Tag Archives: scrabble

Players with Alphagrammatic Names

Posted on 27 May, 2013 by Diane

An alphagram of a word (or of any group of letters) consists of the word’s letters arranged in alphabetical order. For example, the alphagram of marlins is ailmnrs (no, its not “LOSING” . . . quiet down in the peanut … Continue reading →

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Scrabble and Baseball

Posted on 10 August, 2012 by Diane

Tomorrow morning, roughly 300 wordy people from at least 41 states and several countries will begin play in the 2012 National Scrabble Championship down in Orlando, Florida.  It will take 31 games over five days to determine the winner of … Continue reading →

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The VORG’s Scrabble Analysis of the Draft

Posted on 4 June, 2012 by Diane

So we’ve had the first round of the “2012 First-Year Player Draft“.  Let’s do some analysis of the players selected, based on Scrabble attributes.  The (  ) next to the first and last names are the respective Scrabble scores based … Continue reading →

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2012 VORG Season Preview – Scrabble-style

Posted on 8 April, 2012 by Diane

Lots of sites have written chapter and verse on the just-started season.  Player projections, won-loss predictions, awards prognostications. Here at the VORG, we give you roster analysis based upon the Scrabble-acceptability of the names on the Opening Day ledger for … Continue reading →

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KIPNIS plays well with others … other letters that is

Posted on 25 July, 2011 by

The Cleveland Indians, in desperate need of some offense given their recent rash of injuries, last week called up their top prospect, 2B Jason Kipnis. While the VORG applauds this move for baseball reasons, it also makes good sense for … Continue reading →

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Best Players with Tiles in Scoring Position

Posted on 17 April, 2011 by

So we’ve been through the guys whose names are acceptable in Scrabble.  But what about the guys whose names are worth the most points in Scrabble? We’re not going to concern ourselves with those names that can’t be formed with … Continue reading →

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The Scrabble All-Star Team

Posted on 11 April, 2011 by

If you aren’t a member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research), then you are truly missing out on a lot of fun and information.  The Society has chapter meetings all over the country, with members offering presentations on baseball … Continue reading →

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