Professional Scrabble Players Replay Their Greatest Moves | The New Yorker

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  • @reptarhouse
    @reptarhouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1188

    “Capeskin’s not a word you see everyday....” Capeskin is a word I have seen none of the days.

    • @dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424
      @dcc-randomstorieswithmel7424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂💀

    • @davidscottwu9822
      @davidscottwu9822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      so truw

    • @venerable_nelson
      @venerable_nelson 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Until today!

    • @sweetvioletstar
      @sweetvioletstar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very true, I actually looked up in the dictionary both stopbanks and capeskin- you learn something new everyday!😂

    • @JackHoward96
      @JackHoward96 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @reptarhouse Nice Goya pic there

  • @Goreblender
    @Goreblender 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14372

    so I drew my letters and of course I immediately see xocshaltonquirj

  • @JaeAyeChuh
    @JaeAyeChuh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9984

    Who else expected the second guy's "worst" story to be "I played 'op'"

    • @joske7804
      @joske7804 6 ปีที่แล้ว +329

      JaeAyeChuh
      lmao cracked me up

    • @petergriffin8767
      @petergriffin8767 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      same

    • @Theron101
      @Theron101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      JaeAyeChuh i was hoping

    • @Jay-ku3ur
      @Jay-ku3ur 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Jae- You made me laugh so hard..!!

    • @GameWorks12
      @GameWorks12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      JaeAyeChuh Wow, that made me LOL and that never happens

  • @lukacalov1988
    @lukacalov1988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1900

    Sum up of this video
    Everyone has lost to David Gibson

  • @pgilroy623
    @pgilroy623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6818

    ...but then I see the N! And immediately I think of capeskin.
    Ya me too joe

    • @shihabmouiz1996
      @shihabmouiz1996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Peter Gilroy
      MushroomPlacentaNiggaBallsack

    • @naomigary7930
      @naomigary7930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      these peoples brains are insane

    • @thatoneguy9582
      @thatoneguy9582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      my man’s IQ is a complex number

    • @sambouajram9809
      @sambouajram9809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thatoneguy9582 this joke works on so many axes 😂. He certainly has strong imaginary component to his intellect!

    • @Rickdegraaf
      @Rickdegraaf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who's joe

  • @LimeGreenTeknii
    @LimeGreenTeknii 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10133

    Losing because you didn't turn "pathetic" into "apathetic." How poetic.

  • @killekillekille1
    @killekillekille1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4240

    W⁴T¹F⁴ am i doing here

    • @bubbadean0920
      @bubbadean0920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @NaZu! the W and F were on cripple points so25 points

    • @clairecaines4051
      @clairecaines4051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That’s the best thing I’ve seen in ages. That made my day... and I’m going to totally use that. Thanks!

    • @ddoeydorkk3888
      @ddoeydorkk3888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TH-cam makes you watch videos you wouldn't think watching

    • @boobella899
      @boobella899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      W₄T₁F₄ am I doing here?
      I have O₁C₃D₂

    • @AlvincoAetherlico
      @AlvincoAetherlico 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      L₁ M₃ F₄ A₁ O₁ □ O₁ O₁

  • @horrortackleharry
    @horrortackleharry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9004

    I think 'training' for scrabble just consists of reading online lists of improbable but legal words for hours on end. You don't need to know what they mean, just that they exist.

    • @renardmigrant
      @renardmigrant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +423

      Yes, though you start with the most 'probable' words (mathematically probable). As in, the most likely to be of use.

    • @joeyjojojrshabadoo7462
      @joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 6 ปีที่แล้ว +930

      A man won the French Scrabble championship without speaking a word of French by doing just that.

    • @GamerSpite
      @GamerSpite 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      ding ding ding, you guessed it.

    • @JasonVaysberg
      @JasonVaysberg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Well, you start with the most probable words, and there are much more interesting ways to study than simply memorizing lists.

    • @SingingSpock
      @SingingSpock 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      At high levels, it's also a lot about positioning and blocking out your opponent

  • @carolinagambacorta4146
    @carolinagambacorta4146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5680

    how do they remember their letters by heart

    • @dylankrejci9965
      @dylankrejci9965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +650

      I'm pretty sure in professional games it's all logged. and pros keep track of when tiles are used so they know what's left

    • @HannahKristaAPula
      @HannahKristaAPula 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Maybe their passionate about it or something like that or like their so stuck to it or idk tho... But for me I also do that with chess not that I'm a professional or like that or something, I just like remembering my games and just talk about it with my dad as we play chess or as he teaches me techniques WAHAHAHA 🤣

    • @SingularityDan
      @SingularityDan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      It was a tournament, so I guess it's probably written down or recorded somewhere.

