SCRABBLE - The Last Word Newsletter
SCRABBLE - The Last Word Newsletter SCRABBLE - The Last Word Newsletter
PassagesEdited by Larry ShermanP A S S A G E SDEATHSBETTY CAMPBetty Jacqueline Boss Putnam Camp (aka BC) died on April 12 ather home in Monroe, GA. She was 83. Although she had notbeen on the SCRABBLE® scene for the past few years, she isremembered by many--as is her Briard, Maggie, who at onetournament in Cincinnati left her room, got on the elevator, andfound her way to BC in the tournament room.Betty played in more than 60 tournaments starting in the late1980s, including 4 National SCRABBLE Championships.A real estate broker, developer, and builder, Betty was also thefounder of the Gwinnet Walton Music Society.She was predeceased by her husband, Sanders Camp, and her son, Hynes Putnam. She issurvived by her daughter, Denise Putnam; her siblings, Wendell and Bobby Boss; hergranddaughter, Courtney Cook; and her great-grandchild, Cash King.82
SCRABBLE®ResourcesThere are many study tools tohelp SCRABBLE® playershone their skills, including anumber of programs that canbe downloaded for free. Thissection will offer suggestionsand links for both players anddirectors.SCRABBLE® TutorialsJOEL SHERMAN:NEWBIES’ FIRSTSCRABBLE® LESSONExpert Joel Sherman givesinvaluable advice to playersnew to club and tournamentSCRABBLE.MIKE BARON’SSCRABBLE® TIPSMike Baron, expert playerand coach (and author of theSCRABBLE® Wordbook)shares tips from his book.Play OnlineSCRABBLE®POGO SCRABBLE®The official SCRABBLE®online game. Created underagreement with Hasbro in2008.SCRABBLE® ONFACEBOOKSelect the SCRABBLE®application on the Facebookhome page to play the officialSCRABBLE® game. Variousgroups hold tournaments atthis site, including a groupcalled “Mad Scrabblers”.S C R A B B L E R E S O U R C E SINTERNET SCRABBLE®CLUBA Romanian-based site andapplication for interactivegames. A favorite site formany of the top players.Play Live SCRABBLE®CROSS-TABLESLists all upcomingtournaments, as well asresults of past tournaments.Has SCRABBLE®tournament aides.NASPA CLUB LISTINGSLists competitive clubsthroughout North Americawith their meeting times andlocations.NSA CLUB LISTINGSLists casual clubs throughoutNorth America with theirmeeting times and locations.WGPO CLUB LISTINGSLists clubs throughout NorthAmerica with their meetingtimes and locations.Apps for ScrabblersZARFA free multipurpose iPhone/iPad utility for SCRABBLE®players in any language. Itprovides word list lookup,pattern matching,tournament-style adjudicationand a timer customized fortournament SCRABBLE®play.ZYZZYVA/ZYZZYVA LITEiPhone app for practicinganagramming skills andlearning words. Zyzzyvaincludes Quiz, Search, andJudge functions; CardboxManagment; Dropbox Sync;Custom Lexicon Support; andLexicon Symbols. ZyzzvaLite (free) includes Searchand Judge functions; CustomLexicon Import; and LexiconSymbols. You can sync quizdata between the iPhone appand the desktop program.WORDLIST PRO 2.0Android 2.2+ app forpracticing anagramming skillsand learning words. Alsofunctions as Word Judge.Lightning fast word searches.Supports TWL06, OSPD4,CSW12, and CSW12 uniquewords.CROSSWORD GAMESCORESHEETThis app keeps track ofscoring in crossword gamessuch as SCRABBLE®.SCRABBLE®Play SCRABBLE® on youriPhone/iPad. Teacher featureallows you to see what yourbest word could have beenafter every turn. Now alsoavailable for Android devices:click here.SCRABBLE® TILE RACKTurns your iPhone or iPadTouch into a SCRABBLE® tilerack. For use with an iPad.WORDS WITH FRIENDSThe popular SCRABBLE®variant for your iPhone/iPad.Anagramming/PracticeTools 83
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<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®Resources<strong>The</strong>re are many study tools tohelp <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® playershone their skills, including anumber of programs that canbe downloaded for free. Thissection will offer suggestionsand links for both players anddirectors.<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® TutorialsJOEL SHERMAN:NEWBIES’ FIRST<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® LESSONExpert Joel Sherman givesinvaluable advice to playersnew to club and tournament<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>.MIKE BARON’S<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® TIPSMike Baron, expert playerand coach (and author of the<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® <strong>Word</strong>book)shares tips from his book.Play Online<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®POGO <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®<strong>The</strong> official <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®online game. Created underagreement with Hasbro in2008.<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® ONFACEBOOKSelect the <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®application on the Facebookhome page to play the official<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® game. Variousgroups hold tournaments atthis site, including a groupcalled “Mad Scrabblers”.S C R A B B L E R E S O U R C E SINTERNET <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®CLUBA Romanian-based site andapplication for interactivegames. A favorite site formany of the top players.Play Live <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®CROSS-TABLESLists all upcomingtournaments, as well asresults of past tournaments.Has <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®tournament aides.NASPA CLUB LISTINGSLists competitive clubsthroughout North Americawith their meeting times andlocations.NSA CLUB LISTINGSLists casual clubs throughoutNorth America with theirmeeting times and locations.WGPO CLUB LISTINGSLists clubs throughout NorthAmerica with their meetingtimes and locations.Apps for ScrabblersZARFA free multipurpose iPhone/iPad utility for <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®players in any language. Itprovides word list lookup,pattern matching,tournament-style adjudicationand a timer customized fortournament <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®play.ZYZZYVA/ZYZZYVA LITEiPhone app for practicinganagramming skills andlearning words. Zyzzyvaincludes Quiz, Search, andJudge functions; CardboxManagment; Dropbox Sync;Custom Lexicon Support; andLexicon Symbols. ZyzzvaLite (free) includes Searchand Judge functions; CustomLexicon Import; and LexiconSymbols. You can sync quizdata between the iPhone appand the desktop program.WORDLIST PRO 2.0Android 2.2+ app forpracticing anagramming skillsand learning words. Alsofunctions as <strong>Word</strong> Judge.Lightning fast word searches.Supports TWL06, OSPD4,CSW12, and CSW12 uniquewords.CROSSWORD GAMESCORESHEETThis app keeps track ofscoring in crossword gamessuch as <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®.<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®Play <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® on youriPhone/iPad. Teacher featureallows you to see what yourbest word could have beenafter every turn. Now alsoavailable for Android devices:click here.<strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® TILE RACKTurns your iPhone or iPadTouch into a <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>® tilerack. For use with an iPad.WORDS WITH FRIENDS<strong>The</strong> popular <strong>SCRABBLE</strong>®variant for your iPhone/iPad.Anagramming/PracticeTools 83
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