Scrabble Club

The Leisure World Scrabble Club met on each of the last three Wednesdays in November; there were 32 scores above 300 and eight bingos (i.e., the use of all seven tiles in one move). Suthy Chhoeuy posted the highest score at 469. It was one of five games in which she topped 300. She also led with four bingos and scored 245 points in a three-way game.

Larry Edgar and Diane Seeger tied for the most scores above 300. Edgar had a high score of 383 and two bingos, while Seeger’s top score was a 371. Bob Ruderman had three scores above 300, two bingos and a high game of 382. Club President Maria Giegerich had a high score of 352. Marilyn Moody had three totals above 300; her highest was 325. Wanda Bemben had two scores above 300 with a high of 336.

The Leisure World Scrabble Club was also active during September, meeting on all five Wednesdays that month. There were 52 scores above 300; eight of the scores were higher than 400. Bob Ruderman accounted for 15 of the scores above 300, with a high of 441. Suthy Chhoeuy and Larry Edgar each had 13 scores higher than 300, and each recorded a high score of 407. Diane Seeger had the highest score at 459; she had 10 scores above 300. Wanda Bemben had a high score of 333. The high scores were largely a result of bingos: Ruderman had 20 of them, Chhouey had 11, Edgar six and Seeger three. Though the words are too numerous to list, it’s worth noting that Ruderman and Chhoeuy both scored bingos with the word “roasted.” The club meets on Wednesdays in Clubhouse 3 from 1-4 p.m. New members are welcome. On Dec. 15, there will be a Christmas luncheon before the games start.

—Larry Edgar