# "Scrabble crossed with Tetris" **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 6, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185 "2009-04-06T23:02:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/21 "2009-04-07T21:49:38Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Wordtris - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordtris) > > [Here’s a Flash version](http://www.quickflashgames.com/games/wordtris/). > [@Just\_Some\_Guy](#): > > It was the third Tetris sequel released around 1992. Basically letters fell rather than blocks and these landed in a crossword type grid. Cool! New one on me. Think I’ll master this one first, though. I’m enjoying the challenge of balancing getting words in and letting the string run out far enough to do some nice long ones. ---
**Author:** ![History\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/22 "2009-04-08T01:41:58Z")
797 points: ``` * -4: p. Letter not used. * -4: p. Letter not used. * +89: vines. 19 Points +2x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier. * +16: rip. 7 Points +2.3x Multiplier. * +45: gross. 10 Points +2x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier. * +172: zones. 39 Points +2x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier. * +26: miss. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier. * +172: maize. 41 Points +2x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. * +6: ai. 3 Points +2.1x Multiplier. * +36: days. 12 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier. * +13: aim. 7 Points +1.9x Multiplier. * +9: sot. 5 Points +1.8x Multiplier. * +10: use. 6 Points +1.7x Multiplier. * +36: worn. 15 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier. * +25: thus. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier. * +32: ahoy. 15 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.4x Multiplier. * +62: sucker. 19 Points +2.5x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier. * +22: dates. 9 Points +2x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. * +10: age. 7 Points +1.1x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. * +24: deign. 12 Points +2x Word Length. ``` What the deuce was I supposed to do with those two bloody P’s left over? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/23 "2009-04-08T03:45:43Z")
… I don’t think I am going to share my scores. ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/24 "2009-04-08T10:51:36Z")
960 points- I have no idea why ‘jeans’ scored so much. It seems like the assignment of points to letters is still evolving: ``` * -17: vue. Word not in dictionary. * +91: hilly. 17 Points +2x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. * +105: flamed. 20 Points +2.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. * +103: foggy. 25 Points +2x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. * +60: decry. 15 Points +2x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier. * +80: printer. 14 Points +3x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier. * +46: wash. 17 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier. * +87: mourned. 17 Points +3x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier. * +227: jeans. 71 Points +2x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier. * +34: fond. 15 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier. * +6: lee. 4 Points +1.4x Multiplier. * +26: peals. 10 Points +2x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier. * +61: conches. 17 Points +3x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. * +37: feuds. 17 Points +2x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier. * +14: pied. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. ``` ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/25 "2009-04-08T12:23:29Z")
I’ve investigated the scoring system a little more, and how the game works. You are allocated 75 tiles in total from a ‘bag’ of 555 tiles. Each letter scores an amount that is inversely proportional to how common it is in the bag. For example, there are 65 letter ‘E’ tiles, but only one ‘J’, so ‘J’ scores 65 times as much as ‘E’. Word scores are rounded to the nearest integer value, then the multipliers are applied. Here are the letter distributions and scores: ```auto Letter Dist. Score a 45 1.45 b 13 5.02 c 20 3.26 d 23 2.84 e 65 1.00 f 8 8.16 g 16 4.08 h 14 4.66 i 42 1.55 j 1 65.29 k 8 8.16 l 31 2.11 m 16 4.08 n 32 2.04 o 34 1.92 p 16 4.08 q --- --- r 40 1.63 s 52 1.26 t 32 2.04 u 20 3.26 v 5 13.06 w 7 9.33 x 2 32.65 y 10 6.53 z 2 32.65 ``` ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/26 "2009-04-08T12:33:12Z")
I was gonna do that…hehe. Glad you got to it first 🙂 I was pretty sure the J was the big scorer. My last Points: 939 - \* +11: ais. 4 Points +2.2x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. \* +65: tripes. 12 Points +2.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier. \* +95: gamble. 18 Points +2.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. \* +41: coati. 10 Points +2x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. \* +90: shelled. 15 Points +3x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier. \* +251: odorize. 44 Points +3x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier. \* +16: reel. 6 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier. \* +133: exits. 39 Points +2x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier. \* +31: awee. 13 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier. \* +32: oink. 14 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier. \* +34: polio. 12 Points +2x Word Length. +1.4x Multiplier. \* +57: ogive. 22 Points +2x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier. \* +20: prig. 11 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. \* +31: fires. 14 Points +2x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier. \* +32: faded. 16 Points +2x Word Length. ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/27 "2009-04-08T13:09:54Z")
I think the Holy Grail in this game would be to finish with the word JAZZIER. Assuming a 2.5x multiplier, this would be 1275 points in one go! +1275: jazzier. 136 Points +3x Word Length. +2.5x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/28 "2009-04-08T13:13:38Z")
