Finally made it 500.

So far I have familiarised myself with the 'vowel set' for both 7 and 8s, which has improved my play considerably. 

Last year September, I set myself a target of covering the first 500 most probable bingoes in scrabble. Using a combination of Zyzzyva and Aerolith.org, I have finally achieved my scrabble target. This was not a smooth ride as I have not been as committed as I should be. However, comparing my progress now with where I was a year ago, has made me realise how im...
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Having the five vowels on your rack is no the ideal situation to be in. The first time, from my recollection this happened to me, I concluded that there was a conspiracy against me and it was never-ending. Being a novice, I play scrabble from words I learn through the course of playing or in my natural interaction through reading. 

For very important reasons, this is a bad idea if you intend to develop and challenge the far more clued up scrabble players on the competitive scene. I cannot over...
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Is it possible to study word lists and then remember them during a game just like that? Some players do have the unusual ability of a super memory. Once words go into the system, it remains there and comes out at the perfect time for maximum scores. But how many of us have this inhuman skill or blessing? Very few, I must admit, and certainly not me. So how does one overcome this resource deficit in the heat of battle against a computer-brained scrabble scoring anagramming genius without using...

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I just lost a game in the FSL because I simply didn't realise that CIDER took an A to make ACIDER. This shows how important is the value of hooks in the game. On my rack I had ACEIRTT, immediately spotted CATTIER (standard -IER), a few seconds later remembered from word study that CATTIER had two other anagrams - CITRATE and the more unusual ATRETIC. 

Had I played ATRETIC, - live it would seem as if I had studied a word list and some how learned this unusual word or online, depends on the play...
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