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Quiz about Scrabble Goldmine
Quiz about Scrabble Goldmine

Scrabble Goldmine Trivia Quiz


Knowing EXUVIUM isn't very useful for Scrabble. It's hard to get those unlikely letters. These words (allowable in American and any other English Scrabble event) are handier to know because you have a better chance of picking up the right tiles.

A multiple-choice quiz by patricck. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
patricck
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
312,552
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
464
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Question 1 of 10
1. An anagram is another word or words you can make with the same letters, such as TOENAIL and ELATION. If you know the word ROSEATE, and get an opportunity to play it, there is no other way you can rearrange the letters to make a different 7 letter word. What is the meaning of the word ROSEATE? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When you play all 7 of your tiles in one turn you score a bonus of 50 points. Competitive Scrabble players try to know useful words that have 7 letters, because that 50 point bonus can make a huge difference to your chances of winning the game. The next word is GODETIA. What is the meaning of the word GODETIA? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Some words will surprise you by turning a rack of mostly low-scoring vowels into a good score for playing a bingo (a scrabble term for playing all seven of your tiles). One word like that is AEOLIAN. What is the meaning of the word AEOLIAN? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Some words are useful even after you have played them because you can extend them in ways your opponent might not have thought of. ENATION is a word like that, but first what is the meaning of the word ENATION? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Aeolus would have liked our next word, which looks like an adjective and is an adjective, but because it can also be used as a noun it can have an S placed on the end. What is the meaning of the word ETESIAN? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Some useful Scrabble words have simple meanings, but can be hard to think of because we don't use that form of the root word in every day speech. I believe this next example falls into that category. What is the meaning of the word ERASION? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Some words come to us from other languages. This word has French origins. What is the meaning of the word DARIOLE? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Everyone has their own way of spotting words that they can make from the tiles on their rack. With this one I usually see that I have the words EAR and NOSE and then it is a short step to the only playable 7 letter word, which is ARENOSE. What is the meaning of the word ARENOSE? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The world of science is another area that is a rich source of words our opponent might not be familiar with. One such word with very common letters is ANISOLE. What is the meaning of the word ANISOLE? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Some words have dropped from the forefront of our mind because they are no longer commonly used when describing something. For example most people would be familiar with the word barometer, but fewer would have heard of the term ANEROID barometer. What is the meaning of the word ANEROID? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. An anagram is another word or words you can make with the same letters, such as TOENAIL and ELATION. If you know the word ROSEATE, and get an opportunity to play it, there is no other way you can rearrange the letters to make a different 7 letter word. What is the meaning of the word ROSEATE?

Answer: Rose coloured

Even though roses can be many colors this word is used to describe something that has a purplish pink colour. Because it is an adjective is doesn't pluralize so don't try to play ROSEATES as it won't be allowed.
2. When you play all 7 of your tiles in one turn you score a bonus of 50 points. Competitive Scrabble players try to know useful words that have 7 letters, because that 50 point bonus can make a huge difference to your chances of winning the game. The next word is GODETIA. What is the meaning of the word GODETIA?

Answer: A type of plant

The godetia is a garden flower named after the botanist C.H. Godet. Some other plants with 7 reasonably common letters that you might find useful at Scrabble are: PETUNIA, LOBELIA and TARWEED (an anagram of WATERED and DEWATER).
3. Some words will surprise you by turning a rack of mostly low-scoring vowels into a good score for playing a bingo (a scrabble term for playing all seven of your tiles). One word like that is AEOLIAN. What is the meaning of the word AEOLIAN?

Answer: Relating to the wind

Another adjective, so don't try putting an S on the end of it. The word has its origins in Aeolus the Greek god of the winds.
4. Some words are useful even after you have played them because you can extend them in ways your opponent might not have thought of. ENATION is a word like that, but first what is the meaning of the word ENATION?

Answer: An outgrowth from a surface

Actually this word has two major meanings. As well as being an outgrowth from the surface of a plant or an organ it can also mean the line of descent traced through the maternal side of a family. Having managed to play this word on the board you might score more points later by placing a word with a V in it sideways across the front. You would be scoring the points for your new word and also scoring the points for making the word VENATION.

This word means an arrangement of veins, such as in the leaf of a plant (it also has an anagram - INNOVATE).
5. Aeolus would have liked our next word, which looks like an adjective and is an adjective, but because it can also be used as a noun it can have an S placed on the end. What is the meaning of the word ETESIAN?

Answer: An annually recurring wind

If you chose a type of well you are thinking of artesian wells which refer to water rising to the surface under pressure. Etesians are certain Mediterranean winds which blow from a northerly direction every summer. When this word is used as an adjective it means annually.
6. Some useful Scrabble words have simple meanings, but can be hard to think of because we don't use that form of the root word in every day speech. I believe this next example falls into that category. What is the meaning of the word ERASION?

Answer: The act of rubbing out

You hear the words ERASE, ERASED, ERASER and ERASING in everyday conversation, but does anybody talk about the ERASION of anything? Certainly nobody that I have talked to, but that phrasing is definitely a valid way to say it.
7. Some words come to us from other languages. This word has French origins. What is the meaning of the word DARIOLE?

Answer: A shell of pastry

As well as being a shell or mold of pastry it can also be used to describe a dish that is served in the form of a small mold. Another useful Scrabble word that comes from cooking terms is MARENGO. This is an adjective that means served with a sauce of mushrooms, tomatoes, oil and wine.
8. Everyone has their own way of spotting words that they can make from the tiles on their rack. With this one I usually see that I have the words EAR and NOSE and then it is a short step to the only playable 7 letter word, which is ARENOSE. What is the meaning of the word ARENOSE?

Answer: Sandy

This is a contraction of ARENACEOUS which means resembling, derived from or containing sand. That word is of course much too long to be seen very often on a Scrabble board, but another possibility, ARENOUS, is certainly worth learning.
9. The world of science is another area that is a rich source of words our opponent might not be familiar with. One such word with very common letters is ANISOLE. What is the meaning of the word ANISOLE?

Answer: A colorless fragrant liquid

This is made by heating methyl alcohol with phenol (a toxic crystalline substance derived from benzine) and it is used in the manufacture of perfumes. It might come as a surprise to some people that SEALION is not a valid word with these tiles as the name of that animal has to be spelled as two separate words.
10. Some words have dropped from the forefront of our mind because they are no longer commonly used when describing something. For example most people would be familiar with the word barometer, but fewer would have heard of the term ANEROID barometer. What is the meaning of the word ANEROID?

Answer: Works without liquid

'Works without pressure', wouldn't have been a good choice because a barometer measures pressure, so a barometer with no pressure wouldn't function at all.
Source: Author patricck

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