(March 16, 2025) Only eleven of us this time, slinging Scrabble tiles in Asheville on a Sunday afternoon. Andrea is back with us, and thinks she will be back next Sunday before getting busy with grandchildren for a few weeks.
Mike B. sauntered in to enjoy a couple of close games today. Kurt had a big 428 win, finding AMASSER and PRIORIES, which I might have challenged.
I was 2-2 today, opening with a 429, and of my five bingos, I didn’t really think my GREETER (88) would be the high word of the day. But it was!
Christine was 2-2, just teasing 400 with her 385 game, and finding BRAISES and ORALIST.
George F. (2-2) opened with a 407 final score, finding bingos like INTONATE and SHEARING. So yeah, we know the word “affluent” meaning wealthy, but it’s also a noun (a stream that flows into another) so it takes the S for AFFLUENTS. Nice play, George!
Suzanne was 2-2, and played FIERIER (71) which always looks a little funny to me. WINS was a non-bingo, scoring well for 57, but SQUAT got her 68 points, the high non-bingo play of the session.
Mark (2-3) had a slower Sunday than usual, but ended up with a 527 final game for the high game of the day. AINSELL and ANEURIN helped.
Leslie only lost once today, winning her first three in a row. Her first game was a huge 468! Five bingos included RESTORES, REVISIT, SEDATES, RERAISE and COACHED.
Trish was on fire today, with 7 bingos and a 4-1 record. Opening with a 457 had to feel good. QUAYS (54) was a great non-bingo.
Ruchi would have been 5-0, were it not for her high loss of 387, and only a 3 point loss at that. She is the Bingo Queen and among her ten were words like MORAINE, ALEVINS, ACONITES, and the relatively new ONLIEST.
Louis and Lorraine each had some wins in a one-day tourney in the Research Triangle area, and I’m sure they will have some stories for us to hear at club next Sunday.
Remember, you have a separate place on your tally sheet for those high-scoring non-bingos, so you don’t have to mix them in with all those big bingos of yours!
A reminder that on the bingos page of our website you will find this week’s PowerPoints, teaching you all the bingos you can make with SOPITE plus a blank, and those with COINTER plus a blank. Download those and watch them full screen on your laptop or your desktop!
Ok, see some of you next week!
Results
(standings, averages, highs, all bingos & non-bingos)
Z Sunday Scrabble Rapport
