On July 3, 2014, Mark Edelson scored 714 points in a game against Sinna Vijayakumar. This incredible high score ties Craig Rowland for the all-time club record for high game in the OWL lexicon. Geoff Newman holds the record for high Collins game at 751. Mark had 4 bingos, AIRLIFTS, LAYERING, triple-triple PItCHIER, STANCHER and …
Word-Grabber.com is a website featuring tools and articles for philologists and word game players. Recently, they conducted an interview with Club Director Shan Abbasi.
Visit the Mississauga SCRABBLE® Club on Thursday, December 5th at 7pm for Scrabble fun for players of all skill levels! It\’s a great opportunity to make new friends and play the world\’s greatest word game. This is a FREE event. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Learn how to play and pick up some tips …
On Thursday, April 4th, 2013, we\’ll be celebrating the Mississauga SCRABBLE® Club\’s 20th anniversary! We intend for it to be an extra special day and want everyone to be there. There will be: FREE entry An early start. We\’re inviting everyone at 7pm! Delicious eats. Feel free to bring in something tasty to share if …
A recent study done by Joshua Lewis about updating point values of the tiles using his software Valett has been the discussion of Scrabble enthusiasts around the world. Club Director Shan Abbasi talks to Sandie Rinaldo of CTV News to offer his views about why the tile values should remain as they are. For more …
On December 13, 2012, Geoff Newman and I played a game using the Collins lexicon. Geoff triple-tripled twice leading to a final score of 751-425. SOPRANI/REDEFEAT/AVENTRES#/SIGMOID/dISABUSE for him, NOTAIRES#/eRICOID/BEPAINT for me. He even missed a sixth bingo of URGENTLY. With my last rack, I tried LIONETTE* because I knew LIONET#, so that was the only …
The Club met for the first meeting of its twenty-first season on Thursday 6 September. We were blest with 24 in attendance and that kept the rounds even all night. Here are some highlights I saw as I passed up and down the tables between games: Dave Krook had two identical racks in his game …
Those of you who watch Star Trek may know that April 5, 2063 was (and will be) First Contact Day. That\’s the day that the Vulcans (i.e. Spock\’s race) visit Earth and introduce themselves to humans for the first time, an event prompted by mankind\’s discovery of faster-than-light (FTL) travel. So, it\’s fitting that this …
Our next tournament will be held on June 16, 2012! Click here for complete details.
The Mississauga SCRABBLE® Club will hold its weekly meeting in an alternate location for one evening on Thursday, March 15, 2012. The Club will convene at Mississauga Valley Community Centre at 1275 Mississauga Valley Blvd (map below) at 7:30pm in the Hazel McCallion Auditorium. The following week, we will return to our normal location. View …