Professional Scrabble Players Replay Their Greatest Moves | The New Yorker

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  • @pgilroy623
    @pgilroy623 5 років тому +6820

    ...but then I see the N! And immediately I think of capeskin.
    Ya me too joe

    • @shihabmouiz1996
      @shihabmouiz1996 5 років тому +123

      Peter Gilroy
      MushroomPlacentaNiggaBallsack

    • @naomigary7930
      @naomigary7930 5 років тому +93

      these peoples brains are insane

    • @thatoneguy9582
      @thatoneguy9582 4 роки тому +47

      my man’s IQ is a complex number

    • @sambouajram9809
      @sambouajram9809 4 роки тому +4

      @@thatoneguy9582 this joke works on so many axes 😂. He certainly has strong imaginary component to his intellect!

    • @Rickdegraaf
      @Rickdegraaf 3 роки тому

      Who's joe

  • @reptarhouse
    @reptarhouse 4 роки тому +1190

    “Capeskin’s not a word you see everyday....” Capeskin is a word I have seen none of the days.

  • @Goreblender
    @Goreblender 6 років тому +14374

    so I drew my letters and of course I immediately see xocshaltonquirj

  • @lukacalov1988
    @lukacalov1988 5 років тому +1902

    Sum up of this video
    Everyone has lost to David Gibson

  • @carolinagambacorta4146
    @carolinagambacorta4146 5 років тому +5681

    how do they remember their letters by heart

    • @dylankrejci9965
      @dylankrejci9965 5 років тому +650

      I'm pretty sure in professional games it's all logged. and pros keep track of when tiles are used so they know what's left

    • @HannahKristaAPula
      @HannahKristaAPula 5 років тому +70

      Maybe their passionate about it or something like that or like their so stuck to it or idk tho... But for me I also do that with chess not that I'm a professional or like that or something, I just like remembering my games and just talk about it with my dad as we play chess or as he teaches me techniques WAHAHAHA 🤣

    • @SingularityDan
      @SingularityDan 5 років тому +52

      It was a tournament, so I guess it's probably written down or recorded somewhere.

    • @qwoc
      @qwoc 5 років тому +1

      It’s waffle

    • @TheMightyOdin
      @TheMightyOdin 5 років тому +17

      If you think about it, you just remember the word you played which is easier than remembering the letters of the word.

  • @JaeAyeChuh
    @JaeAyeChuh 7 років тому +9986

    Who else expected the second guy's "worst" story to be "I played 'op'"

    • @joske7804
      @joske7804 7 років тому +329

      JaeAyeChuh
      lmao cracked me up

    • @petergriffin8767
      @petergriffin8767 6 років тому +20

      same

    • @Theron101
      @Theron101 6 років тому +18

      JaeAyeChuh i was hoping

    • @Jay-ku3ur
      @Jay-ku3ur 6 років тому +8

      Jae- You made me laugh so hard..!!

    • @GameWorks12
      @GameWorks12 6 років тому +6

      JaeAyeChuh Wow, that made me LOL and that never happens

  • @LimeGreenTeknii
    @LimeGreenTeknii 7 років тому +10136

    Losing because you didn't turn "pathetic" into "apathetic." How poetic.

  • @horrortackleharry
    @horrortackleharry 6 років тому +9005

    I think 'training' for scrabble just consists of reading online lists of improbable but legal words for hours on end. You don't need to know what they mean, just that they exist.

    • @renardmigrant
      @renardmigrant 6 років тому +423

      Yes, though you start with the most 'probable' words (mathematically probable). As in, the most likely to be of use.

    • @joeyjojojrshabadoo7462
      @joeyjojojrshabadoo7462 6 років тому +930

      A man won the French Scrabble championship without speaking a word of French by doing just that.

    • @GamerSpite
      @GamerSpite 6 років тому +47

      ding ding ding, you guessed it.

    • @JasonVaysberg
      @JasonVaysberg 6 років тому +44

      Well, you start with the most probable words, and there are much more interesting ways to study than simply memorizing lists.

    • @SingingSpock
      @SingingSpock 6 років тому +113

      At high levels, it's also a lot about positioning and blocking out your opponent

  • @alivingtree
    @alivingtree 6 років тому +6230

    oooooh so this is what english majors do

    • @subzerocosmic
      @subzerocosmic 5 років тому +40

      alivingtree15 your profile matches perfectly with what you’re about to say

    • @Andyatl2002
      @Andyatl2002 5 років тому +5

      My Body is not ready, please come back...

    • @tyronejohnson2425
      @tyronejohnson2425 4 роки тому

      Hello Reggie

    • @dreajp
      @dreajp 4 роки тому +25

      LOL not really... But, this is fun for us. This game is meant for those who are knowledgeable of incredibly rare words and not just words we already know. English majors can do this, but you're looking for linguists, who deal with language and words specifically.

