Can't find the old WU thread, so I'll just make a new one

Nil Satis · Post by **Nil Satis** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:25 am

On our first get-together to tour a few machines, I was able to answer the eternal question, namely "What's a grecian urn?" (answer - quite a bit, as the Jiggy Bank game was still common then).

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:47 am

in the spirit of dodgy punning: would this lead to a question about what the Grecian nose?

ggdr · Post by **ggdr** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:05 am

I was in a bar near Soho yesterday evening, where I very much enjoyed playing COQUETTISH.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:50 pm

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:58 am

PERSNICKETY and a nice run of four consecutive 2000s with MESSIAH on board.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:15 am

nice scoring gents. not sure i'd put an S in PERNICKETY but let's not put too much emphasis on trivial matters

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:12 pm

Well, it worked - must be a US variation.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:04 pm

i don't doubt it, i'm probably guilty of requiring a too precise or careful approach.
hence my life of SPINSTERHOOD.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:17 pm

roberto la vigna wrote:...with MESSIAH on board.

The power in the the powerhouse.

NEBUCHADNEZZARS today was enjoyable.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:35 pm

Blinking fuck.

I can't even say the word, let alone spell it or pull it out on the soup.

Properpro · Post by **Properpro** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:21 am

Cardinal Sin wrote:Blinking fuck.

I can't even say the word, let alone spell it or pull it out on the soup.

Fair enough!

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:20 am

fotherz wrote:NEBUCHADNEZZARS today was enjoyable.

Outstanding

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:42 am

Regardless of the fact that I struggle to get 1200+ on this, I wonder what the maximum word length is? I thought it used to refer to the Scrabble (C) dictionary, but that only has up to 9-letter words (I think!)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:11 am

roberto la vigna wrote:
fotherz wrote:NEBUCHADNEZZARS today was enjoyable.
Outstanding

that is a beauty, very well done.

re. word length, there have been various limits depending on release. it was 15 for a while (max length across a scrabble board) but (i think) it is set to 29 now. i doubt whether anyone will ever get a 29. any 15 is outstanding, especially one which doesn't rely on prefixes/suffixes]http://www.cantab.net/users/nfm24/ewq/scores.html#WUGM3[/url]

Nil Satis · Post by **Nil Satis** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:35 am

Does 1830 still qualify for entry into the Hall of Fame? If so that is what I achieved - my first 1800+ score - in The Bright Water Inn, Southampton yesterday. Despite the £2 win itself being a mere fraction of my financial rewards from the pub, it was by far the most satisfying moment!