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Started 3 years ago by Core_Models
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Core_Models
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So Thom twittered this I think recently, and I can't f'ing stop.

My last effort below, check it out at http://deepleap.org/

* -1: e. Letter not used.
* +14: car. 6 Points +1.9x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +11: car. 6 Points +1.8x Multiplier.
* +11: air. 5 Points +1.7x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +17: tied. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier.
* +9: led. 6 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
* +10: aim. 7 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
* +8: rid. 6 Points +1.3x Multiplier.
* +16: fem. 13 Points +1.2x Multiplier.
* +24: shirt. 11 Points +2x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier.
* +15: goon. 10 Points +1.5x Word Length.
* -8: sinal. Word not in dictionary.
* +28: far. 11 Points +2.0x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +17: gas. 7 Points +1.9x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +13: gas. 7 Points +1.8x Multiplier.
* +10: pee. 6 Points +1.7x Multiplier.
* +29: burn. 12 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier.
* +20: wan. 13 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
* +13: rum. 9 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
* +8: car. 6 Points +1.3x Multiplier.
* +7: sue. 6 Points +1.2x Multiplier.
* +13: laid. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier.
* +16: ova. 16 Points

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Oh, cool. :D Took me a second to realize what I was supposed to be doing. ;)

312 points on my first try. Who's got the high score to beat?

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
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479 second try. Fun. :D

Posted 3 years ago #
Bear
The woods
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Whuff.

First try was all full of WTF... didn't realize the point, then didn't realize that disappearing letters hurt (and some of 'em hurt a lot). Second try better, 321 points:

* -2: l. Letter not used.
* +16: ham. 10 Points +1.6x Multiplier.
* +12: hen. 8 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
* +8: sec. 6 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
* +16: fan. 12 Points +1.3x Multiplier.
* +6: let. 5 Points +1.2x Multiplier.
* +6: son. 5 Points +1.1x Multiplier.
* +12: tall. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length.
* -2: l. Letter not used.
* +38: lever. 19 Points +2x Word Length.
* -1: a. Letter not used.
* -3: u. Letter not used.
* +20: area. 6 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier.
* +6: so. 3 Points +2.2x Multiplier.
* +25: yep. 12 Points +2.1x Multiplier.
* +28: more. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier.
* +8: no. 4 Points +2.0x Multiplier.
* +7: so. 3 Points +1.9x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +11: let. 5 Points +1.8x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +26: by. 12 Points +1.7x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +6: to. 4 Points +1.6x Multiplier.
* +6: sir. 4 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
* +6: sea. 4 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
* +33: bonk. 17 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier.
* +20: lung. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier.
* +8: hie. 7 Points +1.1x Multiplier.
* +5: sin. 5 Points

Posted 3 years ago #
AmyD
Columbus, Ohio
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oh i love this! not posting my score, you nerds!

Posted 3 years ago #
Motorist
The Trots
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My high score is 473 so far.

+4: an. 3 Points +1.1x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
+3: so. 3 Points
-7: y. Letter not used.
+14: be. 6 Points +2.4x Multiplier.
+42: slide. 9 Points +2x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
+35: clod. 10 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
+50: hater. 11 Points +2x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
+26: toll. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier.
+34: tenet. 8 Points +2x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier.
+29: wad. 14 Points +2.1x Multiplier.
+26: if. 10 Points +2.1x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
+27: gent. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier.
+25: kid. 13 Points +1.9x Multiplier.
+16: lug. 9 Points +1.8x Multiplier.
+18: line. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier.
+22: hero. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier.
+14: bin. 9 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
+13: gun. 9 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
+29: trims. 11 Points +2x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier.
+10: got. 8 Points +1.2x Multiplier.
+35: knew. 21 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier.
+8: rise. 5 Points +1.5x Word Length.

Posted 3 years ago #
Cookie
Flyntonville
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449 points on my first try, and it's been downhill (and completely addictive) since then. Also, ide is too a word.

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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530! Woot!

* -1: e. Letter not used.
* -3: ie. Word not in dictionary.
* +38: key. 16 Points +2.4x Multiplier.
* +46: bibs. 13 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
* +28: pier. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
* +47: dump. 14 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
* +36: gold. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier.
* +32: core. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +25: pens. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier.
* +43: kids. 14 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier.
* +33: gash. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier.
* +34: scats. 9 Points +2x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier.
* +40: spoon. 11 Points +2x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier.
* +31: loots. 9 Points +2x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier.
* +26: key. 16 Points +1.6x Multiplier.
* +12: hoe. 8 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
* +13: reed. 6 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.4x Multiplier.
* +26: vet. 16 Points +1.3x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +9: rue. 6 Points +1.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +7: rue. 6 Points +1.1x Multiplier.
* +8: bra. 8 Points

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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(woot is not a word)

Posted 3 years ago #
katieb
OSU
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haha, I got behind because I couldn't figure out what to do and then I quit because I couldn't think of a word plus I was already so far behind. :P

Posted 3 years ago #
Cookie
Flyntonville
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Points: 573