    • @qwoc
      @qwoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s waffle

    • @TheMightyOdin
      @TheMightyOdin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      If you think about it, you just remember the word you played which is easier than remembering the letters of the word.

  • @alivingtree
    @alivingtree 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6228

    oooooh so this is what english majors do

    • @subzerocosmic
      @subzerocosmic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      alivingtree15 your profile matches perfectly with what you’re about to say

    • @Andyatl2002
      @Andyatl2002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My Body is not ready, please come back...

    • @tyronejohnson2425
      @tyronejohnson2425 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Reggie

    • @dreajp
      @dreajp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      LOL not really... But, this is fun for us. This game is meant for those who are knowledgeable of incredibly rare words and not just words we already know. English majors can do this, but you're looking for linguists, who deal with language and words specifically.

    • @urimiya
      @urimiya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Did you hear that right? They said there's math in it. English Majors like us don't necessarily do a lot of math or logic/strategy. Heck, we're not essentially the best at vocabulary either. Try a Math Major.

  • @chrissesock4245
    @chrissesock4245 7 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    I love discovering entire, thriving communities like this that I never knew existed.
    It's really interesting how many self-contained, large groups of people there are out that that I just never think about.

    • @kaydaw24
      @kaydaw24 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do Srcabble guys have groupies?? Do i have a chance of getting laid??

    • @luked8449
      @luked8449 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      kaydaw24 2 questions scientists still can't answer

    • @SafiiBox
      @SafiiBox 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wish I could interview people with this kind of passion for stuff, be it scrabble, monopoly, flower arrangement, etc. for my channel.

    • @AndrewTyberg
      @AndrewTyberg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An example of such a group is cubers, competitive Rubik's cube speedsolvers. I belong to that community and I can solve a 3x3 cube in under 20 seconds on​ average, which is considered ok among speedcubers.

    • @henryraubenheimer5234
      @henryraubenheimer5234 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also really find it interesting

  • @makinb29
    @makinb29 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1450

    i stopped going to professional scrabble matches because crowd trouble was getting too much. I once heard a guys shout out you 16pt ignoramus. it was brutal man, brutal

    • @KateCarew
      @KateCarew 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ha!! I just commented something along the lines of we won’t have any mass shootings at our nerdly tournaments!!

    • @legohead23432
      @legohead23432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I honestly can’t tell if you’re serious

  • @griffinwade-salay4098
    @griffinwade-salay4098 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4185

    Oh yeah when I see a certain combination of letters, I automatically think *capeskin*

  • @fickleme2257
    @fickleme2257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    I once played quinoas for 103 points.

    • @sigridk1654
      @sigridk1654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      That's great, i once played qindars for 109 points at Asian English Olympics. T'was epic

    • @TheMightyOdin
      @TheMightyOdin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I played emphatic for 176 (double triple plus bingo)

    • @khadraibrahim3437
      @khadraibrahim3437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I played is for 99027283936319 points

    • @Adem_LD
      @Adem_LD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I played QUICKEN for 116

    • @rbanerjee605
      @rbanerjee605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sara comerford or triple letter and word.

  • @alexvaness9884
    @alexvaness9884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1036

    “I saw n and I immediately thought capeskin.” Wtf. I see n and I think Naruto lol.

    • @angelh8383
      @angelh8383 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      i see n and I think something else which im not allowed to say here

    • @bradenboyko
      @bradenboyko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AngelHunter GT LOL

    • @madmaddog2114
      @madmaddog2114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      AngelHunter GT what ninja

    • @potatoperson9912
      @potatoperson9912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@madmaddog2114 Just like Naruto!! It makes a complete circle.

    • @JoseRamos-hp2vg
      @JoseRamos-hp2vg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hmm...

  • @Matazuma
    @Matazuma 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4349

    these guys are making this game so much more interesting

    • @JasonVaysberg
      @JasonVaysberg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      It *is* that interesting. I wish more people knew how amazing competitive Scrabble is as a game and a community.

    • @GEM4sta
      @GEM4sta 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I have to say-
      This is just as uninteresting as I imagined when I read the title. The players look like the most stereotypical scrabble people I could ever imagine. Also, it's one of those games where the community is so small that the best player isn't even really impressively good at the game.
      Sorry, but your game really doesn't have an amazing competitive scene, all in your head.

    • @cupofqwarffee4802
      @cupofqwarffee4802 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Its competitive enough but with the prize money being what it is I'm amazed anybody can be 'professional'. Its still a hobby style game which a lot of amateurs put quite a bit of time into getting better.
      Quality trolling though.

