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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", ...
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I don't know the value of each letter, but my highest word score was for "submitted": 522. "Barracuda", with the same number of letters was only worth 432. BTW, I could never find these longer words with the clock running. I never start a game till I...
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Thanks for the pause button tip. I use it frequently. You asked about bonus bombs. I use them to clear a screen when I have only a few letters left and no possible word. A bomb will only eliminate 6-8 closely-bunched letters, so don't waste them ...
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I'm convinced the key is to consistently clear the board and double your score. When I fail to do it, it's almost always because I'm stuck with all consonants. You can usually dispose of vowels at the end with words such as "eau", "tau", "hie", "f...
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Before hitting "Begin" on the Level 1 screen, I look for common prefixes (sub, pro, re) and suffixes (tion, ing). So, instead of the word "start", it may expand to "restarting" (460 points). My highest single word score is 522 for "submitted". "Pr...
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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", ...
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I don't know the value of each letter, but my highest word score was for "submitted": 522. "Barracuda", with the same number of letters was only worth 432. BTW, I could never find these longer words with the clock running. I never start a game till I...
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Thanks for the pause button tip. I use it frequently. You asked about bonus bombs. I use them to clear a screen when I have only a few letters left and no possible word. A bomb will only eliminate 6-8 closely-bunched letters, so don't waste them ...
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I'm convinced the key is to consistently clear the board and double your score. When I fail to do it, it's almost always because I'm stuck with all consonants. You can usually dispose of vowels at the end with words such as "eau", "tau", "hie", "f...
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Before hitting "Begin" on the Level 1 screen, I look for common prefixes (sub, pro, re) and suffixes (tion, ing). So, instead of the word "start", it may expand to "restarting" (460 points). My highest single word score is 522 for "submitted". "Pr...
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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", ...
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I don't know the value of each letter, but my highest word score was for "submitted": 522. "Barracuda", with the same number of letters was only worth 432. BTW, I could never find these longer words with the clock running. I never start a game till I...
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30134
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Thanks for the pause button tip. I use it frequently. You asked about bonus bombs. I use them to clear a screen when I have only a few letters left and no possible word. A bomb will only eliminate 6-8 closely-bunched letters, so don't waste them ...
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I'm convinced the key is to consistently clear the board and double your score. When I fail to do it, it's almost always because I'm stuck with all consonants. You can usually dispose of vowels at the end with words such as "eau", "tau", "hie", "f...
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Before hitting "Begin" on the Level 1 screen, I look for common prefixes (sub, pro, re) and suffixes (tion, ing). So, instead of the word "start", it may expand to "restarting" (460 points). My highest single word score is 522 for "submitted". "Pr...
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