2019 LEADERBOARD
High Win: Jon Shreve (640) vs. Corina Farwig (300)
High Loss: Jon Shreve (473) vs. James Davis (500)
High Combined Score: 989, James Davis (532) vs. Keith Pries (457)
Low Win: Hassaan Idrees (312) vs. Pat Feigin (291)
Low Combined Score: 603, see above
Most Bingos in a Game (tie): James Davis, Jim Fischer, Dominick Mancine, Keith Pries, Jon Shreve (5)
Highest Scoring Play: dEFENDER (158), Dominick Mancine
2019 MEETINGS
December 30, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR = ANY WEEPY HARP
Most Letters in "Happy New Year"
WEANERS (6), Laura Scheimberg
What You'd Like to Have in the New Year
LOVE, Keith Pries
Notable Bingo
dEMINERS (140), Laura Scheimberg
High Win
Jon Shreve (591) vs. Laura Scheimberg (338)
High Loss
Keith Pries (400) vs. Laura Scheimberg (540)
December 23, 2019
WRAPPING PAPER = PAPAW PREP RING
Best Santa Claus Word
COALBIN, James Davis
Best Frosty the Snowman Word
CHUMMY, Jon Shreve
Best Star Wars Word
INVADER, Jim Sherrill
Notable Bingo
DeEDIEST (131), James Davis
High Win
Jim Sherrill (559) vs. Jon Shreve (354)
High Loss
Jim Sherrill (396) vs. James Davis (476)
December 10, 2019
MILK + COOKIES = OK, I LICK SOME
Welcome, Hassaan!
Best Milk Word
CUP, James Davis
Best Cookies Word
AHOY, Diane Waldman
High Score Ending in 0
Laura Scheimberg (420)
Notable Bingos
OVERSAW (111), Laura Scheimberg
ESTRUAL (103), Jim Sherrill
FINALISES, Laura Scheimberg
BARITONES, James Davis
High Win
Jim Sherrill (545) vs. Jim Fischer (295)
High Loss
Laura Scheimberg (463) vs. James Davis (506)
December 03, 2019
HOLIDAY PARTY = DAILY ATROPHY
High-Scoring X Play
TIX (57), Jim Sherrill
High-Scoring CH Play
ECHOED (35), Jim Sherrill
Good Gift-Exchange Present
HONDA, James Davis
Bad Gift-Exchange Present
DIRK, Diane Waldman
High Win
Jim Sherrill (522) vs. Keith Pries (298)
High Loss
Keith Pries (395) vs. James Davis (478)
November 19, 2019
IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS = MEN PREACHING ATHEISM
Most Letters in IMPEACH
URAEMIA (4, 70), James Davis
Most Letters in UKRAINE
TEARING (5, 76), Jon Shreve
Something You Might Hear in the Impeachment Hearings:
MEDIA, Laura Scheimberg
High Win (NEW 2019 RECORD)
Jon Shreve (640) vs. Corina Farwig (300)
High Loss
James Davis (438) vs. Jon Shreve (454)
November 12, 2019
WORLD KINDNESS DAY = WORDY LAD SENDS INK
Kindest Word to Describe Your Opponent
DAUNTING, Keith Pries (vs. Jim Sherrill)
Honorable Mentions:
HONEY, Pat Feigin (vs. Keith Pries)
MENTOR, James Davis (vs. Diane Waldman)
MERRY, Diane Waldman (vs. Pat Feigin)
Closest Game
Diane Waldman (374) vs. Pat Feigin (366)
High Win
James Davis (508) vs. Debbie Heidrich (305)
High Loss
Pat Feigin (388) vs. Keith Pries (436)
November 05, 2019
ELECTION DAY = A CLONED YETI
Most Letters in VOTE
OVERLET (4, 87), James Davis
Something You'd Vote For
DEAN, James Davis
Something You'd Vote Against
JAILS, Diane Waldman
Notable Bingos
SQUeAKs (130), Heidi Schnicker
NAUSEATE (131), Jim Sherrill
High Win
James Davis (572) vs. Pat Feigin (343)
High Loss
James Davis (444) vs. Jim Sherrill (472)
October 08, 2019
DISGUSTING = NUDIST GIGS
Most Disgusting Word
GRODIEST, Corina Farwig
Best Vampire Word
EVIL, Diane Waldman
Best Bones Word
THICKER, Jim Sherrill
Best Sight/Vision Word
GAWK, Laura Scheimberg
Notable Bingos
BAKEmEAT (86), Keith Pries
CITIZENS (126), James Davis
High Win
Laura Scheimberg (497) vs. Corina Farwig (312)
High Loss
Hans Farwig (409) vs. Jim Sherrill (425)
October 01, 2019
FIRST OF THE MONTH = FIFTH HOT MONSTER
First Person to....