    • @thefirsttime7759
      @thefirsttime7759 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      JasonV12 boring

    • @NeloAmaru
      @NeloAmaru 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Esports ready

  • @legoworkshop2908
    @legoworkshop2908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4656

    So I got the letters U N A J W V E, I saw it...a golden opportunity for a game turning play...so I made my move
    Nuajev.
    My friend told me it wasn't a word so I threw a chair at him, knocking him out then I stepped on his stupid unconscious body and declared myself victorious.

    • @gamekillmark9457
      @gamekillmark9457 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Notkoi that is my fave play

    • @SandoTrini
      @SandoTrini 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lmao True story???

    • @mtaliaa
      @mtaliaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      SandoTrini yes duh

    • @clairebruhmachine5687
      @clairebruhmachine5687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      i googled nuajev... and its a ship between mordecai form regular show and twilight sparkle

    • @SoySauceSmurf
      @SoySauceSmurf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

  • @ErikCPianoman
    @ErikCPianoman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +532

    This was a fascinating look into a world I had never considered even existing.

    • @janek1822
      @janek1822 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr 😵

    • @bruceturnbull4219
      @bruceturnbull4219 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hey i'm subscribed to you, fancy seeing you here

  • @Lvlaple4Ever
    @Lvlaple4Ever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1526

    Talks about Scrabble isn’t about luck - proceeds to talk about how the first guy won by luck.

    • @chaostia66t25
      @chaostia66t25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      lvlaple4Ever Its called probability

    • @icekane7435
      @icekane7435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Well the first guy was definitely lucky, but there's still a difference. Using probability to drive your decisions is strategy

    • @jparry5305
      @jparry5305 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Most games are probability driven in some capacity. The skill comes in with responding to and manipulating probability.

    • @AURush95
      @AURush95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Put yourself in position to be lucky. If he didnt see the word beforehand, it wouldn't have mattered if the guy played OP. Scrabble is maybe 90% skill, 10%, luck

    • @fos1451
      @fos1451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Avarosa most things in life will include luck, when you do an exam there will be some sort of luck, or when you play soccer, etc. but still mostly about skill

  • @JohnSmith-rr7fn
    @JohnSmith-rr7fn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    I should be asleep but instead I’m watching professional scrabble players recalling their best move. What am I doing with my life

    • @terrywise6389
      @terrywise6389 ปีที่แล้ว

      U r pathetic. I mean I m apathetic

  • @pruwyben
    @pruwyben 7 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    My best play of all time was "Quincunx" on a triple word score, which was insanely lucky because 1) I'd happened to look the word up a week earlier, and 2) I actually got the letters to play it.

    • @Worldsawesomestguy
      @Worldsawesomestguy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      pruwyben wow

    • @alm7707
      @alm7707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How many points? You don't need high point letters to make a good score. I put diffused, a 16 point word, in the upper left corner for 194 points.

    • @dennisgallagher
      @dennisgallagher ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention the hook sitting in the right spot.

  • @heronmyer3780
    @heronmyer3780 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1379

    I was once arrested when I was 15 for TPing a house with my friends and when my dad came to pick me up I tried to say sorry but he said "don't say a word son we are going straight home and you are grounded" so I said "zincate" which was fine by him because he thought it was not a word but little does he know, it is a word.

    • @9HighFlyer9
      @9HighFlyer9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Who gets arrested for TPing a house. That takes a couple mins. Police response is a couple mins at best.

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      ^ LOL applying rational thought to a 15 year old's actions. You should go outside more.

    • @KusaneHexaku
      @KusaneHexaku 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      And you missed the fact that the top-level comments is a Scrabble joke.

    • @yungpedro17
      @yungpedro17 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmao

    • @mikechartofilis
      @mikechartofilis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i didn't understand the joke :(

  • @Peter32tjrksor
    @Peter32tjrksor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2375

    never even knew this was a thing.

    • @lildante6280
      @lildante6280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      +BlueDiamond did you just quote yourself as some sort of profound statement? hah

    • @EmeraldKelsi
      @EmeraldKelsi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      BlueDiamond but somebody imagined it or else it wouldn't exist.

    • @enviedshark6635
      @enviedshark6635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Pach Pacheco - With 7+ billion people in the world, basically everything is a thing, if you look hard enough.

    • @livedelsolar5264
      @livedelsolar5264 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so you are saying you thought that stupid statement? because its a complete falacy, how can reality be more bizarre than the actual origin, the thought the creates, the imagination?
      so in first place, if reality is bizarre is only as bizarre as imagination, reality is created, is subjetive. you need logic classes boy.

    • @enviedshark6635
      @enviedshark6635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Live Del Solar - Do you have any friends?

