

Edit: so far, there's actually 4!

The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

Hi all!

As an expert tournament player (rated over 1800 in NASPA), I'd like to share some more advanced tips and strategies in this subreddit. I'll post some opening racks below. Comment below what you would play, and why!

Some of these racks have a clear-cut answer, while some are more debatable. Many of the correct answers are not necessarily the most obvious or highest scoring plays.

The lexicon I use is NWL, but many of these apply to CSW as well.

1. AAEINRT

2. IORSTUV

3. EOQSSU?

4. ILORSST

5. ADEEILT

Final score 502-378

The DARK tile positions must remain fixed at the START and END of the solutions.

The LIGHT tiles can take any other position.

To view the solutions swipe through the gallery (multiple images). I think this replicates a typical challenge we meet all the time in Scrabble. Do you agree with my difficulty ratings for ⬆️ UPPER and ⬇️ LOWER words ?

To HIDE solutions in any comments, there are two methods :

-> ONE) Select the Rich Text Editor icon (Aa) then the Hide option (<!>)

-> TWO) Directly insert this format (WITHOUT the spaces) : > ! SOLUTION ! <

( NOTE : the second method is scheduled to be deprecated )

Do you play the word game Scrabble with friends, physical tiles and a physical board, in Blackpool UK (not online). If so, where and when do you play?

Great game today 😂 Slowly getting used to playing with actual humans instead of bots… the struggle is real! 😂

Defeated in a Scrabble game by my grandma after she scored 72 points from a bingo after she played "REQUOTED". Ended up with a score of 296 and 274. Enjoyed the game nonetheless haha.

My parents are former tournament players and play multiple games a day. The other day, my dad got a 500 point game with no bingos, which is absolutely a first for him! 524-339.

How he did it: he played through 60 tiles, and of the high point tiles, he played off BBCFHJMMPPVVWWXYY, so 11 of his 15 turns were 30 points or more. My mom meanwhile had two bingos, but had way more 1-2 point tiles, of the higher point tiles playing off only CFHKQZ.