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Word Wipe Strategy

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May 27, 2019
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I see every day that the leading scorers are in the 40,000 range. I am far from illiterate, but I rarely score above 11,000. Is there a strategy, a technique to get more time or more words? The enormous but consistent discrepancy is a great curiosity. Any advice?

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el58092270

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There are also some good tips in the "WordWipe Scoring" topic.

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SusanM351147

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I can't find the "new message" button, so maybe this is just for you, Brad. I think the trick is to take the 2 bonus bombs every time they're offered - which happens in every round! (I always assumed it was 2 per game, but no!) And beginning in Round 16 (I think) you only get 60 seconds, but the time doesn't decrease after that. I discovered the thing about the bombs today and still am not scoring that well because I can't resist making more words as time runs out. I think my last game I got around 22K and left more than 20 bombs unused. I do use the pause button sometimes... Whether or not taking extra bombs and pausing are "cheating" is up to each player, I guess. I just want to have fun, and if I occasionally make the Leaderboard I am pleased with myself... That would be the *daily* Leaderboard." If only you can see this and you want to share, please do.

joeysback

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You don't get 2 bombs per round. They are based on the amount of words you make after what you need to make. If you ever had 20, you are a great wordsmith, and you should have used them to get rid of the few left-over letters at the end of rounds because wiping the board will double your score. The time goes down each round until you hit 60 sec, I believe, then it stays there. Usingbombs is not cheating! It's part of the game. I've gotten over 30K, but never 40K. Playing for a couple years now. Oh well.....

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SusanM351147

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I'm being offered 2 bonus bombs per round in addition to whatever I "earn." And they say you have to watch an ad, but usually there is no ad! If you do see an ad, the game resumes immediately when it ends. As for using the bombs, I've only run out a couple of times. Time for clearing enough lines is what I run out of, because I lack discipline and keep trying to make words - then I panic and don't get the bombs out fast or accurately enough. But I'm doing a lot better, scoring between 30 and 50K pretty often. As for those folks up in the 100k+ region, I have no idea... unless they're pausing long enough to work it out on paper. Getting back to the bombs, maybe it has something to do with how you access the game? I get it via my Washington Post subscription. The offer of bonus bombs every round started a few weeks ago, and I ignored it at first because I thought there would be ads every time, but nope! When I do the best it's because I pause in late rounds if I don't immediately have a word. My highest score so far is around 53K.

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WendeM158511

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The highest I've ever gotten was 42,000, but I rarely break 35,000. I have gotten better over time, so practice does help. However...

....and I probably shouldn't even mention this, but since so many people here are frustrated by some of the impossibly high scores that are posted, there is one very plausible way that people are cheating and just knowing about it may make all of us non-cheaters feel better.

When I showed my son the high scores that were 60,000 and even up to 200,000+ on occasion, he guessed that they are probably taking screen shots of the whole board and then pausing the game while they study the screen shots. Then he said, "Mom, I certainly hope you won't do that!"

For me, there is zero satisfaction to be had from cheating, so it's not in my nature to do that, but it seems that would be an obvious way to do it.

I also agree that the rules for scoring should be much clearer! They are really pretty useless. Thanks to all here who have figured out some of the letter values and shared that!

BoiseEd

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There appear to be two ways to approach this game: one is to go for high points by getting the best words; the other (mine) is to go for the highest level. Personally, I've reached level 17 (very short time allowed) and my best score is 23,286, never close to the leader list.

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CarolC836069

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The highest I've ever gotten was around 35,000 and I was "on fire". But I agree what the trick is to try to use all the letters and make good use of the B's and G's since they are worth so much, especially with a bigger word. ReneeB720366 figured out scoring and that was immensely helpful.

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Scottygirl

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I have read some limited instructions, but where do I find and entire outline of how to play - ie; scoring, and what letters score more?

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DebraH304374

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I found this. If you click on each tab (Rules, Scoring, Tips, etc.), it gives a pretty good outline. https://askinglot.com/open-detail/560813

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pu4639

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Today the top score was 300,000+ ! How can that be??

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MargW372402

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may be by cheating?, they cheat on everything else, why not word wipe?

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ReneeB720366

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I figured out the scoring. Certain letters are worth certain points. Each time you add a letter to a word, the points are multiplied. For example, for the word "GATE," a G=10, A=2, T=8, E=2. So, 10+2+8+2=22 and since it's. 4 letter word you multiply the 22 by 4 getting 88 points for the word.

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joeysback

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Somebody got over 250,000???? Wha??? How??? Help!!! I got to 26,000 and thought I was doing great!

BoiseEd

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I think my high is around 39K, but it's typically below 20K. I'm more concerned with levels than word scores. I hit 17th level once, when everything really clicked, but typically hitting 15th is an accomplishment for me.

joeysback

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I don't think I've ever gotten past 13th or 14th. Congrats!

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WWIII

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Thank you for the tips. I can’t get to 25,000 but I doubled my score from 3,000 to 6,000 and will get better.

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WWIII

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Also I have noticed and yes it took awhile that you can clear letters that you won’t use, like three www. Anything three of that you won’t use. I tend to keep vowels and letters like r, s,t, but if they’re in my way and there are three of them, they get deleted.

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Parmenion

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Okay...The MOST IMPORTANT thing to do is CLEAR THE BOARD!!! It's all well and good looking for big words but if that board is not cleared your score will not double up. I generally score between 25000 - 35000, and to reach these figures you MUST clear 90% of the boards you play. Beware of letters like Q,Z and J. Try to remove these as early as you can. Qat and Qis will save you time and time again. Use your bombs to clear the board if you have to. DON'T leave a board uncleared if you can clear it by using a bomb. Remember...speed is of the essence...the clock is your enemy. Hope these tips help...and if anyone has tips on how to score 40000+...I'm all ears!

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KristiW221704

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QIS is another 'saver', along with PST, HMM, GRR, BRR, and SHH. I think AIA is the only all vowel word I've used. You can also use strings of the same letter (e.g. EEEEE) for the levels that have lots of vowels. I usually start with the hardest letters to make words with - C, J, X, Z, Q, etc. and try to clear them. I'll try multiple combinations of letters (for words I've never heard of) before I use my bombs

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ReneeB720366

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EUOI, EAU and AUE are a few other all-vowel words.

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e480628s

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I spend too much time on this site and don't claim to be any kind of expert. I see many comments recommending that the troublesome consonants are "q, k, x. etc."
I find, however, that "h" is as much of a problem. So, if you see "huh" or "hie", "hue", etc., delete it.
You'll be happy you did.

BoiseEd

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Whenever I see a "J" or "Z" or "Q", I focus on that for a few seconds. It's best to get them gone before going for the low-hanging fruit.

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