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What exactly is the reference for saying that "most of the English-speaking world" refers to the 7-tile bonus as a "bingo"? I have never once in my life heard this definition of "bingo". The only reference cited on the article simply states that the bonus is nicknamed a bingo. It says nothing about the popularity of the term. [[User:74.70.185.44|74.70.185.44]] 19:38, 26 May 2007 (UTC) |
What exactly is the reference for saying that "most of the English-speaking world" refers to the 7-tile bonus as a "bingo"? I have never once in my life heard this definition of "bingo". The only reference cited on the article simply states that the bonus is nicknamed a bingo. It says nothing about the popularity of the term. [[User:74.70.185.44|74.70.185.44]] 19:38, 26 May 2007 (UTC) |
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North America refers to it as a "bingo" -- I'd suggest checking out Stefan Fatsis' book "Word Freak" as well. [[User:OntarioQuizzer|Andy Saunders]] 00:33, 27 May 2007 (UTC) |
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++Lar: t/c 15:22, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
definition
Can we get a definition of OXYPHENBUTAZONE? And possibly a reference to it being the highest-scoring (not that I doubt it, but...)? Rigadoun 16:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- How unlikely is it that 8 letters are placed in the correct positions? Just a little! violet/riga (t) 10:05, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
As outlined, these are sowpods records. I'm happy for people to add TWL records in fact it's a great idea. I don't have a copy of the modern version of TWL so I don't know what the records are. But for heaven's sake let's not mix the two. I should be able to find a reference to OXYPHENBUTAZONE being the highest scoring word quite easily. I actually gave the score of the of the word on it's own, not the score of the word and sub-words but that's a great idea too.
The lowest possible score for a bingo is 56 since any 7 letter bingo must connect to another word. Mglovesfun 12:48, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
- Oops, he's right. Art LaPella 19:28, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
How did this article never exist before?
That... that's it. That's my comment. I can't believe there was never an article on bingoing. -- Kicking222 01:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Have you ever heard the term "a walk off bingo" before? I used it, when my brother in-law won a scrabble game playing a bingo on his last turn. Rickudana 05:08, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Other names
As the article says, another term for this is "bonus", but has anyone ever heard it called "a scrabble"? (I have never called it that but I have heard other people say they think they have heard it, haha) Adam Bishop 01:59, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
It's un scrabble in French but no I've never heard it called that. In my opinion the noun a scrabble is nowhere near widely enough used to merit inclusion here. Mglovesfun 04:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Reference?
What exactly is the reference for saying that "most of the English-speaking world" refers to the 7-tile bonus as a "bingo"? I have never once in my life heard this definition of "bingo". The only reference cited on the article simply states that the bonus is nicknamed a bingo. It says nothing about the popularity of the term. 74.70.185.44 19:38, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
North America refers to it as a "bingo" -- I'd suggest checking out Stefan Fatsis' book "Word Freak" as well. Andy Saunders 00:33, 27 May 2007 (UTC)