# Highest Scrabble point scores without Q and Z and. . . **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 6, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480 "2014-07-06T16:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/1 "2014-07-06T16:07:54Z")
Not just the base value of the tiles, but specifically, the total value of an eight-letter word that will span two triple word scores, and taking into consideration that one of the tiles will fall on a double letter score (which, of course, varies, depending upon which two triples you span). But not using the tiles Q and Z–or blanks representing Q and Z!. Oh, how about top ten words? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/3 "2014-07-06T16:38:37Z")
Coaching, for 171 + bonmus. Are gherkins “picklish”? for 207 = binus. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/4 "2014-07-06T16:45:09Z")
No, wait, VOUCHING for 189 + bonus, with the H on double. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/5 "2014-07-06T16:54:55Z")
Oops. Should have added my own contributions: I had come up with ‘excavate’ with ‘v’ on a double letter. That’s 216, plus bonus, if you get it. Also ‘flapjack’ with the ‘j’ on a double letter. That’s 306, plus possible bonus. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/6 "2014-07-06T16:55:15Z")
I wish we could edit. BUTCHERY = 198 + bonus. KITCHENY is in some dictionaries, but not the Scrabble word list. That would be 216. I forgot about X. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/7 "2014-07-06T17:02:50Z")
Moved to the Game Room. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/8 "2014-07-06T20:50:07Z")
Whipjack, with J on double letter, for 383 points (It’s a word in the British Scrabble dictionary, but not the US one.) (Definition: A beggar who pretends to be a sailor) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/9 "2014-07-07T18:40:34Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > But not using the tiles Q and Z–or blanks representing Q and Z!. You’re squeezing out some of my favorite words! ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-scrabble-point-scores-without-q-and-z-and/692480/10 "2014-07-07T19:13:57Z")
I think DETOXIFY and PAROXYSM are both 270.