NASPA Word of the Day: PYROPE n a variety of garnet. Hook:pyropeS. Typo:pyrone. Anahooks:Coppery Foppery propyNe. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: EMMET n an ant. Hook:emmetS. Extensions:emmetROPE emmetROPES. Typo:emmer. Blanagrams:Femme Remet Retem emOte mAmee meetS memeS metRe meteD meteR meteS tHeme teemS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: GIARDIA n a protozoan inhabiting the intestines. Hook:giardiaS. Extensions:giardiaSES giardiaSIS. Blanagrams:diagraM graVida raidiNg. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: MEUNIERE adj cooked in browned butter. Blanagrams:Lemurine Perineum Queenier merenGue merinGue muTineer reLumine. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: HADE v to incline. Anagrams:ahed haed head. Hooks:Shade hadeD hadeS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: COBBY adj stocky. Typos:bobby cabby cobbs colby corby cubby dobby hobby lobby nobby yobby. Blanagrams:boOby cAbob yobbO. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: OREBODY n a mass of ore in a mine. Hook:Forebody. Blanagrams:Foodery Forbode Goodbye Joyrode bedrooM booTery boodLer boredoM brooKed brooMed broodeD broodeR. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TINTYPE n a kind of photograph. Hook:tintypeS. Anahook:Antitype. Blanagrams:ineptLy pAtient pettiLy pettinG tenSity tenUity typieSt. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Checking to make sure all the Scrabble tiles are there

NASPA Word of the Day: AECIUM n a spore-producing organ of certain fungi. Extension:GYNaecium. Anahooks:caeSium uRaemic. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: MAVIS n a songbird. Extension:mavisES. Typos:makis manis mavie mavin maxis pavis. Anahooks:Favism maviEs maviNs miKvas. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Celebrating my hometown of Toronto taking one more step closer to its long coveted “world-class city” status: this is the first time I’ve flown into YYZ and found it faster to take public transit home than a car. (51 minutes vs 54 minutes).

NASPA Word of the Day: QUINNAT n a food fish. Anagram:quintan. Hook:quinnatS. Anahooks:quantinG quintaIn quintanS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: EIDOLON n a phantom. Hook:eidolonS. Anahooks:Melodion Solenoid. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SABULOUS adj sandy. Typo:fabulous. Blanagrams:busloaDs sabulosE subDuals subGoals subsolaR. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TIPCART n a type of cart. Hook:tipcartS. Anahooks:prOtatic triptYca. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ZYGOTE n a cell formed by the union of two gametes. Hook:zygoteS. Extensions:HETEROzygote HETEROzygoteS HOMOzygote HOMOzygoteS zygoteNE zygoteNES. Typo:zygose. Blanagram:St... https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SURROYAL n the topmost prong of a stag's antler. Hook:surroyalS. Blanagrams:Parlours rorQuals sPorular. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SERENATA n a dramatic cantata. Anagram:arsenate. Hook:serenataS. Typo:serenate. Anahooks:anteaTers arsenateS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: LAITH adj loath. Anagrams:lathi thali. Extension:laithLY. Typos:baith faith laich laigh laity saith. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: LIGNITE n a type of coal. Hook:ligniteS. Extensions:GElignite GEligniteS. Anahooks:Diligent Fileting Retiling glintieR lenitiNg lingieSt tinglieR. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SATSUMA n a variety of orange. Hook:satsumaS. Blanagrams:amautIs amusIas asaRums assauLt astHmas autIsms maNtuas matRass matsaHs musCats mutasEs stRumas stasIma tRaumas. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: CANTORIS adj for the north side of a church choir to sing. Anagrams:carotins cortinas. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TAMBOUR v to embroider on a round wooden frame. Hooks:tambourA tambourS. Extensions:tambourAS tambourED tambourER tambourERS tambourIN tambourINE tambourINES tambourING tam... https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: CHUFFY adj plump. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: FLAGON n a large bulging bottle. Hook:flagonS. Typo:flacon. Anahooks:foalIng loafIng. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: KEDGE v to move a vessel with the use of an anchor. Hooks:kedgeD kedgeS. Extensions:kedgeREE kedgeREES. Typos:hedge ledge sedge wedge. Anahooks:geCked geekEd kegGed. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ZEK n an inmate in a Soviet labor camp. Hook:zekS. Typos:eek lek zed zee zen zep. Anahooks:zUke zeRk. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: WHISHT v to hush. Hook:whishtS. Extensions:whishtED whishtING. Anahook:whitIsh. Blanagrams:hiGhts switCh swithE thiGhs whOsit whiLst whistS whitEs wiDths wiGhts withEs. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: EUONYMUS n any of a genus of shrubs or small trees. Extension:euonymusES. Typo:evonymus. Blanagram:numeRous. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: CORACOID n a bone of the shoulder girdle. Hook:coracoidS. Anahook:accordioN. Blanagrams:caNcroid dracoNic. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ASCOCARP n a spore-producing organ of certain fungi. Hook:ascocarpS. Extension:ascocarpIC. Anahook:sarcocaRp. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: HOLS n a vacation. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

So glad to see Quillette shining a light on the truly important issues of our time! :)

First week experimenting with farmer’s market shopping with @kchew.bsky.social by bicycle, to gather data about the need to replace our car that got totaled last week.

We got back last night from 10 days of Scrabble immersion at our annual championship, held this year in a concert hall at the Live! Casino Maryland. Exhausted but happy. Here's a fine article about the champion, written by Hannah Seibold at the Portland Tribune. portlandtribune.com/2025/08/15/n...

Another factoid about my longtime friend @poslfit.bsky.social: in addition to being head of the North American #Scrabble Players Association (NASPA), he is also the editor-in-chief of the Canadian English Dictionary aka @canadiandictionary.bsky.social. 🇨🇦 www.canadianenglishdictionary.ca

Just in case the intersection of my friends who like word games and those who know about the Scrabble Players Championship is nonempty, here’s the link to the event coverage. I recommend our YouTube stream of the commentated finals as a good place to start. event.scrabbleplayers.org/2025/spc/bui...

NASPA Word of the Day: MORGEN n a Dutch unit of land area. Anagram:monger. Hook:morgenS. Typos:moreen morgan. Anahooks:Frogmen mArengo megAron mongerS mongreL. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ARCANUM n a mystery. Hook:arcanumS. Anahook:macruRan. Blanagrams:Lacunar canuLar cranIum cumarIn curTana macarOn macuLar manuarY narcOma. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: DOMAINE n a vineyard in Burgundy. Anagram:amidone. Hook:domaineS. Typos:domains romaine. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SURPRINT v to print over something already printed. Hook:surprintS. Extensions:surprintED surprintING. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: REFLAG v to give a new registered nationality to (a ship). Hook:reflagS. Extensions:reflagGED reflagGING. Typo:beflag. Anahooks:flaNger flagGer fragIle ragefUl. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: MANTA n a cotton fabric. Anagrams:atman manat. Hook:mantaS. Extensions:AmantaDINE AmantaDINES HAmantaSCH HAmantaSCHEN HAmantaSCHENS. Typos:manat manga mania manna menta. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

Giving the new passport a try en route to BWI for the annual Scrabble Players Championship. Grateful for benevolent monarchy.

NASPA Word of the Day: FLEISHIG adj made of meat or meat products. Anahook:higHlifes. Blanagrams:Tilefish Uglifies fileFish filiBegs fishliKe fishliNe fleshiNg ghilLies higHlife shieliNg sighliKe... https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ZAMARRA n a sheepskin coat. Hook:zamarraS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: RAMIE n an Asian shrub. Anagram:aimer. Hook:ramieS. Extension:GOUramieS. Typos:mamie ramee ramin. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ASTRAL n a type of oil lamp. Anagrams:altars ratals talars tarsal. Hooks:Gastral astralS. Extensions:CADastral CADastralLY DIastral PLastral SUBastral astralLY. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: FEMORAL adj pertaining to the femur. Anahooks:fUmarole formUlae formaBle leafWorm. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl