Death to Maven!

"soldier" would have been a good word for Veterans Day

"soldier" would have been an excellent word to play for Veterans Day

Maven, the virtually infallible brain of computer Scrabble, made a big mistake yesterday. On his second turn, he played a horizontal word starting with g in the far left column, halfway between the two triple-word scores, setting me up for a triple-triple, eight-letter bingo (9x the total point value, plus 50 for the bingo). I played stod[g]ier, for 131 points in a single turn! Take that Maven! Humans rule!

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  1. [...] the virtually infallible brain of computer Scrabble, blew it again today. It was near the end of the game: I had played two bingos (vinegar and clenched) and was [...]

  2. [...] the triple word scores.  You may recall how I exploited this faux pas twice before — playing stodgier for a triple-triple bingo and 131 points, and muenster for [...]

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