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(standings, averages, highs, all bingos & non-bingos)
Z Sunday Scrabble Rapport
(December 7, 2025) 15 Tile-slingers attended this afternoon, and much fun was had! We sorely missed Bill, who is undergoing a procedure on Monday, and we all wish him a smooth and very speedy recovery.
Thank you, Martha for the DELECTABLE (takes an S) pecan cups! Martha did get down, FINITES, on a tough afternoon, which included two close losses to higher rated players.
Likewise, Jay L. had a challenging day, dropping two of her games by only 4 and 8 points; again, to two much higher rated players. So close! Yet, she still managed to get down 5 bingos, including BESTOWS, TENDRIL, and RADIALS.
We were glad to see Andrea again, who joined us for a game, while visiting from Bolivia.
Her mom, Trish, had several close games, including a 365 win, which may have been when she played OUTSIDE for 80 points. She would have been 2-2 but for a 14 point loss in her second game.
Similarly, Kurt just missed going 2-2, losing a 323-326 nailbiter in his last game of the day. And count on Kurt to get down some little-known or seldom-used bingos, like, COARSEN, along with his other 2, ERASION and STRIDER.
Lorraine (1-3) opened with a huge 451 win before losing to the two highest rated players in Club today. Of her four Bingos, in the difficult Upper Division, FIRESIDE, TAVERNS, and HEARTENS, seem to portend much holiday cheer. See you Wednesday, Ruchi!
Louis, after falling victim to the Upper Division mafia (giving up 400+ points in each of these three games), did manage to close with a couple of wins (2-3). These included eking out a 4-point win to an up-and-coming player, as well as having the day's High Win (516), in a 3-bingo game, closing out with BEELINED (only his second SUAVEST bingo of the day)!
Ari also finished 2-3, playing solid games against 2 highly rated players, winning one with a score of 409, and losing one by another close margin. In addition to the High Non-Bingo of the day (rez for 69), Ari had 7 bingos (wow!), including the unusual, AIGRETS, TAWNIEST, and DIVISOR, which some of us may remember from math class. Good thing Ari didn't try diviser*!
Santa’s elves handed Jacob holiday cookies to share with us, and we’re grateful to him for delivering these festive treats. We’re also impressed by Jacob’s 3-2 record, wherein he scored over 400 in two games and netted ten bingos. Yes, once again, Jacob is the Bingo King, with a range of unique finds, including VARIOLES, CULLIES, and SALAMIS.
In his three games, Irv managed two wins, with two 400+ point games and four bingos: STRINGER, SPLICERS, MATTING, and PEERING, which was the HIGH BINGO of the day, earning 102 points. Way to go, Irv!
Suzanne sat right down and won her first game, finishing with a 2-1 record with games in which she found two bingos—CODEINES and COINCIDES. She also pulled off a Bingo-Bango on her first two plays.
Jay J. would have been undefeated (3-1) if not for his last game with our highest ranking player in club. He found PLASTER for 82 points, and scored 63 points for EXECS.
Leslie, too, nearly won all her games, with a 4-1 record. She found two high-scoring non-bingos: JAGS (65) and JESTER (58), along with three bingos: GRAFTERS, SISTERS, and SUNRISE. Leslie’s not only a solid Scrabble player, she’s also a chanteuse who will be performing on Tuesday night at the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church at 123 Kenilworth Road at 7:00 PM (admission free).
Undefeated? George M. had a 4-0 day, with two scores over 400. Along the way, he found 3 bingos including ROASTED and TOTTERS. Well done, sir!
Also undefeated? Why, Mark, with his 5-0 record, in which he had 4 games scoring over 400. He found seven uncommon and interesting bingos, including OEUVRES (anagram: OVERUSE, but why play that when you can deliver OEUVRES), POLARISE, APTEROUS, and NITERIE.
Finally, a reminder to all, about Ruchi’s Annual Holiday Scrabble Party, this Wednesday, Dec. 10th., from 10-5. You don't want to miss it! Please RSVP or contact Ruchi with any questions, at rucgup@gmail.com.