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[erwins]

If the letters in white are the ones that got added for that turn, then the last row previously contained the words "JO" and "GLED" before the extra G was added. The WWF dictionary linked earlier doesn't like either of those as legit words.

[videoguy]

Originally Posted by Electrotiger

True, however three non-scoring turns (not rounds, as in Scrabble) immediately ends the game in WWF.

I forgot about that. That does make it harder, but it's still very possible.

[videoguy]

Originally Posted by erwins

If the letters in white are the ones that got added for that turn, then the last row previously contained the words "JO" and "GLED" before the extra G was added. The WWF dictionary linked earlier doesn't like either of those as legit words.

This one?
http://www.wordswithfriendscheat.net...ds-dictionary/

They show as valid for me. "JO" is definitely valid - I've played it many times.

[erwins]

Ah. I just didn't get how that dictionary worked.

[Errata]

50 point bonus you say. Does this apply even if some of your tiles are wildcards? I have two wildcards and lots of easy letters in my current game, so I can very easily make a word out of all my tiles. I never considered it, because without the 50 point bonus it wouldn't be the best use of them.

[Cervus]

Yeah, the 50 point bonus is for using all your tiles, regardless of what they are.

[damian]

Shenanigans. What letters could have been played to make that word? You can only play 7 letters at a time.

Can you claim a triple word score or other bonus that has already been used? I was under the impression that one the bonus square had been used, it doesn't get used again.

[Chloe]

Originally Posted by damian

Shenanigans. What letters could have been played to make that word? You can only play 7 letters at a time.

A I Z I N. Hence two letters left.

[diddy]

Originally Posted by Chloe

A I Z I N. Hence two letters left.

Indeed, the other letters were already on the board from other words.

[videoguy]

Originally Posted by Chloe

A I Z I N. Hence two letters left.

Huh? Either you guys are talking about something else, or you're confused. The letters that were played last are the letters in white (CCPULZG). The reason that there are 2 tiles in the player's rack is because there were only 2 tiles left in the game. Those are the tiles the player received after playing CCPULZG.

[videoguy]

Originally Posted by Cervus

Yeah, the 50 point bonus is for using all your tiles, regardless of what they are.

In Words With Friends, it's a 35 point bonus. It's 50 points in Scrabble.

[Jahungo]

My guess that videoguy is right: somebody saw this play on lexical word finder and copied it, probably with photoshop.

But I will point out that with an extremely large amount of games played, very unlikely things actually become pretty likely.

[Chloe]

Originally Posted by videoguy

Huh? Either you guys are talking about something else, or you're confused. The letters that were played last are the letters in white (CCPULZG). The reason that there are 2 tiles in the player's rack is because there were only 2 tiles left in the game. Those are the tiles the player received after playing CCPULZG.

That makes sense. Those letters, then, which are still feasible. It would also have been possible to make the same move with AIZIN, so two ways to get there. And probably more.

[diddy]

Originally Posted by videoguy

Huh? Either you guys are talking about something else, or you're confused. The letters that were played last are the letters in white (CCPULZG). The reason that there are 2 tiles in the player's rack is because there were only 2 tiles left in the game. Those are the tiles the player received after playing CCPULZG.

Your right - however Damian is still wrong when he said:

Shenanigans. What letters could have been played to make that word? You can only play 7 letters at a time.

You can play more than 7 letters as long as they are part of a valid word - they are just made up of other tiles. The 7 tiles that you play do not have to be a word of themselves, they can be part of another word altogether.

I still think this is a setup or a fake in some way, the game is an exact duplicate already on the internet. It could be a valid game, but the odds are not in favor of it happening in a natural setting without cooperation at the least.

[videoguy]

Originally Posted by Chloe

That makes sense. Those letters, then, which are still feasible. It would also have been possible to make the same move with AIZIN, so two ways to get there. And probably more.

No, it would not be possible to play AIZIN on that board (in the same place) because that would mean that that "CONCEPTU" would have already been on the board, and that is not a valid word.

It is possible to add "IZING" onto "CONCEPTUAL". Is that what you meant? That would not be worth 1469 points though. Only about 200 or so.

[damian]

Now I can see it. The letters used were C C P U L Z G. They are in white and the existing letters are black.

But my question hasn't been answered. Can a bonus square be counted twice?

[videoguy]

Originally Posted by damian

Now I can see it. The letters used were C C P U L Z G. They are in white and the existing letters are black.

But my question hasn't been answered. Can a bonus square be counted twice?

No.
EDIT: Well, they are counted twice for the same play, when two words intersect at one of them. Maybe that's what you're asking.

Five of those seven letters are on bonus squares, BTW.

[Ulkomaalainen]

I don't know about WWF, but in the board gaming world (and since this is basically a board game, even if played on smartphones) contests of the kind "get the highest score for the green player after 3 moves" or suchlike are commonplace and usually explicitely allow for you to let all players work on the same goal with all chance events going the way they like it. So, depending on context, this may not be "cheating" at all.

[diddy]

I don’t think that anyone doubts that if this happened it was set up by two players deliberately - you can do that in WWF and Scrabble (to select your opponent). If two friends can play ear bother deliberately, there is nothing stopping them from colluding.

[Cervus]

Originally Posted by diddy

If two friends can play ear bother deliberately

Is Ear Bother like a pass-the-earworm game?