SUPER-S STATS 5-21-15 GAMES

Nancy Douglas and Bill Lapinski won the contents of the 12- to 13-letter-word pot playing Super Scrabble® games! This is the 4th time for this event to happen here. Nancy’s hooks were CERT+IN across Bill’s previous downward play MANATEES. Not a bingo score, but at Super-S, we not only consider bingos, we do think harder about how to make a short word longer. We tend to “tickle” the neurons in our brain. Nancy’s CERTAIN; Bill’s hooked his UN making it UNCERTAIN; next Nancy hooked her TIES making UNCERTAINTIES emerge with 13 letters to show. It was an ebullient moment shared and an inspiration to all word game players.

Congratulations to all winners!  Roy Kamen won 3 games, high cum =3073 (award is ready to pick up), and found a high scoring bingo CLUSTERS =140 points.  Gretchen Cowan also won 3 games (award is waiting for pick up). Pat Reed scored the high game =1147 with 14 bingos. Several players found the words assigned for each game’s category. Nancy completed the longest word of the day, and shared the reward with Bill for “UNCERTAINTIES.” We celebrated Tom Titus’ Happy Bday May 26 in advance.

Phony is indicated with an asterisk (*).

BOB AGNEW, Games=3, Win=1, HG=822, HCum=2245, Bingos=4, FLEETING=86

GRETCHEN COWAN, Games=3, Win=3, HG=916, HCum=2533, HBingo=ASUNDER=93

NANCY DOUGLAS, Games=3, Win=0, HG=844, HCum=2286, HBingo=MANTLES=78

RENEE KAHN, Games=3, Win=1, HG=877, HCum=2382, HBingo=PATTIES=76

ROY KAMEN, Games=3, Win=3, HG=1055, HCum=3073, HBingo=CLUSTERS=140

BILL LAPINSKI, Games=3, Win=2, HG=1025, HCum=2868, HBingo=ZITHERS=136

MALIHA MAHMOOD, Games=3, Win=2, HG=797, HCum=2195, HBingo=TONGUERS=77*

MARIAN MELENDEZ, Games=3, Win=0, HG=636, HCum=1710, HBingo=VARSITY=74

GARY MOSS, Games=3, Win=1, HG=1050, HCum=2596, HBingo=SQUEALS=95

PAT REED, Games=3, Win=2, HG=1147, HCum=2782, HBingo=CINEAST=93

NAJAT REIKES, Games=3, Win=1, HG=905, HCum=2714, HBingo=GUANINES=98

TOM TITUS, Games=3, Win=2, HG=901, HCum=2568, HBingo=SEDATES=84

THE NEXT SUPER-S GAMES: 6-4-15. Reminder will be emailed.

SUPER SCRABBLE EXCITEMENT!!!!! by Gretchen Kernkamp Cowan

Super-S Games May 21, 2015

The following players are expected to attend:  Bob Agnew, Gretchen Cowan, Nancy Douglas, Janet Goldstein, Bill Lapinski, Paul Kanter, Renee Kahn, Marian Melendez, Gary Moss, Najat Reikes, Pat Reed, Tom Titus, Fern Trausch, Pat Yarnell, and Maliha Mahmood.  We can sit 3 more players.  Games begin at 10:00 a.m. TEXT or call Maliha at 714-654-4308 to find out where.  NEW WORDS ARE NOW ACCEPTABLE.  Remember the new 2s and 3s.

