Scrabble for Christmas in Chennai India.

If you are in India and fancy a game of scrabble then why not try out the Zygo Scrabble Clubs’ word fest from December 27 held in CHENNAI: Apparently this year’s edition of Zygo Scrabble Clubs’ word fest is taking place on the 27th December for 4 days.

From The Hindu - India's national newspaper the story below appears.
http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/08/stories/2007120859240200.htm



Children will participate in two categories — the first group will include children up to Class VI and the second will have children from Classes VII to X. Older children will participate in the adult category.

Children will be tested in spelling, creative writing, fun poetry, language appreciation, scrabble, comprehension and public speaking. The audience can also watch a demonstration by adults and children who will try to set a record by playing scrabble from 9 a.m. on the day the contests are set to begin.



Mr. Damaraj the club secretary will play with 26 players simultaneously with the aim of bettering the record set by Aseervadam of Malaysia, who played against 25 players in November.

For details, log on to www.zygoclubs.com

Original story http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/08/stories/2007120859240200.htm

All 101 Two-Letter Words Acceptable in the OWL2

Heres a list of all 2 letter words as worked out by www.wolfberg.net
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All 101 Two-Letter Words Acceptable in the OWL2
The five words shown with a suffixed plus sign are new in OWL2 as of March 1, 2006.
AA - rough, cindery lava FE+ - a Hebrew letter OM - a mantra
AB - abdominal muscle GO - a Japanese board game ON - batsman's side of wicket
AD - advertisement HA - sound of surprise OP - a style of abstract art
AE - one HE - male person OR - the heraldic color gold
AG - agriculture HI - used as a greeting OS - a bone
AH - to exclaim in surprise HM - expresses consideration OW - expresses pain
AI - three-toed sloth HO - a whore; deemed offensive OX - a clumsy person
AL - an East Indian tree ID - part of the psyche OY - expresses dismay
AM - form of "to be" IF - a possibility PA - father
AN - indefinite article IN - to harvest PE - a Hebrew letter
AR - the letter "R" IS - form of "to be" PI - a Greek letter
AS - to the same degree IT - neuter pronoun QI+ - Chinese vital force
AT - in the position of JO - sweetheart RE - a tone of the scale
AW - expresses protest KA - (Egyptian) spiritual self SH - urges silence
AX - cutting tool KI+ - qi (Chinese vital force) SI - ti (a tone of the scale)
AY - affirmative vote LA - a tone of the scale SO - sol (a tone of the scale)
BA - (Egyptian) eternal soul LI - Chinese unit of distance TA - expression of gratitude
BE - to have actuality LO - expresses surprise TI - a tone of the scale
BI - a bisexual MA - mother TO - in the direction of
BO - a pal ME - personal pronoun UH - expresses hesitation
BY - a side issue MI - a tone of the scale UM - indicates hesitation
DE - of; from - used in names MM - expresses assent UN - one
DO - a tone of the scale MO - a moment UP - to raise
ED - education MU - a Greek letter US - personal pronoun
EF - the letter "F" MY - possessive pronoun UT - musical tone (is now DO)
EH - expresses doubt NA - no; not WE - pronoun
EL - elevated railroad NE - born with the name of WO - woe
EM - the letter "M" NO - a negative reply XI - a Greek letter
EN - the letter "N" NU - a Greek letter XU - monetary unit of Vietnam
ER - expresses hesitation OD - a hypothetical force YA - you
ES - the letter "S" OE - Faeroe Islands whirlwind YE - you
ET - a past tense of eat OF - coming from YO - used to call attention
EX - the letter "X" OH - to exclaim in surprise ZA+ - pizza
FA - a tone of the scale OI+ - oy (expresses dismay)


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