  • @snipperjoey1151
    @snipperjoey1151 6 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    "And I don't see a bingo right away..."
    *awkward silence*
    "BUT THEN I LOOKED AT THE N AND IMMEDIATELY SAW CAPESKIN"

  • @thespacebat
    @thespacebat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +839

    What do you mean "buttboner" isn't a word!?

    • @Annihilasian
      @Annihilasian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      (Whispers to scorekeeper) "ya know what let him have it"

    • @SpyderLola
      @SpyderLola 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lolz 😂

    • @sivvansharma3023
      @sivvansharma3023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just ask your mom, I showed her
      *highfives ref*

    • @PeaceManBro
      @PeaceManBro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wouldnt challenge buttboner

    • @temmison1171
      @temmison1171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bro wth is your pfp

  • @DaniM2002
    @DaniM2002 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1300

    I dont even care about scrabble why did i watch this ?

    • @foxesandvegemite803
      @foxesandvegemite803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      okay this comment just made me laugh out loud, especially because I was thinking the same thing.

    • @DaniM2002
      @DaniM2002 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      foxesandvegemite ;D

    • @SneakySpider22
      @SneakySpider22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Welcome to TH-cam.

    • @MrTruth111
      @MrTruth111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Probably because it was very late at night, or you had far more important things to do the other day.

  • @dylandubeau
    @dylandubeau 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4519

    Did not know barfi was a word. Probably why I'm not great at scrabble.

    • @maryamaftab4580
      @maryamaftab4580 7 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      Its a white indopak sweet , probably milk based .

    • @jake_runs_the_world
      @jake_runs_the_world 7 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Lol it means milk cake in Hindi

    • @MamboBean343
      @MamboBean343 7 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Maryam Aftab milk like the skin tone of all these professional players lol

    • @genroynoisis6980
      @genroynoisis6980 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I guess that's why dairy intolerant people just don't go to Scrabble matches.

    • @MsHojat
      @MsHojat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      I didn't know od, ag, aerugo, horal, varve, yuzu, or probably other words on that board were words either. Probably a ton of words on all the other boards I didn't know of either.
      That's the thing about scrabble, it's a game primarily about memorization. It uses other factors as well, but if you don't know words are or how to spell them, it doesn't matter how good at math you are, or whatever the heck they claimed the other skills were that made it such a supposedly skillful game.

  • @reallyidrathernot.134
    @reallyidrathernot.134 7 ปีที่แล้ว +911

    Such a good video, but the title is broken, most of these were regretful, not "greatest"

    • @ScottyB0AllDay
      @ScottyB0AllDay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Really, I'd rather not.
      It’s their greatest regrets.

    • @mdgnys
      @mdgnys 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      If you want the greatest ones, you'll have to talk to Dave Gibson, he seems to have beaten every one of these people.

    • @sherlockinsomniac
      @sherlockinsomniac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were all both great and regrettable. Great for the winner, regrettable for the loser.

    • @whong09
      @whong09 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This video is such a bummer. Really makes Scrabble seem like an unpleasant experience.

    • @Nat-br7zo
      @Nat-br7zo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think memorable is the right word

  • @kaisacat
    @kaisacat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I love Scrabble because it reminds me of good times with my grandma, "Nunu". Don't worry, Nunu is still alive and well at almost 90 years old! I just don't get to see her very often :)
    I remember one time we both Bingoed as the first two plays! I played "turtles" and then she played "coasters" off my "s". Nunu would be an awesome professional Scrabble player. I think she even got the Triple Word Score. Rookie mistake on my part.
    I love videos like this. They are so wholesome. Thanks for sharing!

    • @ceecie5776
      @ceecie5776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Kaisa Crawford-Taylor wholesome comment

    • @myxNL
      @myxNL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kaisa Crawford-Taylor weird flex but ok

    • @stuartherrera
      @stuartherrera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Call your grandma and tell her you love her!

    • @yok2239
      @yok2239 ปีที่แล้ว

      What language do you speak? In mine, ‘nunu’ refers to the mother instead of grandmother ^^

  • @mrsentual
    @mrsentual 5 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    "Greatest move" = "My worst mistake" ?

    • @Bmore2Htown
      @Bmore2Htown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Greatest meaning paramount not best.

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bmore2Htown but the move sucks bc it's so lame

  • @chipchocolate4892
    @chipchocolate4892 6 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    why was this in my recommended list? and why am I watching this till the end?

    • @1987joey1987
      @1987joey1987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      mentort man exactly my thoughts...

    • @bordeterre5234
      @bordeterre5234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same for me ^^ I think that youtube is sometime trying to give us some almost random videos, to see if new things are interesting for us. Because, honestly, if youtube only recomended us the same things we watch usually everytime, we risk to get bored

  • @TheUKNutter
    @TheUKNutter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    I used to be a professional scrabble player, but my family used to constantly call me a cheater for playing "invalid words". Turns out they didn't like me playing anagrams that would only be seen in a dictionary.

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Jonah Bublitz It's a shame to be honest. I could have been a tournament contender at 11, but since everyone gave me zero confidence I was screwed

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you explain the last sentence further? I don't know much about the game but I'm curious.

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      CheesecakeLasagna I would play words nobody else knew, and to them they sounded like nonsense. Example, I would play HADJ if I wanted my J out, while everybody would get mad at me and wouldn’t play unless I played words that everyone knew such as HAVE, or HAD. Basically filthy casuals.

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      TheUKNutter oh thanks, got you. So I'm guessing your family don't like having at least a dictionary at bay when playing.

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      CheesecakeLasagna Nope, they have all the letters face up so they can pick what letters they want. I close my eyes.

  • @Nihlus5
    @Nihlus5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Always fun to hear people speaking about the things they're passionatw about :)

    • @shikisai22
      @shikisai22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True that! Love your pfp btw

  • @davenn7597
    @davenn7597 6 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    Scrabble Players: Capeskin! Gladiolas!
    Me: Trash...

  • @willward7318
    @willward7318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    "We left you in charge of the camera for two seconds GARY!" 4:06

    • @dionel1388
      @dionel1388 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @chenoob
      @chenoob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bunkerputt
    @bunkerputt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3326

    How the qoph did I end up at a scrabble video?

    • @Xetaas
      @Xetaas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      bunkerputt same lol

    • @elisabeths1238
      @elisabeths1238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was watching a dancing video and now i ended up on a video about scrabble

    • @marklandgraf7667
      @marklandgraf7667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was watching a video on swedish rotten fish.

    • @michaelhong2565
      @michaelhong2565 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was watching Vox, then a Europa Universalis 4 video, after that this vid came to my suggestions and I saw a Vox video about Scrabble in my up next list. TH-cam algorithms I guess

    • @asdfgyjhvj7881
      @asdfgyjhvj7881 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      bunkerputt I was freaking watching Dc heat like how am I here?

  • @FloydMaxwell
    @FloydMaxwell 7 ปีที่แล้ว +898

    "Stop Banksy" would be the logical next play.
    - Scotland Yard

    • @OHYS
      @OHYS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Floyd Maxwell lol

  • @viobru3303
    @viobru3303 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    6:25 *Play of The Game*
    Joey Edley As
    *Scrabble Player*

    • @therealsamtheman
      @therealsamtheman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm on fire!

    • @soytack
      @soytack 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      * starts spraying on the board *

  • @seniartkreatif
    @seniartkreatif 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    all the words they played are soooo high level.. when i play i always use simple one... ball, skin, hi, zoo, hehe you, cap, pen, and so on

  • @erebus7306
    @erebus7306 6 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Chess Player:I compete in tournaments testing my skill at a game of war.
    Scrabble Player:Hold my beer
    "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis"

    • @stephenotaku.2312
      @stephenotaku.2312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Now that is a winning word... if you could put it in a board jahahahahhaha

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t think so

    • @TheMightyOdin
      @TheMightyOdin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Longest possible word is 15 letters so I would go with Oxyphenbutazone.

    • @chaoskiller6084
      @chaoskiller6084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't say that! I'm a hippoptomonstrosesquipedalian!

    • @chaoskiller6084
      @chaoskiller6084 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMightyOdin What about cyclohexylamine?

  • @mirkensbhdien9317
    @mirkensbhdien9317 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I used to play scrabble daily with my grandmother before she passed. Recently I've taken it up again and been playing more and more. I had no idea there was a professional scrabble scene. Very cool to learn about it.

  • @jay123q9
    @jay123q9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    I WATCHED IT TH-cam ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, I DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT SCABBLE

    • @1234q-q8x
      @1234q-q8x 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jay123q ok.

    • @kristian4614
      @kristian4614 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Woah same here.

    • @keylupveintisiete7552
      @keylupveintisiete7552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You clearly don't understand how TH-cam works, you'll be getting more of this for sure

    • @PhoenixKDIX
      @PhoenixKDIX 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had the same experience. Just dislike the video so the search algorithms know not to show you this anymore.

    • @spripperman8089
      @spripperman8089 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      “Scrabble”

  • @ButterBallTheOpossum
    @ButterBallTheOpossum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    These people look exactly what i would expect a professional scrabble player to look like.