The New 2s: DA, GI, PO, TE. The New 3s: AJI, CAF, CAL, CUZ, DAS, DEP, DOH, DUM, ECO, EEW, EMO, EST, FAH, FOO, GIF, GIS, GRR, HOM, HOO, LAH, LOR, LUD, LUN, MAM, MEH, MES, MMM, MOI, MUX, NAV, NUG, OCH, OIK, OMA, OOF, OPA, ORG, OWT, PAK, PHO, POS, REZ, ROO, RYU, SAN, SEV, SEZ, SHO, SIG, SOC, SOH, SUS, TEC, TES, TIX, TIZ, TUM, UMS, UNI, VIN, VOG, WUZ, XED, YAS, YER, YEZ

The instant award for finding 12- to 13-letter words is $55. Bill Lapinski, Pat Reed, and Najat Reikes were the previous winners of this category.  If they can do it, you can do it, too.  The pot for 14 to 15+ letters is now worth $325.  Play the assigned categories.  To qualify for an instant reward, the word must contain 5 letters or more.  Winning 3 games will have the $15 award; a high game score will have a penny per point (high game may reach more than 1200 points); high cum at 1/4 of a penny; there’s an award for most bingos played, and for a high-point bingo word.  So come and join the funnest game in town.

1^st game category:   WAHT DID YOU BUY OR GET RECENTLY?,  Umbrella, wetsuit, diamond, candy, brandy, shoes, truck, pants, fruits, leggings, bangles, tiara, glasses, etc.

2nd game: WHAT’S COOKING?  Cakes, cookies, fries, bread, goulash, biscuit, churro, etc.

3rd game:  GAMES AND SPORTS:  scrabble, baseball, domino, monopoly, skating, football, mahjong, etc.

ALL DAY category:  Any 7-letter-word which begins with O that you can play today. The example here are all from the NEW list; of course you can play the old ones too.  Examples of NEW 7-letter words: OATIEST, OCHREAS, ODONATA, OFFEREE, OMERTAS, ONLIEST, ONOMAST, ORACIES, ORATURE, OREBODY, OROGENS, OUGIYAS, OUTSTEP, OWLIEST, OXAZOLE, OXHERDS, OXHIDES…. from WORD JUDGE FOR CLUBS AND TOURNAMENTS, The Official WGPO Word List.  Free download from: wgpo-wj2.com.

LEARN a long word each day:  CLOVERLEAVES (12-letter-word) can get started with the following.  LOVE, LOVER, LEA, LEAVE, LEAVES, CLOVE, OVER, EAVE, EAVES, AVES.

UNPROBLEMATICALNESSES:  From the middle, you can build this up:  AT, MAT, PROBLEM, TIC, PROB, PROBLEMATIC, UNPROBLEMATIC, NESS, UNPROBLEMATICALNESSES = 21.

RESULTS SUPER-S CLUB 5-7-15

Congratulations to all winners!  Fern Trausch won 3 games and found a high scoring bingo word STANGED =114 points.  Gretchen Cowan won the high game = 1071. Najat got the high cum = 2827, and she tied with Fern and Tom Titus for the most bingos played =10 bonus words.  Several players found the assigned categories for each game. Bob Agnew (MOURN) and Renee Kahn (HONOURS) for the –OUR– word category of the day. All players had a good time.   *Phony **Unrecorded.

NAME	GAMES	WIN		HIGH GAME	HIGH CUM	BINGOS	HIGH BINGO WORD
Bob Agnew	2	1	898		1466	2	COUNTIES=88
Gretchen Cowan	3	2	1071		2787	8	TERAOHMS=98
Nancy Douglas	3	2	919		2465	5	PROBERS=100
Janet Goldstein	2	0	839		1621	5	SEARERS=86 *
Renee Kahn	3	1	837		2267	3	RANKEST=95
Paul Kanter	2	0	723		1362	0
Bill Lapinski	1	0	812		812	4	REDIRECT=80
Maliha Mahmood	2	1	813		1610	3	SENSING=79
Gary Moss	2	1	884		1497	5	SALUTER=83
Pat Reed	3	1	906		2537	8	SCRAMBLES=84
Najat Reikes	3	2	1012		2827	10	TOWNIES=89
Fern Trausch	3	3	973		2720	10	STANGED=114
Tom Titus	3	2	998		2811	10	JINGLED=98

THE NEXT SUPER-S GAMES:  5-21-15.  CONTACT Maliha for venue 714-654- Reminder will be sent a few days before we meet.