    • @urimiya
      @urimiya 4 роки тому +23

      Did you hear that right? They said there's math in it. English Majors like us don't necessarily do a lot of math or logic/strategy. Heck, we're not essentially the best at vocabulary either. Try a Math Major.

  • @fickleme2257
    @fickleme2257 5 років тому +868

    I once played quinoas for 103 points.

    • @sigridk1654
      @sigridk1654 5 років тому +55

      That's great, i once played qindars for 109 points at Asian English Olympics. T'was epic

    • @TheMightyOdin
      @TheMightyOdin 4 роки тому +32

      I played emphatic for 176 (double triple plus bingo)

    • @khadraibrahim3437
      @khadraibrahim3437 4 роки тому +48

      I played is for 99027283936319 points

    • @Adem_DBS
      @Adem_DBS 4 роки тому +9

      I played QUICKEN for 116

    • @rbanerjee605
      @rbanerjee605 4 роки тому

      sara comerford or triple letter and word.

  • @killekillekille1
    @killekillekille1 6 років тому +4240

    W⁴T¹F⁴ am i doing here

    • @bubbadean0920
      @bubbadean0920 5 років тому +59

      @NaZu! the W and F were on cripple points so25 points

    • @clairecaines4051
      @clairecaines4051 5 років тому +9

      That’s the best thing I’ve seen in ages. That made my day... and I’m going to totally use that. Thanks!

    • @ddoeydorkk3888
      @ddoeydorkk3888 4 роки тому +1

      UA-cam makes you watch videos you wouldn't think watching

    • @boobella899
      @boobella899 4 роки тому +4

      W₄T₁F₄ am I doing here?
      I have O₁C₃D₂

    • @AlvincoAetherlico
      @AlvincoAetherlico 4 роки тому +1

      L₁ M₃ F₄ A₁ O₁ □ O₁ O₁

  • @griffinwade-salay4098
    @griffinwade-salay4098 7 років тому +4185

    Oh yeah when I see a certain combination of letters, I automatically think *capeskin*

  • @makinb29
    @makinb29 7 років тому +1450

    i stopped going to professional scrabble matches because crowd trouble was getting too much. I once heard a guys shout out you 16pt ignoramus. it was brutal man, brutal

    • @KateCarew
      @KateCarew 6 років тому +8

      Ha!! I just commented something along the lines of we won’t have any mass shootings at our nerdly tournaments!!

    • @legohead23432
      @legohead23432 6 років тому +13

      I honestly can’t tell if you’re serious

  • @alexvaness9884
    @alexvaness9884 5 років тому +1036

    “I saw n and I immediately thought capeskin.” Wtf. I see n and I think Naruto lol.

    • @angelh8383
      @angelh8383 5 років тому +87

      i see n and I think something else which im not allowed to say here

    • @bradenboyko
      @bradenboyko 5 років тому +5

      AngelHunter GT LOL

    • @madmaddog2114
      @madmaddog2114 5 років тому +14

      AngelHunter GT what ninja

    • @potatoperson9912
      @potatoperson9912 5 років тому +8

      @@madmaddog2114 Just like Naruto!! It makes a complete circle.

    • @JoseRamos-hp2vg
      @JoseRamos-hp2vg 3 роки тому

      hmm...

  • @thespacebat
    @thespacebat 5 років тому +839

    What do you mean "buttboner" isn't a word!?

    • @Annihilasian
      @Annihilasian 5 років тому +45

      (Whispers to scorekeeper) "ya know what let him have it"

    • @SpyderLola
      @SpyderLola 4 роки тому

      Lolz 😂

    • @sivvansharma3023
      @sivvansharma3023 4 роки тому +7

      Just ask your mom, I showed her
      *highfives ref*

    • @PeaceManBro
      @PeaceManBro 4 роки тому +1

      I wouldnt challenge buttboner

    • @temmison1171
      @temmison1171 3 роки тому +1

      Bro wth is your pfp

  • @Matazuma
    @Matazuma 7 років тому +4349

    these guys are making this game so much more interesting

    • @JasonVaysberg
      @JasonVaysberg 7 років тому +47

      It *is* that interesting. I wish more people knew how amazing competitive Scrabble is as a game and a community.

    • @GEM4sta
      @GEM4sta 7 років тому +27

      I have to say-
      This is just as uninteresting as I imagined when I read the title. The players look like the most stereotypical scrabble people I could ever imagine. Also, it's one of those games where the community is so small that the best player isn't even really impressively good at the game.
      Sorry, but your game really doesn't have an amazing competitive scene, all in your head.