* -3: c. Letter not used.
* +15: lid. 6 Points +2.5x Multiplier.
* +34: gait. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.5x Multiplier.
* +54: clues. 11 Points +2x Word Length. +2.4x Multiplier.
* +9: re. 3 Points +2.4x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +16: leg. 7 Points +2.3x Multiplier.
* +38: held. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier.
* +8: en. 3 Points +2.3x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +8: so. 3 Points +2.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +26: dins. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier.
* +22: said. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier.
* +22: nine. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier.
* +68: ax. 34 Points +2.0x Multiplier.
* +103: size. 36 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier.
* +24: hate. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier.
* +20: yam. 12 Points +1.7x Multiplier.
* +26: ave. 16 Points +1.6x Multiplier.
* +34: lock. 15 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier.
* +10: ash. 7 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
* +9: dad. 7 Points +1.3x Multiplier.
* +9: sac. 6 Points +1.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
* +10: near. 6 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier.
* +11: tote. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length.

Now I can go to bed.

Posted 3 years ago #
Bear
The woods
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Cookie wrote >>
449 points on my first try, and it's been downhill (and completely addictive) since then. Also, ide is too a word.

I'm with you. They should really be using a much more inclusive dictionary. Scrabble geeks are going to scream bloody murder.

ETA: Iran is not in the friggin' dictionary?!?

Posted 3 years ago #
Daz
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482 is my best so far.

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Damn. I'm going to have to spend some more time on this over the weekend. ;) Yay Easter.

Bear: I don't think Scrabble rules generally accept capitalized proper nouns.

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Bear
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Walker wrote >>
Bear: I don't think Scrabble rules generally accept capitalized proper nouns.

So they stripped the proper nouns out of some online dictionary just for this purpose? Too weird.

That's fair enough, if it's going by Scrabble rules... but then there will be a lot of Scrabble players who will complain that "ide" isn't in there. (Note that "ides," as in March, does work, but "ide," the fish, does not. "Emo" does not work -- mock all you want, it's in the OED. There's one more that doesn't, which really ticks me off bc. it would have gotten me quite a multiplier, but I don't want to repeat it because it's so ungodly NSFW... but dammit, it's a word.)

I'm just sayin'. I'm not even one of these serious Scrabble types. They're hard-core.

Posted 3 years ago #
Cookie
Flyntonville
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Bear wrote >>

Walker wrote >>
Bear: I don't think Scrabble rules generally accept capitalized proper nouns.

That's fair enough, if it's going by Scrabble rules... but then there will be a lot of Scrabble players who will complain that "ide" isn't in there. (Note that "ides," as in March, does work, but "ide," the fish, does not. "Emo" does not work -- mock all you want, it's in the OED. There's one more that doesn't, which really ticks me off bc. it would have gotten me quite a multiplier, but I don't want to repeat it because it's so ungodly NSFW... but dammit, it's a word.)
I'm just sayin'. I'm not even one of these serious Scrabble types. They're hard-core.

Yeah, I had three not terribly unusual words rejected.

*shrug*

573, bitches.

Posted 3 years ago #
Cookie
Flyntonville
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Seems to be down now. Regarding the dictionary:

I'm pulling the dictionary from OpenOffice, it seems to work fairly well, but I agree that it needs more non-dictionary words (e.g. 'blog'). Any good sources for these would be appreciated.

From this comment on Metafilter.

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
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I play a few word games on Facebook from time to time, and I've had similar issues with having words rejected in other games. The word "dick" has nearly a dozen meanings but must have gotten pulled from some of those game dictionaries either for being a proper-noun man's name or for being a naughty naughty word. :(

Frustrating when you're on a roll.

Posted 3 years ago #
th0m
Beechwold
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this was another piece in my evil plan, and for that i plead the fifth.

heheh i don't remember the score, but i had a really good one that involved:

jute - a fancy word for twine
jibe - switching directions with the wind astern

.... i honestly have no idea how many times i've played this, but it is quite a lot.

Posted 3 years ago #
drew

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Aight, y'all:

Points: 619 - Multiplier: 2.6x - Game #358

-3: u. Letter not used.
+18: dot. 7 Points +2.6x Multiplier.
+13: sit. 5 Points +2.5x Multiplier.
+22: bid. 9 Points +2.5x Multiplier.
+29: lice. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.4x Multiplier.
+61: revs. 17 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.4x Multiplier.
+14: led. 6 Points +2.3x Multiplier.
+23: mud. 10 Points +2.3x Multiplier.
+11: ole. 5 Points +2.3x Multiplier.
+7: see. 3 Points +2.2x Multiplier.
+11: in. 4 Points +2.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate.
+19: bit. 9 Points +2.1x Multiplier.
+21: fee. 10 Points +2.1x Multiplier.
+54: vial. 18 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier.
+19: hag. 10 Points +1.9x Multiplier.
+197: jibe. 73 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier.
+12: age. 7 Points +1.7x Multiplier.
+10: ba. 6 Points +1.6x Multiplier.
+15: bus. 10 Points +1.5x Multiplier.
+11: baa. 8 Points +1.4x Multiplier.
+21: cash. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier.
+13: sled. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier.
+7: tan. 6 Points +1.1x Multiplier.
+14: code. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length.

Posted 3 years ago #