  • @vincentchen9542
    @vincentchen9542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Me: ..
    Opponent: *sweats profusely*
    Me: *plays “PEPEHARD”*

    • @jhodgebassoon
      @jhodgebassoon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Vincent Chen I laughed at this for an unreasonable length of time

  • @Benjy52
    @Benjy52 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    5 years later and Will Anderson is now a TH-camr with a healthy subscriber count. Super proud!

  • @Bazookastreams
    @Bazookastreams 7 ปีที่แล้ว +657

    How to be a scrabble pro:
    Become a vampire

    • @vyentro29
      @vyentro29 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Real Reason lol

    • @The-Fog-of-War
      @The-Fog-of-War 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only 90s kids will know

    • @AbhiBass96
      @AbhiBass96 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      How does that even fit?

    • @nikconlenike7637
      @nikconlenike7637 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't get it

    • @shirleykeding9683
      @shirleykeding9683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Nik il Supremo All those players are extremely pale

  • @AlexVoxel
    @AlexVoxel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Boom, Tetris for Jeff!
    Oh, wrong game, nevermind...

    • @hugekingkibblefan6980
      @hugekingkibblefan6980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alex Voxel forget that Jeff kid, Joseph owns the kings chair now

    • @thissismin111
      @thissismin111 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hugeKingKibbleFan 69 now forget the Joseph kid cuz Jake just beat him in the first round

    • @markcalkins3447
      @markcalkins3447 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I understood this reference thanks to the TH-cam algorithm.

    • @nagywywy
      @nagywywy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol seeing this comment after getting recommended and then binging Tetris championship videos last night is scary

  • @svrajhanda9191
    @svrajhanda9191 6 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    I should be studying

    • @leaderofcommunistchina1427
      @leaderofcommunistchina1427 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fine

    • @RKBock
      @RKBock 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i have an exam tomorrow...

    • @joshuachoy7887
      @joshuachoy7887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My dude, you ARE studying.

    • @Brandd1
      @Brandd1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Studying on how to be a better scrabble player.

    • @destyntobe
      @destyntobe 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are studying

  • @zamkove1278
    @zamkove1278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Play of the game
    JOE EDLEY
    as capeskin

    • @tiplayt9771
      @tiplayt9771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *_DAVID ELLIMINATED_*

    • @trueblueedits4673
      @trueblueedits4673 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I laughed too hard

    • @samprice7746
      @samprice7746 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what my mind jumped to as well lmao

  • @damianomalley5693
    @damianomalley5693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Half expected the second dude to be like, “So, I played OP to start a game...”

  • @OriginalPMoney
    @OriginalPMoney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    David Gibson was catching bodies

  • @BagOfEyebrows
    @BagOfEyebrows 7 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    I loved this - great job, everyone :)

    • @michaelbruno4608
      @michaelbruno4608 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋 BagofEyebrows
      How are you doing

  • @Ducilios
    @Ducilios 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I never played scrabble and have no interest on it, I just like hearing masters at their craft/sport/game/hobby talk about what they do.

  • @alfie.rayner
    @alfie.rayner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    4:07 who else got really uncomfortable when they zoomed into her doing that with her fingers?

    • @Aquana01
      @Aquana01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      why did they do that

  • @ysucae
    @ysucae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    playing english scrabble looks sooooooooo much easier. i saw two ys on a board and had a heart attack lol

    • @SingularityDan
      @SingularityDan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What language do you usually play in?

    • @ARatQuiRit
      @ARatQuiRit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SingularityDan Chinese 8}

  • @jelloshaha
    @jelloshaha 7 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    these guys look like they haven't seen the sun in decades

    • @1234q-q8x
      @1234q-q8x 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      jelloshaha well they are playing scrabble.

    • @torinjones3221
      @torinjones3221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The sun's horrible so they're not missing much.

    • @MikeeLord
      @MikeeLord 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Torin Jones Not enough sun is bad for you. Too much sun is also bad for you.

    • @pog_champ
      @pog_champ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kinda ironic isnt it sir

    • @mindaugux
      @mindaugux 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      especially 1st guy..also never seen a toothbrush apparently

  • @daveb5041
    @daveb5041 7 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    *Scrabble players don't get much sun.*

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I thought the second guy was going to say "I played Will Anderson and opened with OP"

  • @abcdef-wx7zg
    @abcdef-wx7zg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2 years ago I remember watching this vid and loved it but never played scrabble, and this year my friend showed me how to play scrabble and I immediately fell in love with it and I look up to these guys

  • @rheajunemabaylan1545
    @rheajunemabaylan1545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's amazing that they play open boards. I thought in most cases they'd consider blocking during mid game. Blocking is a good option but isn't always a disadvantage to the opponent only but to yourself as well.