> [@hammos1](#): > > I think the Holy Grail in this game would be to finish with the word JAZZIER. Assuming a 2.5x multiplier, this would be 1275 points in one go! > > +1275: jazzier. 136 Points +3x Word Length. +2.5x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate This game had 2 Js in it: # +10: li. 4 Points +2.1x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. # +395: jokers. 79 Points +2.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier. # +57: grays. 15 Points +2x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier. # +32: train. 9 Points +2x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier. # +34: clans. 10 Points +2x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier. # +52: bleats. 13 Points +2.5x Word Length. +1.6x Multiplier. # +36: gyms. 16 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier. # +34: swam. 16 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.4x Multiplier. # +55: wifes. 21 Points +2x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier. # +29: biota. 12 Points +2x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. # +7: eau. 6 Points +1.1x Multiplier. # +15: matt. 10 Points +1.5x Word Length. # -9: latte. Word not in dictionary. # +130: jism. 72 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. # +7: aid. 6 Points +1.1x Multiplier. # +29: offs. 19 Points +1.5x Word Length. # -3: u. Letter not used. # +11: ions. 7 Points +1.5x Wo ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/29 "2009-04-08T13:15:10Z")
> [@hammos1](#): > > I think the Holy Grail in this game would be to finish with the word JAZZIER. Assuming a 2.5x multiplier, this would be 1275 points in one go! > > +1275: jazzier. 136 Points +3x Word Length. +2.5x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate Jazzlike would be better btw. ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/30 "2009-04-08T14:15:46Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > This game had 2 Js in it Ah, so it looks like the game doesn’t keep track of what letters have gone already. ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/31 "2009-04-08T14:55:26Z")
1325 points! But it was a ridiculous game- it gave me three Js: ``` * -2: i. Letter not used. * -1: e. Letter not used. * -3: u. Letter not used. * +54: crude. 12 Points +2x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier. * +23: rain. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.2x Multiplier. * +15: coo. 7 Points +2.2x Multiplier. * +17: cur. 8 Points +2.1x Multiplier. * +221: jags. 72 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. * +690: jejune. 138 Points +2.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier. * +46: image. 12 Points +2x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier. * +24: time. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.8x Multiplier. * +41: bony. 16 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier. * +10: rot. 6 Points +1.6x Multiplier. * +20: rude. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier. * +11: cur. 8 Points +1.4x Multiplier. * +46: chores. 14 Points +2.5x Word Length. +1.3x Multiplier. * +42: lunges. 14 Points +2.5x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. * +26: cargo. 12 Points +2x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier. * +45: counsel. 15 Points +3x Word Length. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/32 "2009-04-08T16:15:58Z")
I’m amused by the game’s dictionary. “Meme” is not a word (it killed a promising game), but “boite” is. So, most surprisingly, was “c\*nts.” ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/33 "2009-04-08T16:58:20Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > I’m amused by the game’s dictionary. “Meme” is not a word (it killed a promising game), but “boite” is. > > So, most surprisingly, was “c\*nts.” Meme has never been in any dictionary i have used,however boite and cunts have been in nearly every one, FWIW ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/34 "2009-04-08T18:14:02Z")
Points: 592 - Multiplier: 2.5x - Game #81 ``` * +19: hi. 6 Points +2.5x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. * +37: mice. 10 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.4x Multiplier. * +19: gin. 8 Points +2.4x Multiplier. * +28: same. 8 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier. * +52: tack. 15 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.3x Multiplier. * +18: bar. 8 Points +2.3x Multiplier. * +20: put. 9 Points +2.2x Multiplier. * +26: pay. 12 Points +2.2x Multiplier. * +17: tag. 8 Points +2.1x Multiplier. * +108: loved. 21 Points +2x Word Length. +2.1x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. * +39: fits. 13 Points +1.5x Word Length. +2.0x Multiplier. * +26: lash. 9 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.9x Multiplier. * +27: you. 12 Points +1.8x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. * +38: rack. 15 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.7x Multiplier. * +13: mat. 8 Points +1.6x Multiplier. * +39: newt. 14 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.5x Multiplier. +1.25x Clean Slate. * +15: tans. 7 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.4x Multiplier. * +16: saw. 12 Points +1.3x Multiplier. * +11: sent. 6 Points +1.5x Word Length. +1.2x Multiplier. * +18: rains. 8 Points +2x Word Length. +1.1x Multiplier. * +6: sod. 6 Points ``` Not quite the numbers you guys are putting up but not bad for my first try! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/35 "2009-04-09T20:37:28Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Wordtris - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordtris) > > [Here’s a Flash version](http://www.quickflashgames.com/games/wordtris/). I like this game but it doesn’t seem to realize that some words are…well, words. Jow is a word, for one thing. So is cee! Grrr, I like my scrabble rules. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/36 "2009-04-09T23:05:25Z")
It wouldn’t let me use “booers,” dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/37 "2009-04-09T23:35:45Z")
Nor cee nor dee. But tee is a word. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/38 "2009-04-10T00:03:01Z")
Golf gadget, whereas the others are only letters. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/39 "2009-04-10T14:46:10Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Golf gadget, whereas the others are only letters. Zig and zag aren’t words. Neither is zit! Or emu! Why?! ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185/40 "2009-04-10T22:07:46Z")
Well, there’s two hours I’ll never get back. Think I’ll go play some more. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrabble-crossed-with-tetris/492185.md?page=3)