Numismatic SCRABBLE

Dentuck

I got good letters and was able to play two numismatic words in a Scrabble game last night.





At one point I had the letters to make the word TRIME --- but believe it or not, it's not in the Official Scrabble Dictionary! (That's okay, I didn't have a place to play it anyway.)

PrivateCoinCollector

Yes but did you win?

StubbyMcNumbthumbs

"Coiners" is a word?

Alrighty then.

Eagleguy

Ugs?
Droid?



JH

Dentuck

<< <i>Yes but did you win? >>



I did win!




<< <i>"Coiners" is a word? >>



Coiner: noun; moneyer, minter, one who makes coins. In some mints, it's an actual title.




<< <i>Ugs? Droid? >>



The photo was cut off. Those were THUGS and ANDROID.

CaptHenway

FA?

Dentuck

<< <i>FA? >>



Yessir, fourth tone of the diatonic scale.

CaptHenway

How about Fe, Fi and Fo?

Dentuck

<< <i>How about Fe, Fi and Fo? >>



Those are all nicknames for various bronze coins of the Indian Princely States. . . . hence this bit of doggerel dating from the Indian uprisings:

Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman!

Gemineye

Droid..?!?!....How is that new phone anyway...???....I'm eligible for an upgrade.....

firstmint

Guess you got the 50 extra points for putting down COINERS.

Nice job!

Dentuck

<< <i>Guess you got the 50 extra points for putting down COINERS.
>>




Yes I did! That made the play especially gratifying.

yellowkid

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<< <i>How about Fe, Fi and Fo? >>



Those are all nicknames for various bronze coins of the Indian Princely States. . . . hence this bit of doggerel dating from the Indian uprisings:

Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman! >>



Because enquiring minds want to know! Thanks for that, I'm an avid follower of British Colonial History and I had never heard it.

ricko

Smooth move Dennis... haven't played the game in years.. but did enjoy it then. Just so much to do, we need thirty hour days and nine day weeks... Cheers, RickO

Dentuck

<< <i>Because enquiring minds want to know! Thanks for that, I'm an avid follower of British Colonial History and I had never heard it. >>




STOP THE PRESSES! I was just joking with Capt. Henway . . . . that "blood of an Englishman" quote is actually from the legend of Jack and the beanstalk. Nothing to do with coins!

lkeigwin

<< <i>At one point I had the letters to make the word TRIME --- but believe it or not, it's not in the Official Scrabble Dictionary! >>

I'll bet it has "merit", "timer", "remit", "mitre", etc.
Lance.