One more comment about the dictionary -- paydirt also is not allowed despite its fairly common usage as a single word. Also, southed is allowed as a verb form meaning to move toward the south, but there is no northed, or easted, or wested. Southed seems like a made- up word anyway yet it is allowed when paydirt is not, And you can miseat, but not misdrink, outbitch but not outcheer, etc. etc..
Even with those words, the Q lags a ways behind the J - while the J is annoyingly dependent on initial position in words, the Q has very similar trends there, AND nearly requires the U whereas the J at least functions passably without overreliance on one letter...
Is there any alternative scrabble that only rebalance the letter scoring? Seems like it's severely needed and will be much less controversial than changing the word list
I'd like to know why Quackle treats the C as an S or blank. With less hooks than normal, why is it so overvalued by AI? Also, is the W ever of use for a bingo? There are very few adjectives and common endings that the W can be paired up with. Such as (AT)ing, (IFY)ing, W*IST (last 3 letters of a bingo) for example
Will, thanks for this video and all your efforts on behalf of Scrabble players. By the way, isn't it ironic that bingoed and bingoing are NOT acceptable in the North American dictionary? (do not know about Collins). Likewise, seedings is not a word although its usage is common in sports. It would be interesting to compile a list of phonies that should be real words. Humberto Cruz
Xenops (a type of sapsucker), shendyt (an ancient Egyptian kilt) and zamboni (a vehicle that deploys ice as you drive it) are other real words that are nonetheless phonies -_-
Humberto: I can inform you that my 2019 edition of Collins lists both "bingoed" and "bingoing". (Page 58, column 1/5, words 37 and 39, respectively.) And yes, it is ironic - doubly so! In the UK, where I am from, the preferred term has been "bonuses"/"bonusses" - both spellings are acceptable - although some are now starting to adopt the American words. (By the way, if you're interested in the reference, it's page 68, column 2/5, words 20 and 24, respectively.) Also, "bonusing" and the alternative spelling, "bonussing" are listed - as words 21 and 25 in the same column, respectively - although (somewhat confusingly) "bonusings" is listed (word 22), but not "bonussings"... Dictionaries! (But I am more tolerant of Collins.) I wonder what Will thinks of all this? I think I'm going to ask... Good luck with your Scrabble, Humberto!
Will: I refer you to Humberto Cruz, below - and my replies to him: what do you think...? On the subject of the "J": I do find it a bit frustrating that I cannot play the word, "ja" online easily. (It's the same with the "Z": I cannot play "ze" or "zo"; only "za"!) I try to play "English UK", as opposed to "English US" - but I always fail! The computer keeps saying, 'Nobody available.' Frustrating! (So I end up playing "English US" with its consequent limitations...) Nevertheless, thank you for the "J" video: informative, as always! (I shall try to take your comments/suggestions on board...) You know... I'm getting a bit frustrated playing online! (There is no Scrabble club near me; just a couple of friends who like to play - perhaps I should consider entering a tournament...?) I know I'm getting a bit off-track in not just referring to the "J" topic here - sorry! But what do you think about online scrabble? For my part, I also struggle with so many seven-letter - and, therefore, eight-letter - words being disallowed that are in Collins. You can spend a little while finding a "bingo", only to find it is just a "bonus"(!); another problem is that you're only allowed 15 minutes(!) per player: very little time. (Sometimes, you end up pressing the key purely in the hope of winding down your opponent's clock - is that Scrabble, anymore?) At least tournament Scrabble gives each player 25 minutes each - or so I understand - so why the discrepancy? Sorry for the "venting"! I do genuinely appreciate your videos and am learning much from studying them. Thanks again, Will!
@@wanderer15 awesome, thank you. I've mostly played with Finnish vocabulary, so I'm expecting to get my ass kicked every day for the first month until I learn the English dictionary.
Please make S if you haven’t yet. I bet it’s the only tile that should get a 5 star rating.
3:44 Nice!
Joining my first IRL tourney in over a decade this month. Gonna watch all of this series :D
Best letter for sure
Nah it's the T
@@teenagewasteland60nah it’s cloud
B clears
One more comment about the dictionary -- paydirt also is not allowed despite its fairly common usage as a single word. Also, southed is allowed as a verb form meaning to move toward the south, but there is no northed, or easted, or wested. Southed seems like a made- up word anyway yet it is allowed when paydirt is not, And you can miseat, but not misdrink, outbitch but not outcheer, etc. etc..
