Results
(standings, averages, highs, all bingos & non-bingos)
Z Sunday Scrabble Rapport
January 18, 2026
Despite bone-chilling temperatures, sixteen intrepid souls made their way to Stephen-Lee for Scrabble on Sunday. Again, we’re all much obliged to Suzanne for emailing reminders on Fridays, to Leslie for messaging us about club dues, and to Jacob for managing equipment and masterfully directing while Trish and George are away.
Sunday was “Bingo-Bango” Day for a few of us, including Patrick, who scored a pair of successive bingos by playing PRODUCE and CREATINE in one of his three games. He also found SALLIES for a third bingo against tough opposition.
Similarly confronting stiff competition, Leslie nonetheless came up with four unusual bingos: OUTRANG, STRANGE, KNEADING, and ETOILES, along with CZAR for a high-scoring non-bingo.
Also on the hunt for bingos: Ari discovered five (TAILORS, SOLDIERS, DRAWINGS, FISHIER, and the seldom seen TRITONES) in their five games, two of which were heartbreakingly close loses.
Bingos aren’t the only way to garner big points, and Jay L. can attest to this. She played XED twice against two opponents, incredibly netting the same score each time: 52 points! Additionally, she played three bingos (TRIMMED, NOVATED, NATIONS) and had a 429-point win in her first game.
Diana braved four games against challenging opponents, managing to win one by more than fifty points and finding a nice bingo (STAIDER) in the process.
It’s terrific to see Mike B. again in club! He stopped by for three games, winning one and finding a bingo (RECLINER) for sixty-three points.
Mark had the uncommon experience of beating a higher-ranked opponent (in WGPO, that is). Since he almost never plays anyone with a better rating, this is indeed rare. He also had High Loss of the day with 397 points (against yours truly), along with two 400+ games, excavating five bingos along the way.
After his long hiatus, it’s splendid to welcome Glenn back to Club! He played four games, scoring over 400 in two of them and coming up with an impressive total of seven bingos, including TENDERS, RETAINER, MEDALING, BALCONY and the rarely encountered MUNGOES (the E is optional).
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Kurt experienced this truism firsthand by earning 36 points with QUIZZED after being challenged off when he attempted playing it with just one Z. He’s also a member of the Bingo-Bango-Bongo Society, finding three bingos—one right after the other—and scoring a staggering total of 563 points in his first game.
After getting clobbered in her first game, Lorraine eked a winning record (3-2) for the day with three 400+ games, finding six bingos in the process. She, too, took advantage of Bingo-Bango Day, by playing STORAGE and BRANDERS consecutively in one game.
All the way from Florida, Curtis Lee stopped by to win three of his five games, garnering High Win of the day with 590 points in his last game. Playing SQUELCH for 138 points further netted him the day’s High Bingo. His six bingos included a few rare finds, including VITRIOLS, MINUTIAE, and ELECTORS.
Also, in the winning-record department, Irv, who dispatched two of his three opponents with the help of three bingos: BLOATED, MOONING, and STATION.
Ruchi, too, had a winning day in Club with a 4-2 record. In her first game she scored over 500 points (against me—ouch!). She then eked out a narrow win against Club’s highest-rated player. From there, she went on to find six bingos, including the unusual OUTROWS and GYRATED, along with three high-scoring non-bingos (TAX, FEDEX, and JOES).
Of his four games, Louis won three, coming up with eight bingos along the way. A few of these were uncommon finds, such as GRATINEE, ESCARPED, and SONNIES. He also muscled his way into the exclusive 500+ Club. Twice. He earned 539 and 501 in his second and fourth games, respectively.
Suzanne was nearly undefeated in her five games, losing her last game by just thirty-one points in a high-scoring match. Her three bingos no doubt helped, as did her two high-scoring non-bingos, one of which (QI for 68 points) was the High-Scoring Non-Bingo of the day.
Hats off to Jacob, the Undefeated. He scored 400+ points in four of his five games, and earned this week’s bingo crown by playing a remarkable total of nine bingos, including more than a few unusual words: SOWABLE, WAUGHTS, and MITERED. He also earned nearly 100 points with two high-scoring non-bingos: DOZEN (51) and DEIFY (42). Well done indeed, sir!
Until next week,
Lorraine
Club cancelled February 1 due to Winter storm. Lorraine Lopez will return with a new edition of the ZSSR next week.