Final Scores of Game 9 -

Sypher..........199
JabberWock......181
Pinhead.........168
Baglady.........156
Pling...........143
Mamaja..........109
eyeball..........76
Cellardoor.......24

Congrats to all who played in the ....Please notice the extra and amended rules. Higher scoring is now possible. My advice to everyone is to keep their own database of previous used words. The entries will be checked !!

Rules

1. Take away any letter, add a New letter and rearrange the letters to make a new word.

2. If you use a word that has been used in any previous games, which doesn't start with the last letter of the previous entry...YOU'RE SCORE IS X1

3. If you use a word that hasn't been used in any of the previous games, which doesn't start with the last letter of the previous entry...OR...If you use a word that has been used in any of the previous games and starts with the last letter of the previous entry...YOU'RE SCORE IS X2

4. If it is a new word and starts with the last letter of the previous entry...YOU'RE SCORE IS X3

5. The New Word must exist in the Oxford English Dictionary.

6. All words MUST be English and be able to be used in a common sentance.

7. No Plurals

8. You can only score points if your entry is Valid.

9. Challenges can be made on any players entry within the Same Day.

10. Challengers will be awarded extra points if successful, but deducted points if failed.

11. A Duplicated entry in the same week will be Invalid.

12. Each letter is scored individualy.

13. Monday = 4 letters ; Tuesday = 5 letters ; Wednesday = 6 letters ; Thurday = 5 letters ; Friday = 4 letters.

14. Please state if the entry is a Noun, Verb or Adjective.

##### Here is a link to check your entries...####
http://www.logophilia.com/WordPlay/dictionary-search.html

OR

Use Onelook.com for validity checks.

Letter Point.............Letter Point

A.........1 N.........1
B.........3 O.........1
C.........3 P.........3
D.........2 Q........10
E.........1 R.........1
F.........4 S.........1
G.........2 T.........1
H.........4 U.........1
I.........1 V.........4
J.........8 W.........4
K.........5 X.........8
L.........1 Y.........4
M.........3 Z........10

Good Luck Everyone

Starting word for Game 10 is BOOT

Last Word - Boot

Change the B to a K

TOOK

KOBO

A unit of currency in Nigeria.

BOZO

An aniseed flavoured Greek alcoholic drink which is often drunk with water.

After a couple of slugs of OUZO, you won't care that you somehow lost your %!#@$&*%@ Used Scramble Words Database!

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I know that this defies the law of gravity, but, you see, I never studied law.
....Bugs Bunny

Anyway...Only one repeated word, which was ORZO (Mamaja) from Game 2.

Baglady.........39
Pling...........39
JabberWock......30
Sagebrush.......30
Mamaja..........26
Sypher..........24

[This message has been edited by Sypher (edited 03-13-2001).]

Last Word - OUZE

Change the U for a N and add a D

ZONED

DRONE

DRONE - change D to Z for

ZONER

ZONER - "Z" + "W" = REWON

Past tense of rewin (v.t.)......to win back or again.

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If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.
......Walter Mondale

Baglady.........63
Pling...........63
JabberWock......58
Sypher..........54
Mamaja..........50
Sagebrush.......48

Last Word - REWIN

Add a Y and change the W to a Z

NEYRIZ

(A town in Southern Iran...also the lake is called the same)

ZANIER

RAZING (48 pnts)

n. A quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort

I defintely produced a zinger or two when I finally got my new windshield wiper last night!

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I really lack the words to compliment myself today.
....Alberto Tomba

RINGER

Sypher..........108
JabberWock......106
Mamaja...........98
Baglady..........95
Sagebrush........93
Pling............84

Last Word - RINGER

Change the G to a Z and subtract a R

REZIN

NICER

RIPEN