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Commentary: Round 3

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Distracting chitchat on Scrabble Snippetz this round:

There are only two words that have three of the same pair of letters in a row. 25 more, if the order of the letters in the pair doesn't matter (e.g,. LESSEES).

610 words that have the same ordered triple of letters twice in a row (none with three), e.g., TSUTSUGAMUSHI; another 695 if unordered, e.g., CLIFFLIKE.

104 words with double ordered pattern of four letters (BISPHOSPHONATE), another 110 unordered (CAILLIACH).

15 + 21 words for five (AMAKWEREKWERE, MANGEMANGE; HORSESHOER, INTESTINES, LABELLABLE).

1 + 7 for six (CHIQUICHIQUI; TRISECTRICES).

And not surprisingly for a lexicon of words up to 15 letters, none for seven or more.

If you're setting up Collins Zyzzyva on new laptops that won't ever be connected to the Internet, MS Windows 8 is a poor choice of operating system, as at least once a day, the Zyzzyva screen will be replaced by one inviting users to activate the operating system.

You should respond by clicking to go to the Settings app, pressing Alt-F4 to close that, then (importantly) clicking the mouse to make Collins Zyzzyva begin accepting keyboard input again.

Only three rounds into the day, and I sense that some players have switched from tea and coffee to beer.

First-time tournament competitor Ryan Smith (CAN) seems to be doing okay; he was 1-1 going into a 1-point loss this round to Betty Eriksen (NZL). Must check to see if he knows about recount rules.

Division B Round 3 Auto-Commentary

Eileen Meghen (IRL) seizes the lead, 3-0 +413, on a 3-game winning streak. Gila Blits (ISR) is +343, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 sliding from #1. Marlene Calleja (MLT) is +251, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 improving from #7. Paul Steadman (Eng) is +138, on a 3-game winning streak, #4 jumping up from #9. Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +236, #5 sliding from #2. Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) is +223, #6 rocketing up from #19. Peter Bauer (AUS) is +198, #7 falling from #3. Pawlu Frendo (MLT) is +192, #8 down from #4. Dominic Borg (MLT) is +145, #9 slipping from #5. Phyllis De Castro (ISR) is +141, #10 climbing from #16.

In Class B: Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) is the lead, 2-1 +223. Phyllis De Castro (ISR) is +141, #10 leaping up from #16. Joe Caruana (MLT) is +130, #11 dropping from #10. Peter Thorpe (Eng) is +53, #13 up from #18. Maria Scicluna (MLT) is 1 game behind at 1-2 -79, #18 up from #26. Reno Zammit (MLT) is -86, #19 down from #13. Ryan Smith (CAN) is -89, steady at #20.

High Win: Fifi Lefebvre (ISR) 546-258 vs. Tony Bongo (ISR). Low Win: Gila Blits (ISR) 354-301 vs. Josephine Mayo (MLT). High Loss: Ryan Smith (CAN) 398-399 vs. Betty Eriksen (NZL). Low Loss: Tony Bongo (ISR) 258-546 vs. Fifi Lefebvre (ISR).

Division A Round 3 Auto-Commentary

David Webb (Eng) remains in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, 3-0 +754, on a 3-game winning streak. Evan Cohen (ISR) is +387, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #2. Vincent Boyle (Sco) is +345, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 falling from #2. Rafal Dominiczak (POL) is +301, on a 3-game winning streak, unchanged at #4. Cecil Muscat (MLT) is +204, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 up from #6. Tim Lawrence (Eng) is +184, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 up from #8. David Delicata (MLT) is +68, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 climbing from #9. Leslie Charles (TTO) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +306, #8 up from #12. Nicky Huitson (Eng) is +253, #9 improving from #11. Paul Richards (AUS) is +197, #10 climbing from #13.

In Class B: Tim Lawrence (Eng) is the lead, 3-0 +184, on a 3-game winning streak. Nicky Huitson (Eng) is 1 game behind at 2-1 +253, #9 improving from #11. Paul Richards (AUS) is +197, #10 up from #13. Sammy Mangion (MLT) is +100, #12 leaping up from #20. Carol Johnsen (AUS) is +72, #13 jumping up from #21. Pam Morris (AUT) is -3, #14 climbing from #23. John Barker (AUS) is -15, #15 improving from #18. Teresa Lyes (Eng) is 2 games behind the leader at 1-2 -21, #18 falling from #16.

High Win: David Webb (Eng) 534-361 vs. Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT). Low Win: David Delicata (MLT) 380-363 vs. Phil Kelly (Eng). High Loss: Alec Webb (Eng) 423-427 vs. Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR). Low Loss: Jim Lyes (Eng) 286-528 vs. Cicely Bruce (NZL).