    • @cupofqwarffee4802
      @cupofqwarffee4802 7 років тому +9

      Its competitive enough but with the prize money being what it is I'm amazed anybody can be 'professional'. Its still a hobby style game which a lot of amateurs put quite a bit of time into getting better.
      Quality trolling though.

    • @thefirsttime7759
      @thefirsttime7759 7 років тому

      JasonV12 boring

    • @NeloAmaru
      @NeloAmaru 7 років тому +1

      Esports ready

  • @chrissesock4245
    @chrissesock4245 7 років тому +671

    I love discovering entire, thriving communities like this that I never knew existed.
    It's really interesting how many self-contained, large groups of people there are out that that I just never think about.

    • @kaydaw24
      @kaydaw24 6 років тому +3

      Do Srcabble guys have groupies?? Do i have a chance of getting laid??

    • @luked8449
      @luked8449 6 років тому +8

      kaydaw24 2 questions scientists still can't answer

    • @SafiiBox
      @SafiiBox 6 років тому +1

      I wish I could interview people with this kind of passion for stuff, be it scrabble, monopoly, flower arrangement, etc. for my channel.

    • @AndrewTyberg
      @AndrewTyberg 6 років тому +1

      An example of such a group is cubers, competitive Rubik's cube speedsolvers. I belong to that community and I can solve a 3x3 cube in under 20 seconds on​ average, which is considered ok among speedcubers.

    • @henryraubenheimer5234
      @henryraubenheimer5234 6 років тому

      I also really find it interesting

  • @legoworkshop2908
    @legoworkshop2908 6 років тому +4656

    So I got the letters U N A J W V E, I saw it...a golden opportunity for a game turning play...so I made my move
    Nuajev.
    My friend told me it wasn't a word so I threw a chair at him, knocking him out then I stepped on his stupid unconscious body and declared myself victorious.

  • @Lvlaple4Ever
    @Lvlaple4Ever 6 років тому +1526

    Talks about Scrabble isn’t about luck - proceeds to talk about how the first guy won by luck.

    • @chaostia66t25
      @chaostia66t25 5 років тому +38

      lvlaple4Ever Its called probability

    • @icekane7435
      @icekane7435 5 років тому +89

      Well the first guy was definitely lucky, but there's still a difference. Using probability to drive your decisions is strategy

    • @jparry5305
      @jparry5305 5 років тому +24

      Most games are probability driven in some capacity. The skill comes in with responding to and manipulating probability.

    • @AURush95
      @AURush95 5 років тому +17

      Put yourself in position to be lucky. If he didnt see the word beforehand, it wouldn't have mattered if the guy played OP. Scrabble is maybe 90% skill, 10%, luck

    • @fos1451
      @fos1451 4 роки тому +4

      Avarosa most things in life will include luck, when you do an exam there will be some sort of luck, or when you play soccer, etc. but still mostly about skill

  • @mrsentual
    @mrsentual 5 років тому +507

    "Greatest move" = "My worst mistake" ?

    • @Bmore2Htown
      @Bmore2Htown 5 років тому +23

      Greatest meaning paramount not best.

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 4 роки тому

      @@Bmore2Htown but the move sucks bc it's so lame

  • @heronmyer3780
    @heronmyer3780 7 років тому +1379

    I was once arrested when I was 15 for TPing a house with my friends and when my dad came to pick me up I tried to say sorry but he said "don't say a word son we are going straight home and you are grounded" so I said "zincate" which was fine by him because he thought it was not a word but little does he know, it is a word.

    • @9HighFlyer9
      @9HighFlyer9 7 років тому +86

      Who gets arrested for TPing a house. That takes a couple mins. Police response is a couple mins at best.

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band 7 років тому +73

      ^ LOL applying rational thought to a 15 year old's actions. You should go outside more.

    • @KusaneHexaku
      @KusaneHexaku 7 років тому +96

      And you missed the fact that the top-level comments is a Scrabble joke.

    • @yungpedro17
      @yungpedro17 7 років тому

      lmao

    • @mikechartofilis
      @mikechartofilis 7 років тому +7

      i didn't understand the joke :(

  • @ErikCPianoman
    @ErikCPianoman 6 років тому +532

    This was a fascinating look into a world I had never considered even existing.

  • @DaniM2002
    @DaniM2002 6 років тому +1300

    I dont even care about scrabble why did i watch this ?

    • @foxesandvegemite803
      @foxesandvegemite803 6 років тому +18

      okay this comment just made me laugh out loud, especially because I was thinking the same thing.

    • @DaniM2002
      @DaniM2002 6 років тому +3

      foxesandvegemite ;D

    • @SneakySpider22
      @SneakySpider22 6 років тому +2

      Welcome to UA-cam.

    • @MrTruth111
      @MrTruth111 6 років тому +8

      Probably because it was very late at night, or you had far more important things to do the other day.

