NASPA Word of the Day: GENNAKER n a spinnaker sail. Hook:gennakerS. Blanagrams:enDanger ganGrene. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: GANOID n a type of fish. Hook:ganoidS. Typo:gadoid. Anahooks:Loading aBoding adoRing daDoing doaTing goadinG gonadiC gonidIa. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SUSURRUS n a soft rustling sound. Extension:susurrusES. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: BIOTOXIN n poison made by a plant or animal. Hook:biotoxinS. Blanagram:botoxinG. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Results of our annual household Easter Egg Hunt

NASPA Word of the Day: DIAZEPAM n a tranquilizer. Hook:diazepamS. Blanagram:mazaediA. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

We postponed Christmas this year until a younger relative was safely out of hospital. Happily, that day came today, Good Friday, and we gathered around the tree and exchanged gifts. My favourite moment though was the baker asking, "Are you sure you're sure you want the cake to say Merry Christmas?"

NASPA Word of the Day: PHTHISIS n a disease of the lungs. Typos:phthises phthisic. Anahook:phthisiCs. Blanagram:Dipshits. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Nobody does competency reality programming like NASA. www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...

NASPA Word of the Day: CAUDILLO n a military dictator. Hook:caudilloS. Blanagrams:Fucoidal Mucoidal allodiuM cloudilY colluVia cuBoidal lodiculE oViducal. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SUMPTER n a pack animal. Anagram:stumper. Hook:sumpterS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: BOLIVIA n a soft fabric. Hook:boliviaS. Extensions:boliviaNO boliviaNOS. Blanagrams:Ravioli bolivaR. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: WYNN n the rune for W. Hook:wynnS. Typos:wynd wyns. Anahook:wEnny. Blanagrams:Awny wAny wIny yAwn. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SCHLIERE n a small streak in an igneous rock. Anagram:chiseler. Hook:schliereN. Extension:schliereNS. Anahooks:chiselLer chiselerS cleVerish cleriheWs lecheriEs. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Cheese soufflé time!

NASPA Word of the Day: SOAPFISH n a tropical fish that produces toxic mucus. Extension:soapfishES. Blanagrams:aLphosis fashioNs fashioUs hapLosis isopaChs. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: OCULARLY adv by means of the eyes or sight. Hook:Jocularly. Extensions:BINocularly INTRAocularly MONocularly. Blanagrams:cHorally collyrIa. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: RATCH n a mechanism that allows motion in one direction only. Anagram:chart. Hook:Cratch. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: MILFOIL n a perennial herb. Hook:milfoilS. Anahook:Pliofilm. Blanagrams:Biofilm filmilY millioN mollifY. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: LOUR v to lower. Hooks:Clour Flour lourS lourY. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: FLOTSAM n floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo. Hook:flotsamS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ISOHEL n a line on a map connecting points receiving equal sunshine. Anagrams:helios holies. Hook:isohelS. Anahooks:Bolshie eoliThs hilLoes holLies holiesT hosTile liThoes. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: CERO n a large food fish. Anagram:core. Hook:ceroS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: APO n a type of protein. Anagram:opa. Hooks:Capo apoD apoS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: PLOSION n a release of breath after the articulation of certain consonants. Hook:plosionS. Extensions:DISplosion DISplosionS EXplosion EXplosionS IMplosion IMplosionS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: VIVARIUM n a place for raising and keeping live animals. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: XYLIDINE n a chemical compound. Hook:xylidineS. Typo:xylidins. Blanagrams:diVinely inediBly yieldinG. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

How I love a super delicious pi pastry baked for March Fourteen. #pilish

NASPA Word of the Day: PLUMERIA n a flowering shrub. Hook:plumeriaS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: PISHOGUE n an evil spell. Hook:pishogueS. Blanagrams:Copihues Dogeship Roughies Toughies eohipPus epigEous epigoNus esophAgi gRoupies ghouLies piRogues pishogeS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Helping United For Literacy raise over $160,000 at their annual game night, wishing more Scrabble events featured live music.

NASPA Word of the Day: CHIMLEY n a chimney. Hook:chimleyS. Typo:chimney. Anahooks:chimBley lechAyim meThylic. Blanagrams:Alchemy Techily chieFly chimBly eThylic heXylic lecyThi lehAyim myceliA. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TYMPANY n tympanites. Typos:tympana tympani tympano tympans. Blanagram:paymEnt. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

@janesiberry.com live tonight at Sellers & Newell

NASPA Word of the Day: PARAGOGE n the addition of a sound or sounds at the end of a word. Hook:paragogeS. Blanagrams:apagogeS arpeggIo groUpage. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ORICHALC n a yellow metal. Hook:orichalcS. Anahook:cholEraic. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: RUTHENIC adj pertaining to a rare, metallic element. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: QUINCUNX n an arrangement of five objects. Extensions:quincunxES quincunxIAL. Blanagram:quiDnunc. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: RUFOUS n a reddish-brown color. Extension:rufousES. Typo:rugous. Anahook:furIous. Blanagrams:Aurous fLours fLuors foruMs fuCous furoRs suLfur. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TUCHUN n a Chinese military governor. Hook:tuchunS. Typo:tuchus. Anahook:uncOuth. Blanagrams:Eunuch chAunt nAutch unShut uncutE unhuRt untucK. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SACCULE n a small sac. Hook:sacculeS. Typo:sacculi. Anahook:Feluccas. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Touched to receive a thank you card (shared with Shan and Max) today from the students at the last of this year’s three qualifying events for the Toronto School Scrabble Championship city finals.

NASPA Word of the Day: PLAGE n a bright region on the sun. Hook:plageS. Typos:peage phage place plane plate. Anahooks:gRaple gelCap pelagE plagUe. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: BEANO n a form of bingo. Hook:beanoS. Typo:beans. Anahooks:beMoan beaCon boRane. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: LABELLUM n the lower petal of an orchid. Hook:Flabellum. Blanagrams:Gullable blameFul blellumS blueBall mIllable umbRella umbellaR. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: PEDOLOGY n the scientific study of the behavior and development of children. Typo:penology. Blanagrams:Ideology logoType pRologed. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: PHYLLOME n a leaf of a plant. Hook:phyllomeS. Typo:phyllode. Anahook:meSophyll. Blanagrams:lyophIle meSophyl phIlomel. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SUBSERE n a type of ecological succession. Anagram:rebuses. Hook:subsereS. Anahooks:beCurses burseeDs subMerse suberIse suberOse subserVe. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Here's a photo of most of the 27 players who braved freezing rain to come celebrate the 51st anniversary of the founding of the Toronto Scrabble Club (NASPA Club #3) last night

NASPA Word of the Day: FALLAL n a showy article of dress. Hook:fallalS. Extensions:fallalERIES fallalERY. Typo:hallal. Blanagram:lallaN. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl