Put Down Roots –  common word [roots] (see prefixes / suffixes below)

a root word is the most basic form of a word that is able to convey a particular description, thought, or meaning – prefixsuffix.com  

[A]          [AB]          [ACT]          [AD]          [AER]          [ANTI]          [APO]

[AQUA]          [ARCH]          [AUD]          [AUTO]          [BI]          [BIO]

[CEDE]          [CEPT]          [CISE]          [CIT]          [CLAIM]          [CO]

[CYCL]          [DENT]          [DIC]          [DIS]          [DUC]          [FIX]

[FLEX]          [FLU]          [FORC]          [FORM]          [GAM]          [GRAD]

[GRAPH]          [HEX]          [HYDR]          [IN]          [INTER]          [JECT]

[JOIN]          [JUR]          [LAV]          [LOC]          [LOG]          [LUC]

[LUD]          [MAL]          [MAN]          [MEGA]          [MER]          [MIS]

[MISS]          [MOB]          [MONO]          [NEG]          [NEO]          [NEUR]

[NOM]          [NON]          [OB]          [OCT]          [OVER]          [PAN]

[PARA]          [PED]          [PEL]          [PEND]          [PER]

All's Well That Ends Well – common suffixes (see word roots above)

suffixes are appended after a base word or word stem to add information – prefixsuffix.com

-ABLE          -AL          -ANCE          -ANT          -ATE          -DOM

-EE          -EN          -ENCE          -FUL          -IBLE          -IC

-IFY          -IOUS          -ISE          -ISH          -ISM         -IST  

-ITY          -IVE          -IZE          -LESS          -LIKE         -MENT  

-NESS          -OID          -OUS         -SHIP         -SION

-SOME          -TION          -TY          -Y

Foreign Intelligence – acceptable foreign words

unusual letter / sound patterns =  tricky alphagrams to anagram

French 7s                                        French 8s

Latin 7s                              Latin 8s

Greek                     Italian                    Spanish                   Yiddish

Other 7s          A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Other 8s          A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

CAUTION! – avoid pitfalls of invalid parts of speech + "Do You Speak -ING-less?"  

A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Compound Interest – common compound words (not prefixes / suffixes)

AIR-          BACK-          BLUE-          DAY-          DOWN-  

EYE-          FIRE-         FISH-          FOOT-          HAND-  

HEAD-          RED-          SEA-          SUN-          WORK-

–   –   –   –  –   –   –

-BACK          -BALL          -BOAT          -DOWN         -FISH

-HEAD         -LINE          -MAN         -OUT          -ROOM          -TIME

-WARE         -WAY           -WEED           -WOOD          -WORK  

Work in Progress

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Get Off to a Flying Start – common prefixes (see word roots above)

prefixes are appended before a base word or word stem to add information – prefixsuffix.com

DE-          DI-       EM-          EN-          EX-

ISO-          MID-         OUT-

POST-          PRE-          PRO-          SEMI-          SUB-

SYN-          TELE-          TRI-          UNDER-          UNI-          UP-

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compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club

Updated to NASPA Word List 2018

High-Probability Bingoes

Mnemonic Stems & Phrases

(credit J. Chew, M. Baron, B. Gillis, N. Ballard, K. Matsumoto, et. al.)

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Double Letter Score – tricky pairs (AA, HH, II, KK, UU, VV, WW, YY)

Double Letter 7s                              Double Letters 8s

Lay Your Life on the (Scrabble) Line – from the other Kingdoms of Life:

Bacteria                         Fungi                         Protists

Down to a Science – lay 'em down on your board about natural science:

Physics 7s                                   Physics 8s

Earth Science 7s                              Earth Science 8s

Chemistry 7s                         Chemistry 8s

Life Science 7s         Life Science 8s

Body Language – wide body of info on the body, conditions, diseases

Body 7s                                      Body 8s

thrOw In thE vOwEl – don't throw in the towel with vOwEl-hEAvy racks

vOwEl 7s                                       vOwEl 8s

SSSSSSSticky Bingos – can't drop last letters (-S, -D, -R, -E, -N, -X)

Sticky 7s                                   Sticky 8s

To BE- or not to BE- – Meseems, archaic words couldst bethump!

Archaic 7s                                   Archaic 8s

Frankenword – frightening creations concocted from parts of words

Frankenword 7s                              Frankenword 8s

Super -S – unusual back -S hooks (INGS nouns & others)

Super -S 7s                                   Super -S 8s

Capital Offense – though usually capitalized, other meanings = okay

Capital 7s                                   Capital 8s

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G B-ingoes –  alternate spellings = challenge-safe plays

A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

A Person Who – people or things that work – ending -ER, -OR, -R, -EUR, -OUR

Person 7s          A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Person 8s          A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Fun, Funner, Funnest – comparative -ER superlative -EST adjectives

Comparative 7s                                  Comparative 8s

Superlative 7s                                  Superlative 8s

Freedom of Speech – enjoy freedom to play surprising parts of speech

A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Living with Irregularity...   ...thrive in the way irregular plurals formed

A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

No Holds Barred – wrestle alphagrams on objects that hold something

Hold 7s                                        Hold 8s

The Whys? & Wherefores? – play adverbs expertly and evermore

Adverbs 7s                                   Adverbs 8s

Believe it or Not –  get into spirit of the game with belief, religion, philosophy

Belief 7s                                 Belief 8s

XCSSV CNSNNTS? – RaCK WiTH eXCeSSiVe CoNSoNaNTS? HMMM...

