VOTING ARCHIVE RACK 2: Word Play Votes YAW at f10a for 31 leaving ORSU 197 WAUR at f10a for 29 leaving OSY 117 YOW at f10a for 31 leaving ARSU 112 WAY at f10a for 31 leaving ORSU 75 YU at f10a for 27 leaving AORSW 35 And here are simulation results (1-ply, 10,000 iterations). I included a couple of other moves (YOU for 28 and WARY for 32) which were mentioned, but for which no-one voted. Word Play Score YOW at f10a Best YAW at f10a -1.10 YOU at f10a -1.81 WAUR at f10a -2.03 WAY at f10a -3.05 WARY at f10a -4.54 YU at f10a -6.04 Interesting that the two top-rated UK players (David Webb and Brett Smitheram) plus international superstar Naween Fernando (recent runaway winner of the Sydney Masters) all chose the best-simming move - perhaps this shows why they're top! As for me, I've already lost 2 whole points of equity, after choosing TRAMP and YAW! Phil Appleby Message board Discuss this article on our Scrabble message board.

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