Play a Palindrome: Dave Olinger, EWE
Play a 80+ point bingo: Debbie Heidrich, ARGUING (89)
Play a 60+ point non-bingo: Dave Olinger, ZERO (69)
Play a word with 5+ vowels: James Davis, OoLOGIES
High Win
James Davis (595) vs. Dave Olinger (263)
High Loss
Debbie Heidrich (390) vs. Diane Waldman (397)
September 10, 2019
BUCKING BRONCOS = BUSKING CORNCOB
Best Broncos Word
RESADDLE, Keith Pries
Best Book Word
PROLOGS, Jim Sherrill
Best Bug Word
HORNETS, Laura Scheimberg
Best Bird Word
OWL, Keith Pries
Notable Bingo
LIkENEsS (113, triple-triple), Laura Scheimberg
High Win
James Davis (551) vs. Brenda Casey (298)
High Loss
Keith Pries (410) vs. James Davis (460)
September 03, 2019
THREE'S COMPANY = STOP, ARCHENEMY!
High-Scoring Three-Letter Word
LEZ (47), Jim Sherrill
High Scoring Three-Syllable Word
INFEcTER (86), Dominick Mancine
High Final Score Ending in 3
Laura Scheimberg (463)
Notable Bingo
REPLUNGED (92), Corina Farwig
High Win (tie)
James Davis (495) vs. Dominick Mancine (372)
Dominick Mancine (495) vs. Laura Scheimberg (342)
High Loss
Laura Scheimberg (449) vs. Jim Sherrill (457)
August 27, 2019
LABOR DAY = ADORABLY
Best Baseball Word
CUBS, Rhonda Robbins
Best Tennis Word
DUELING, Dominick Mancine
Best Labor Word
WAGE, Hans Farwig
Notable Bingo
dEFENDER (158), Dominick Mancine (new high play of 2019)
High Win
Debbie Heidrich (495) vs. Dave Olinger (281)
High Loss
Dominick Mancine (401) vs. James Davis (430)
August 13, 2019
A HOT BOWL OF SOUP = POOBAH'S OUTFLOW
Something You'd Like to Find in Your Soup
PEA, Jim Sherrill
Something You'd Not Like to Find in Your Soup
HAIR, Pat Feigin
High Score With 13
Corina Farwig (413)
Notable Bingos
EMAILING (149, new record for High Play 2019), Dave Olinger
UNBOTTLED (69), Jim Sherrill
High Win
Keith Pries (541) vs. Hans Farwig (283)
High Loss
Laura Scheimberg (382) vs. Jim Sherrill (390)
July 09, 2019
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE = DILAPIDATED NECTARINES
A Quality You'd Like to See in a Presidential Candidate
WORD, Dominick Mancine
Word with Highest Number of Identical Vowels
FREEZE, Debbie Heidrich
Highest-Scoring Name of a Tree
FIR (16), Diane Waldman
High Win
Jim Sherrill (566) vs. Corina Farwig (269)
High Loss
Keith Pries (430) vs. Jim Sherrill (440)
June 25, 2019
DIANE + KEITH + LAURA = A THREADLIKE UNAI
Most Letters in DIANE
IMPLANED (phony, 5, 80), Jim Sherrill
Most Letters in KEITH
THINKER (5, 28), Pat Feigin
Most Letters in LAURA
AURAL (5, 10), Jim Fischer
High Win
James Davis (534) vs. Corina Farwig (353)
High Loss
Jim Fischer (435) vs. Dominick Mancine (444)
June 04, 2019
PRIDE = PRIED = REDIP = RIPED
Most Letters in LGBTQIA*
MANLIEST (4), James Davis
Best Pride Word
PRINCES, Laura Scheimberg
High Win
Jim Fischer (513) vs. Wendy Rota (335)
High Loss
Jim Fischer (438) vs. Dominick Mancine (465)
*There is one, 13-letter, SCRABBLE-kosher word that contains all seven of these letters: EQUILIBRATING.
April 30, 2019
WHITE ELEPHANT = TWEE PHTHALEIN
White Elephant Prize Categories
Sweet & Sour: ACIDY, Brenda Casey (prize: lemon bars)
Road Trip: BEEP, Pat Feigin (prize: travel mug)
Something 3-Dimensional: CUBE, Jim Sherrill (prize: Upwords board game)
Vegetable or Herb: VEG, James Davis (prize: tomato & basil plants)
Related to Wine: BOOZING, Dominick Mancine (prize: decorative cork collector)
Most Letters in AMERICA: DOCTRINE (4), James Davis (prize: USA trivia cards)
High Win (new record for 2019)
Dominick Mancine (636) vs. Heidi Schnicker (197)
High Loss
Brenda Casey (412) vs. Dominick Mancine (462)
April 23, 2019
GAME OF THRONES = OF HATEMONGERS
Best "Game of Thrones" Word*
MILORDS, Jon Shreve
Best Earth Day Word**
WARMS, Diane Waldman
High Win
Keith Pries (538) vs. Corina Farwig (348)
High Loss
Jon Shreve (439) vs. James Davis (466)
*Jon also played WIGHT, the name given to the soldiers in the army of the dead in Game of Thrones. The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary defines a wight as "a living being," but it also means a spirit or wraith-like creature. As an adjective, wight means valiant or stalwart. It doesn't take -er or -est endings, however.