  • @mikesg878
    @mikesg878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1211

    I’ve reached peak whiteness by watching this video

    • @takemetoyonk
      @takemetoyonk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      MikeSG87 it's simultaneously so white and yet so asian

    • @politure
      @politure 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      R E A L N I B B A S S C R A B B L E

    • @Digressor666
      @Digressor666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It’s racist to insinuate that only white people are intelligent enough to play Scrabble.

    • @loremipsum7513
      @loremipsum7513 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Not every single one of people above you commenting the correlation about intelligence -> scrabble. This is what jay-z was talking about, it's not other that puts you down, but yourself.

    • @PhrescaGaming
      @PhrescaGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      P E A K W H I T E N E S S

  • @chaddypioneers
    @chaddypioneers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    7:10 Imagine not having “ir” as a valid word
    This post was made by Spanish language gang

  • @ohnegative9526
    @ohnegative9526 7 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    This is the most pale collection of people I've ever seen.

  • @ijlayugan4149
    @ijlayugan4149 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:33 I had the same thing happened to me. I since then never forgot about this lesson lol. These short stories made me learn so much more!

  • @MrStrikemasterice
    @MrStrikemasterice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I kinda want to get into things like scrabble and chess, it just seems so fulfilling (like most things you put time into for yourself) actually seeing the progression in your gameplay.

  • @ChrisErsevim
    @ChrisErsevim 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was half-expecting the worst scrabble play to be the guy who played 'op'.

    • @ianh1504
      @ianh1504 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Chris Ersevim "i played 'op' for my first turn cuz i thought i had something for turn 2 and this dude slammed down 'stopbanks' off it like wtffff"

    • @Noahtheorigianl
      @Noahtheorigianl 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ian h lmfao

  • @macdaniel6019
    @macdaniel6019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There should be a movie about this! Bring Scrabble into the spotlight.

  • @Thoughtspresso
    @Thoughtspresso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have always wished, since my childhood, that competitive Scrabble was present in my country. I wish it isn't too late.

  • @timp1286
    @timp1286 6 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    why are they all so pale??...oh

    • @woolphyo5892
      @woolphyo5892 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      the lighting in that room is very harsh though

    • @lolnoob5015
      @lolnoob5015 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watcha mean by pale?

    • @laust-b33ch1ldd7
      @laust-b33ch1ldd7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      :(

    • @stereozoey3517
      @stereozoey3517 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They can't play scrabble outside, what did you expect?

    • @Ren_1312
      @Ren_1312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The first guy was so pale and his teeth so yellow

  • @burgerpossum24
    @burgerpossum24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In my recommended? Yes. Watched it, and loved it? Yell Heah.

  • @toop4538
    @toop4538 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    6:26 *Overwatch theme plays*

    • @impjbtw
      @impjbtw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Toopan esirpus i’m already tracer

    • @casolomon22
      @casolomon22 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impjbtw what does that even mean

  • @renardmigrant
    @renardmigrant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I played a game online where my opponent had about a 100 point lead on a closed board at the end of the game. Managed to open up a triple and I played all my tiles for something like 110, plus all the points for the letters they had left, won by a couple.
    What's particularly interesting is probably any other move they make wins the game, as it's the only instance I can think of of someone making the worst move possible.

  • @timmartindale75
    @timmartindale75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    8:00 Most humbling play: " ...I can be as good as anyone out there." So quite humbling, then?

  • @matthewjulius5401
    @matthewjulius5401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nigel is a friend of my dad's. We played a card game at my house and he literally memorised every card everyone played ...

  • @xChaosPsycho
    @xChaosPsycho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was Primary 5 my school sent me for a Scrabble competition. I remember losing one of the games until I played the word crimson with a blank tile which formed "crimsons". Not sure about the rules of professional scrabble but in that competition if you were challenged for the existence of a word and the word exists, you get double points. "Crimsons" alone gave me 35 points. My opponent challenged me and I got 70 points as a result and I eventually won. Felt great back then

  • @mulyatiandi3463
    @mulyatiandi3463 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This is a great video for a learner who wants to be great in scrabble

    • @OrangeBroom
      @OrangeBroom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So basically no one

  • @gennavievegwenn4564
    @gennavievegwenn4564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These people actually seem very interesting and smart. I could probably watch more on this topic.

  • @erinzuidema3469
    @erinzuidema3469 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Normally when I play Scrabble we don't allow abbreviations or slang words.

    • @notAshildr
      @notAshildr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that's even in the rules... In Germany it certainly is, not sure about america.

