Susan -- I think the reason you are getting all the bombs is because, as you say, you are accessing WordWipe via your Washington Post subscription. I went to the WaPo site and I see what you are talking about.  Access via the AARP site doesn't offer ...

I use an ad blocker so I don't see any ads on AARP.  That same ad blocker prevents me from playing on the Arkadium site.

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

Congratulations for your high scores!  I'm amazed at your patience.  To pause the level, screenshot it, find a long word, unpause and play that word, let the new arrangement of letters appear, and then repeat the process for each word must have taken...

These are all good tips.  I would say that, with respect to Hint 1, it is even better if you can clear as many boards as possible by forming words.  That way, you can double your score on each board and save your bombs for later rounds when, I have f...