Scrabble Club plays Wednesdays

The Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 5. New members are welcome, as are donations of used Scrabble boards.

The club met on all four Wednesdays in April. The members combined for 62 scores above 300—seven of which were higher than 400. There were 28 bingos—i.e., the use of all seven tiles in one move.

Bob Ruderman led with 10 scores higher than 300 and 10 bingos. He topped 400 three times, including a score of 430. Diane Seeger had nine games with scores above 300 and four bingos. Ruderman’s best score was 485 and Seeger topped 400 two other times.

Jim Schneiderman bettered 300 seven times. His best score was 385. Club president Larry Edgar, Wanda Bemben and Sylvia Makus each topped 300 six times. Their best scores were 433, 363, and 330 respectively. Bemben had one bingo.

Myrna Loscuadro and Sue Ann Gass each had three scores above 300. Their respective best scores were 357 and 327. Loscuadro had three bingos.

Maria Giegerich topped 300 twice, including a 377. Donna Perkins, Marilyn Moody and new member Cynthia Wade each recorded one score higher than 300. The scores were 367, 311, and 324 respectively.

In addition to the April meetings, the club met on March 13 in a session that was omitted in a previous column. Seeger had a high score of 469, three wins, and a bingo. Ruderman had four wins and three bingos. Schneiderman had two wins and a bingo.

—Larry Edgar