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HS
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Scrabble

This one should be easy for the Scrabble enthusiasts, with a little thinking outside the box.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:25 am
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HS
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Hint 1
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Look at what doesn't belong


Hint 2
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If you don't know your Scrabble history, it would help to brush up.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:27 am
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drakono
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I've been through the hints, and I've found three things that don't belong. Unfortunately, they don't anagram. I've tried just the individual tiles that would have to go, and still nothing works out. So, still stuck.

I'm not thrilled about this puzzle because there are multiple word lists and some allow the words on this board, and some don't. It seems rather arbitrary to me which word list to pick. I've found TWL98/OSPD and SOWPODS...and neither matches the list linked by the third hint at the Hasbro website. If I were trying to solve this without hints, how in the world would I know which list to use?

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:26 am
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HS
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drakono, I understand the frustration. I think you're probably on the right track, but you've made a mistake somewhere.

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There should be 4 items. Of course, you should always take TMT's hints as canon. If you use the TWL/ American OSPD, you might end up with extra letters (5 items), but the answer SHOULD jump out at you if you read my second hint above anyway.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:06 am
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HS
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Want another hint to clarify Hint 2 above?

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In the text, M says, "I've spent hours plotting and scheming to get the very best words..."


PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:10 am
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drakono
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Thanks, that did it. I was just missing one thing that didn't belong. The anagram server still couldn't find the answer, but hint 2 helped me clear that last hurdle.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:03 am
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one away
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I've come up with
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qu ix ry ki
but all I can come up with is
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quirky xi


Help?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:25 am
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one away
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Shoot...
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ot qu ix ry


...not that that gets me any closer to an actual word...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:37 am
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o_see_as_i
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Joined: 29 Dec 2011
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one away wrote:
Shoot...
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ot qu ix ry


...not that that gets me any closer to an actual word...


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There is no way you could be any closer.


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Tharol
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Guess close but still like stumped there.

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o_see_as_i
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Tharol wrote:
Guess close but still like stumped there.


one away in the post before yours had everything you need to solve the theorem.

Hint:
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Do not bother with anagram pages. Try to search for a 'historical' word.... If there is anything like history when you are talking about scrabble.


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