CoNSoNaNTS 7s                              CoNSoNaNTS 8s

Plant a Seed...   ...in your mind about the Plant Kingdom:

Conifers 7s                                        Conifers 8s

Flowers 7s                                Flowers 8s

Mosses / Worts           Ferns

Creature Comforts – get a comfortable lead from the Animal Kingdom:

Birds 7s                                                                 Birds 8s

Fish 7s                                                  Fish 8s

Mammals 7s                                   Mammals 8s

Invertebrates 7s                    Invertebrates 8s

Amphibians     Reptiles

UN-aware – be aware, learn UN- bingos – UNLEARN = UNWISDOM

UN- 7s                                        UN- 8s

I've Got a Good Feeling – good plays from good feelings & behavior

Good 7s                                        Good 8s

I've Got a Bad Feeling – more good plays from bad feelings & behavior

Bad 7s                                        Bad 8s

Right on the Money – cash in using currency, finance, business

Money 7s                                        Money 8s

Food for Thought – "Aah!, think of playing worldwide Food & Drink

Food 7s               Food 8s                    Drink 7s               Drink 8s

Mountain of Knowledge – scrabble around the geographic world

Geography 7s                              Geography 8s

Fitting Words – fit these in your game: clothes, wearables, accessories

Clothing 7s                                        Clothing 8s

Fighting Words – battle opponents with war, weapons, armor

Fighting 7s                                        Fighting 8s

What's Up, Doc? – documenting direction & position in space

Direction 7s                                   Direction 8s

It's About Time! – Isn't it time you took time to learn about time?

Time 7s                                        Time 8s

Learn the Lingo for Your Bingo – learn about education & knowledge

Learning 7s                                   Learning 8s

Measure Your Words – find value in measurement, math, quantity

Measure 7s     A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Measure 8s     A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

With Flying Colors – fly to victory with color, light, tone

Color 7s                                        Color 8s

A Moveable Feast – feast on movement, idleness, stoppage

Movement 7s                              Movement 8s

Like a Ton of Bricks – build your game with buildings & structures

Buildings 7s                              Buildings 8s

Bingos

A Good Sport – play with sports, games, recreation

Sports 7s                                   Sports 8s

Click this 6-letter stem for 7-letter bingos

People Power – real, mythic, artificial people bring power to your game

People 7s          A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

People 8s          A to E          F to J          K to O          P to T          U to Z

Click this 7-letter stem for 8-letter bingos

A Sound Education – educate yourself on sound, music, noise, quiet

Sound 7s                                  Sound 8s

A Play on Words –  word plays on language, grammar, writing

Words 7s                                   Words 8s

TINIER

Right Tool for the Job – get the job done with tools & machines

Tools 7s                                   Tools 8s

RESTING

Word Judge – decisive plays with law, government, civics, politics

Law 7s                                   Law 8s

Get on Board –  transportation & travel to run on your board

Transport 7s                                   Transport 8s

P-REST-O Bingo! – back / front hooks magically increase scores

BACK Hooks

A          B          C          D          E          F          G          H

I          J          K          L          M          N          O          P          Q

R          S          T          U          V          W          X          Y          Z

FRONT Hooks

A          B          C          D          E          F          G          H

I          J          K          L          M          N          O          P          Q

R          S          T          U          V          W          X          Y          Z

No Offense, but...   ...offensive words allowed in Scrabble. Just sayin'...!

Offensive 7s                              Offensive 8s+

Any Way, Shape, or Form – any shape fits on your board

Shape 7s                                   Shape 8s

Silence is Golden – consonants usually pronounced, but, these have silent consonants

Silent 7s                                  Silent 8s

Soft in the Head – soft C & G sounds tricky to anagram if thinking of hard C & G

Soft C 7s                                   Soft C 8s

Soft G 7s                    Soft G 8s

For something a little different, check out our

Bingo Lingo Quiz

Test your word knowledge of

patterns of the most bingo-friendly letters

(mnemonic: C-A-T-N-I-P  H-O-L-D-E-R-S)

Is Something Missing?...   ...no, just unusual letter patterns to learn

Something Missing? 7s                    Something Missing? 8s

Mix & Match – mix alphagram letters to get memorable definition pairs+

Memorable 7s                             Memorable 8s

Look Both Ways – part of the bingo is switchable to front or back

Switchable 7s                         Switchable 8s

Why Yes – bingos that end in the eminently curious combo -YS

-YS 7s                                             -YS 8s

X Marks the (Front / Back) Spot – spot bingos that start or end with X

X (Front / Back) 7s                                 X (Front / Back) 8s

What's the Matter? –  bingos with solid, liquid, gas in their definitions

What's the Matter? 7s                      What's the Matter? 8s

Dirty Words & Not So Dirty Words – all about being dirty & clean

Dirty 7s                                          Dirty 8s

Clean 7s                   Clean 8s

Play Something for Laughs – play "laughs" (humor, fun, joy) for something big

Humor 7s                                          Humor 8s

Have One Too Many? – Can't bingo with duplicate+ letters? Wrong!, Many ways!

Many 7s                                          Many 8s

A Part to Play – uncommon parts of speech (see pic at left)

Parts 7s                                          Parts 8s

Think in Synch – less common compound words

see common compound words in Compound Interest above

ANY-     ARM-     BED-     BIRD-     BLOW-     BOOK-     BULL-     CAT-

CUT-     FLY-     FREE-     TAIL-

–   –   –   –  –   –   –

-BIRD     -BOOK     -BOX     -BOY     -CUT     -EYE    -FACE      -FLY

-LOCK     -MATE     -OFF     -SKIN     -TAIL     -WORM