Words That Will Help You Win Scrabble
“1. Aa. And I don’t mean the acronym for Alcoholics Anonymous, either. Aa is “basaltic lava having a rough surface.”
2. Qat – a flowering plant native to East Africa and the Arabian peninsula.
3. Zax – a slater or slate mason, or the tool used to cut and punch nail holes in roofing slate.
4. Cwm – a valley, especially one created by glacial movement. Be warned: this one won’t get you many points, but it is good for using up pesky, low-score consonants taking up valuable space on your rack.
5. Xu – Vietnamese money
6. Qua – as or as being, or in the character of.
7. Suq – a market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.
8. Adz – an axe-like tool.
9. Jo – sweetheart or dear
10. Qadi – a judge in the Muslim community.”(via Mental Floss)
Surprised that “Qi” isn’t on this list. That one’s gotten me out of a lot of jams.
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My in-laws are scrabble fanatics so I’m going to commit this list to memory and kick some butt!
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I’m going to see how many times I can use “qua” today.
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Surprised that “Qi” isn’t...this list. That one’s gotten me out
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