I wonder with OSPD version 1 (which didn't have QI and perhaps not some other Q words) if J was better than the Q.
Even with those words, the Q lags a ways behind the J - while the J is annoyingly dependent on initial position in words, the Q has very similar trends there, AND nearly requires the U whereas the J at least functions passably without overreliance on one letter...
Is there any alternative scrabble that only rebalance the letter scoring? Seems like it's severely needed and will be much less controversial than changing the word list
Does "Jungles" see any play? That's literally the only seven letter J word that comes to mind for me.
What about "jingles"?
Jarring too
I prefer shorter words, like "Jugs". :-)
Thank you
I'd like to know why Quackle treats the C as an S or blank. With less hooks than normal, why is it so overvalued by AI? Also, is the W ever of use for a bingo? There are very few adjectives and common endings that the W can be paired up with. Such as (AT)ing, (IFY)ing, W*IST (last 3 letters of a bingo) for example
Thanks for all your helpful videos. I'm positive my game will improve now.
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Will, thanks for this video and all your efforts on behalf of Scrabble players. By the way, isn't it ironic that bingoed and bingoing are NOT acceptable in the North American dictionary? (do not know about Collins). Likewise, seedings is not a word although its usage is common in sports. It would be interesting to compile a list of phonies that should be real words.
Humberto Cruz
Xenops (a type of sapsucker), shendyt (an ancient Egyptian kilt) and zamboni (a vehicle that deploys ice as you drive it) are other real words that are nonetheless phonies -_-
Humberto: I can inform you that my 2019 edition of Collins lists both "bingoed" and "bingoing". (Page 58, column 1/5, words 37 and 39, respectively.) And yes, it is ironic - doubly so!
In the UK, where I am from, the preferred term has been "bonuses"/"bonusses" - both spellings are acceptable - although some are now starting to adopt the American words. (By the way, if you're interested in the reference, it's page 68, column 2/5, words 20 and 24, respectively.) Also, "bonusing" and the alternative spelling, "bonussing" are listed - as words 21 and 25 in the same column, respectively - although (somewhat confusingly) "bonusings" is listed (word 22), but not "bonussings"...
Dictionaries! (But I am more tolerant of Collins.)
I wonder what Will thinks of all this?
I think I'm going to ask...
Good luck with your Scrabble, Humberto!
Just to add, Humberto: Collins, 2019 also lists "seeding" and "seedings": page 527, column 4/5, words 10 and 11, respectively.
Frustrating, isn't it?!
Will: I refer you to Humberto Cruz, below - and my replies to him: what do you think...?
On the subject of the "J": I do find it a bit frustrating that I cannot play the word, "ja" online easily. (It's the same with the "Z": I cannot play "ze" or "zo"; only "za"!) I try to play "English UK", as opposed to "English US" - but I always fail! The computer keeps saying, 'Nobody available.' Frustrating! (So I end up playing "English US" with its consequent limitations...)
Nevertheless, thank you for the "J" video: informative, as always! (I shall try to take your comments/suggestions on board...)
You know... I'm getting a bit frustrated playing online! (There is no Scrabble club near me; just a couple of friends who like to play - perhaps I should consider entering a tournament...?)
I know I'm getting a bit off-track in not just referring to the "J" topic here - sorry! But what do you think about online scrabble? For my part, I also struggle with so many seven-letter - and, therefore, eight-letter - words being disallowed that are in Collins. You can spend a little while finding a "bingo", only to find it is just a "bonus"(!); another problem is that you're only allowed 15 minutes(!) per player: very little time. (Sometimes, you end up pressing the key purely in the hope of winding down your opponent's clock - is that Scrabble, anymore?) At least tournament Scrabble gives each player 25 minutes each - or so I understand - so why the discrepancy?
Sorry for the "venting"! I do genuinely appreciate your videos and am learning much from studying them.
Thanks again, Will!
That does seem harsh
where can I play scrabble online with no account?
You can play online as a guest account at playscrabble.com
@@wanderer15 awesome, thank you. I've mostly played with Finnish vocabulary, so I'm expecting to get my ass kicked every day for the first month until I learn the English dictionary.
I think that V is by far the worst letter I the game, personally. primarily since there are NO 2 letter words
I'd say U and Q is worst
I hate J the most.
N
Awful bingo tile.
Excellent fluid tile.
Far inferior to the X and Z.
But far superior to the Q
Thank you