What was the highest scoring Scrabble word ever in tournament play?
QUIXOTRY
Let me know if you find out how many points it scored!
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The rest of the story?
"On Oct. 12, in the basement of a Unitarian church on the town green in Lexington, Mass., a carpenter named Michael Cresta scored ____ points in a game of Scrabble. His opponent, Wayne Yorra, who works at a supermarket deli counter, totaled 490 points. The two men set three records for sanctioned Scrabble in North America: the most points in a game by one player (830), the most total points in a game (1,320), and the most points on a single turn (___, for Cresta's play of QUIXOTRY).
Thursday, June 12, 2008
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