Super-S Games 5-7-15

ALOHA!  Maui was peaceful and perfect for a yoga retreat.  The labyrinth circle is great for meditation.  At the Super-S home, the epiphytes are blooming galore! The following players are expected to attend:  Bob Agnew, Gretchen Cowan, Nancy Douglas, Janet Goldstein, Bill Lapinski, Paul Kanter, Renee Kahn, Marian Melendez, Najat Reikes, Pat Reed, Tom Titus, Fern Trausch, and Maliha Mahmood.  We can sit 6 more players.  Games begin at 10:00 a.m.  NEW WORDS ARE ACCEPTABLE FROM NOW ON.  If you wish to experience a “word mental yoga”, call or text Maliha for venue direction 714-654-4308.

The instant reward for finding 12- to 13-letter words is now worth $50.  Three players have won before.  When this happens, the pot starts from $5 until someone grabs it again.  The pot for words with 14 to 15+ letters will have $320.  Play the assigned categories.  To qualify for an instant reward, the word must contain 5 letters.  Winning 3 games will have the $15 reward.

1^st game category:   BEACH words — anything having to do and things you see at the beach:  surfer, windsurfer, umbrella, swimming, wetsuit, shells, sandy, rocky, etc.

2nd game category:  ANATOMY words:  stomach, intestine, teeth, eyelid, eyebrow, hands, knees, earlobe, pancreas, shoulder, finger, tongue, mouth, throat, etc.

3rd game category:  PROFESSIONS:  forester, doctor, nurse, teacher, engineer, accountant, salesman, singer, drummer, farmer, driver, policeman, detective, judge, etc.

ALL DAY category:  Words containing –OUR– anywhere in a word.  The letters must be together.  Examples:  AMOUR, AMOURS, ARBOUR, ARBOURS, ADOUR, ADOURS, ARMOUR, ARMOURS, BEGLAMOUR, BEGLAMOURS, BEHAVIOUR, BEHAVIOURS, BELABOUR, BELABOURS, BESCOUR, BESCOURS, BOURSE, BOURSES, BOURSIN, BOURSINS, BOURTREE, CANDOUR, CLAMOUR, CLANGOUR, CLOUR, CONCOURSE, COURSE, COURT, COURTED, COURTEOUS, COURTEOUSLY, COURTEOUSNESS, COURTER, COURTESAN, COURTESIED, COURTESIES, COURTESY, COURTESYING, COURTEZAN, COURTHOUSE, COURTIER, COURTING, COURTLIER, COURTLIEST, COURTLINESS, COURTLY, COURTROOM, COURT, COURTSHIP, COURTSIDE, COURTYARD, HOURS….and more you can find in the book WORD JUDGE FOR CLUBS AND TOURNAMENTS. 

Send a request for your free PDF file by submitting your current email address and residence address to: maliha@wordjudgeusa.com.  For  PCs with Windows, the APP called WGPO-WJ2 is now ready to download from wgpo-wj2.com.  Click “Launch.” It’s working now in my PC laptop with Win 7.  I trusted David de Hilster who established the site and developed the APP for us to use during our games.  David is working on Mac version as well as for iPhones and similar devices.  The number of letter-parameter can handle up to 21-letter words.

See a photo where you might be in it.  Visit wordjudgeusa.com and check out the updated site.  There’s a rack featured in it.  Guess whose?  Download the app from wgpo-wj2.com click “launch” when it pops up.  Don’t worry there’s no virus. Test yourself as to how many words you can play that are acceptable, both old and new.  Try entering 7 words for multiple play; don’t forget to put a space in between.  Hit the “Clear” button before entering another word to be judged.  Judge to find out if your word is good or bad.  Try a very long word such as STRAIGHTFORWARDNESSES.