**Other worthy entries: AEOLIAN, GREEN, GREENIER
April 16, 2019
NOTRE DAME = EMENDATOR*
Most Letters in NOTRE DAME
BOTHERED (6), Heidi Schnicker
Best Easter Word
LENT, Jim Sherrill
Best Passover Word
LEAVENS, Diane Waldman
High Win
Keith Pries (554) vs. Pat Feigin (294)
High Loss
James Davis (404) vs. Corina Farwig (458)
*In addition to its anagram (EMENDATOR), NOTRE DAME has 423 sub-anagrams, including six eight-letter words: DEMEANOR, ENAMORED, ENTODERM (the innermost germ layer of an embryo), MENTORED, MODERATE, and NEMATODE.
April 09, 2019
POETRY MONTH = PHOTOMETRY + N
Best Pair of Rhyming Words (Played by One Player in One Game)
VEER/PIER, Heidi Schnicker
OBI/GOBY, James Davis
Most Poetic Word
HARKEN, Laura Scheimberg
High-Scoring Non-Bingo
LIQUOR (72), Diane Waldman
High Win
Jon Shreve (507) vs. Hans Farwig
High Loss
Pat Feigin (423) vs. Keith Pries (497)
March 12, 2019
LUCK OF THE IRISH = OSTRICHLIKE + UHF
High-Scoring Word with PAT
HEPTANES (99), Jim Sherrill
Most Creative "Green" Word
jUNIPERs (72), Jim Sherrill
Final Score Closest to 317
Hans Farwig (319) vs. Jim Sherrill (460)
High-Scoring Non-Bingos
JETON (63), Jim Sherrill
JEEZ (80), Jim Sherrill
High Win
Corina Farwig (534) vs. Pat Feigin (213)
High Loss
James Davis (432) vs. Jim Sherrill (437)
March 05, 2019
Race to the First...
First person to play:
A word with 5+ consonants: James Davis (INSERTED, 72)
A word using two high-point tiles (J, K, Q, X, Z): Laura Scheimberg (ZAX, 48)
A word with 5+ vowels: unclaimed
A double-double: unclaimed
500 points in a single game: unclaimed
High win
Jim Fischer (499) vs. Diane Waldman (283)
High loss (new 2019 record)
Keith Pries (442) vs. Jim Sherrill (469)
February 26, 2019
Last February Sesh
Highest-Scoring Z Play
DOZINeSS (86), Keith Pries
High Scoring Out Play
ROMAINE (67), Laura Scheimberg
High Scoring Non-Bingos
QUEST (81), James Davis
QUOTA (93), Pat Feigin
High Win
Laura Scheimberg (559) vs. Keith Pries (246)
High Loss
Jim Sherrill (410) vs. Keith Pries (447)
February 19, 2019
ACROS = ORCAS = OSCAR
Most Letters in OSCAR
rECANES (4, 76), James Davis
High-Scoring Word Using Only Letters in Hawaiian Alphabet*
KA (37), Diane Waldman
High Win
Keith Pries (593) vs. Heidi Schnicker (204)
High Loss
Keith Pries (413) vs. James Davis (438)
*The Hawaiian alphabet contains all the (non-y) vowels of the English alphabet (AEIOU), plus only 7 consonants (HKLMNPW). Some nines using only these letters: HUMANLIKE, WOMANLIKE, NEMOPHILA.
February 05, 2019
This Little Piggy Went, "We, We, We..."
High Play with SOTU
JOUSTED (87), James Davis
Best Word Likely to Be Heard in the State of the Union Address
GRAND (26), Laura Scheimberg
Best Word Related to Pigs
LUAU (8), Jim Sherrill
60+ Point Non-Bingos
APEX (63), James Davis
JIgSAW (60), Jim Sherrill
AYaH (64), Jim Sherrill
High Win
Diane Waldman (502) vs. Heidi Schnicker (181)
High Loss
Laura Scheimberg (427) vs. Jim Sherrill (442)
January 29, 2019
Snow White Elephant
White Elephant Categories
Insects: BEE, Laura Scheimberg (bronze fly ashtray from James)
Cars: CAB, Pat Feigin (windshield protector from Laura)
Sense of Smell: FUNK/MENTHOL, James Davis (incense burner from Diane)
Things that Suck: CHORE, Heidi Schnicker (Tootsie Roll Pops from Debbie)
Warmth: FEVER, James Davis (wool mittens from Pat)
High Win
Keith Pries (455) vs. James Davis (349)
High Loss
Diane Waldman (374) vs. James Davis (450)
January 08, 2019
Pre-Loveland Tourney Practice
Best Word Related to Japan
AHI, Laura Scheimberg
Best Word Related to Sickness/Disease
NAUSEATE, David Brown
Notable Bingos
ADORATION (70), Jim Sherrill
PATZERS (124), Laura Scheimberg
High Win (tie)
James Davis (515) vs. Diane Waldman (331)
David Brown (515) vs. Pat Feigin (322)
High Loss
Pat Feigin (387) vs. Jim Sherrill (467)