    • @clemoutoftime
      @clemoutoftime 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      most of these aren't abbreviations or slang words.

    • @erinzuidema3469
      @erinzuidema3469 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Retrobot Yeah I know, but quite a few of them are.

    • @erinzuidema3469
      @erinzuidema3469 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me (No, not Ashildr, I had the name before Doctor Who, and I'm not changing it!) Yes I think it's in the rules here in South Africa too, a lot of things are allowed in America so honestly I wouldn't be surprised.

    • @clemoutoftime
      @clemoutoftime 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      i don't think abbreviations or slang words are normally allowed, i think its just your perception on whether or not these words are abbreviations or slang words is skewed.

  • @misekpobalin7722
    @misekpobalin7722 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    These recommendations during quarantine are unbelievable

  • @katelynisboring
    @katelynisboring 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had no idea scrabble was a professional thing but now I’m invested

  • @ivanpb1983
    @ivanpb1983 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love when you upload great content like this. Keep the good work.

  • @UnfairRuler
    @UnfairRuler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You had me at Professional scrabble players

  • @joshualiley
    @joshualiley 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember watching my dad play on an online version, and he couldn't see anything on the first go. I managed to spot 'quail', which got 50 points, and the opponent quit without making a play

  • @stambayheere1283
    @stambayheere1283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the board they're using here!
    I never knew there was a board with raised grids. I've only ever seen the travel boards. Anyone know where to buy it?

    • @lizz9896
      @lizz9896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      theyre common, any good board has it

  • @DuaneJasper
    @DuaneJasper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate you guys! I'm an online player, played about 800 games but only won 56% so I'm not that great but I appreciate the tactics. I still find myself needing to check even short words all the time though, it must be nerve racking having to hold it all in your head

  • @jasonrooster9866
    @jasonrooster9866 7 ปีที่แล้ว +875

    I think this might be the single whitest activity of all time.

    • @onekom7562
      @onekom7562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Jason Rooster wrong
      Chess

    • @jasonrooster9866
      @jasonrooster9866 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Onekom no

    • @prateekwadhavkar275
      @prateekwadhavkar275 6 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Jason Rooster dude the internationals are basically a congregation of Asians.

    • @onekom7562
      @onekom7562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Prateek Wadhavkar just like pokemon

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Jason Rooster Because shitskins can't speak basic English properly let alone spell obscure words.

  • @billnyetherussianspy3857
    @billnyetherussianspy3857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I saw a, and immediately thought of floccinaucinihilipilification

  • @BatteryExhausted
    @BatteryExhausted 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Scrabble is popular amongst vampires.

  • @CrazyWatcher670
    @CrazyWatcher670 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:16 which version of scrabble is that? Need the one with those thick borders.

  • @EttinTheBreton
    @EttinTheBreton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just when I think my recommendations couldn't get more obscure yet accurate to exactly what I want to watch instead of sleeping 😌

  • @xinxinliu1106
    @xinxinliu1106 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    6:24 Play of the Game by Capeskin

  • @wuznab5109
    @wuznab5109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    *+4*
    O wait, wrong game.

    • @knight.2049
      @knight.2049 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you talking about uno?

  • @jennysanimations4181
    @jennysanimations4181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm almost 15 years old and have never played Scrabble, where did my life go.

  • @DamTheKid
    @DamTheKid 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never had such a smile when clicking on a TH-cam video this year. Well played, sub earned big fella

  • @PhoebeGrigor
    @PhoebeGrigor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m playing an embarrassing amount of Scrabble in lockdown, so you bet I’m watching this as training 😅

  • @jakerance6595
    @jakerance6595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favorite scrabble play happened during a break in school. Me and three friends had some time off while everyone else was in class so three of us started scrabble as the fourth did something else. The fourth then wanted to join so I joined with another friend and we did 2v2. I look at his board and he has the word lobster on his board. We were able to play the word lobsters on triple word getting us like 140 points or so.

  • @axy6477
    @axy6477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Pro: That's my chance to put capeskin!
    Me: Is axe a thing?

  • @timyac
    @timyac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wait, the dude started a world championship game with a two letter word?

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he could have been saving letters or could literally play nothing else

    • @jchen8902
      @jchen8902 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Playing the field?

    • @bruceturnbull4219
      @bruceturnbull4219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he obviously knows more about the game than we do. it was likely the best move he could do when looking at the tiles he had.

  • @PanAfricanScrabbleAssociation
    @PanAfricanScrabbleAssociation ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely journals. Thanks for this.

  • @AbelGeorgeMathew-x6c
    @AbelGeorgeMathew-x6c หลายเดือนก่อน

    8:31 love how he says that Nigel's always gonna be the best