  • @JohnSmith-rr7fn
    @JohnSmith-rr7fn 5 років тому +272

    I should be asleep but instead I’m watching professional scrabble players recalling their best move. What am I doing with my life

  • @snipperjoey1151
    @snipperjoey1151 6 років тому +259

    "And I don't see a bingo right away..."
    *awkward silence*
    "BUT THEN I LOOKED AT THE N AND IMMEDIATELY SAW CAPESKIN"

  • @Peter32tjrksor
    @Peter32tjrksor 7 років тому +2375

    never even knew this was a thing.

    • @lildante6280
      @lildante6280 7 років тому +98

      +BlueDiamond did you just quote yourself as some sort of profound statement? hah

    • @EmeraldKelsi
      @EmeraldKelsi 7 років тому +12

      BlueDiamond but somebody imagined it or else it wouldn't exist.

    • @enviedshark6635
      @enviedshark6635 7 років тому +7

      Pach Pacheco - With 7+ billion people in the world, basically everything is a thing, if you look hard enough.

    • @livedelsolar5264
      @livedelsolar5264 6 років тому +3

      so you are saying you thought that stupid statement? because its a complete falacy, how can reality be more bizarre than the actual origin, the thought the creates, the imagination?
      so in first place, if reality is bizarre is only as bizarre as imagination, reality is created, is subjetive. you need logic classes boy.

    • @enviedshark6635
      @enviedshark6635 6 років тому +1

      Live Del Solar - Do you have any friends?

  • @dylandubeau
    @dylandubeau 7 років тому +4519

    Did not know barfi was a word. Probably why I'm not great at scrabble.

    • @maryamaftab4580
      @maryamaftab4580 7 років тому +257

      Its a white indopak sweet , probably milk based .

    • @jake_runs_the_world
      @jake_runs_the_world 7 років тому +182

      Lol it means milk cake in Hindi

    • @MamboBean343
      @MamboBean343 7 років тому +126

      Maryam Aftab milk like the skin tone of all these professional players lol

    • @genroynoisis6980
      @genroynoisis6980 7 років тому +38

      I guess that's why dairy intolerant people just don't go to Scrabble matches.

    • @MsHojat
      @MsHojat 7 років тому +77

      I didn't know od, ag, aerugo, horal, varve, yuzu, or probably other words on that board were words either. Probably a ton of words on all the other boards I didn't know of either.
      That's the thing about scrabble, it's a game primarily about memorization. It uses other factors as well, but if you don't know words are or how to spell them, it doesn't matter how good at math you are, or whatever the heck they claimed the other skills were that made it such a supposedly skillful game.

  • @pruwyben
    @pruwyben 7 років тому +179

    My best play of all time was "Quincunx" on a triple word score, which was insanely lucky because 1) I'd happened to look the word up a week earlier, and 2) I actually got the letters to play it.

    • @Worldsawesomestguy
      @Worldsawesomestguy 6 років тому +2

      pruwyben wow

    • @alm7707
      @alm7707 2 роки тому +6

      How many points? You don't need high point letters to make a good score. I put diffused, a 16 point word, in the upper left corner for 194 points.

    • @dennisgallagher
      @dennisgallagher Рік тому

      Not to mention the hook sitting in the right spot.

  • @davenn7597
    @davenn7597 6 років тому +566

    Scrabble Players: Capeskin! Gladiolas!
    Me: Trash...

  • @kaisacat
    @kaisacat 5 років тому +81

    I love Scrabble because it reminds me of good times with my grandma, "Nunu". Don't worry, Nunu is still alive and well at almost 90 years old! I just don't get to see her very often :)
    I remember one time we both Bingoed as the first two plays! I played "turtles" and then she played "coasters" off my "s". Nunu would be an awesome professional Scrabble player. I think she even got the Triple Word Score. Rookie mistake on my part.
    I love videos like this. They are so wholesome. Thanks for sharing!

    • @ceecie5776
      @ceecie5776 5 років тому +8

      Kaisa Crawford-Taylor wholesome comment

    • @myxNL
      @myxNL 5 років тому +1

      Kaisa Crawford-Taylor weird flex but ok

    • @stuartherrera
      @stuartherrera 5 років тому +4

      Call your grandma and tell her you love her!

    • @yok2239
      @yok2239 Рік тому

      What language do you speak? In mine, ‘nunu’ refers to the mother instead of grandmother ^^

  • @bunkerputt
    @bunkerputt 7 років тому +3326

    How the qoph did I end up at a scrabble video?

    • @Xetaas
      @Xetaas 7 років тому +7

      bunkerputt same lol

    • @elisabeths1238
      @elisabeths1238 7 років тому +5

      I was watching a dancing video and now i ended up on a video about scrabble

    • @marklandgraf7667
      @marklandgraf7667 6 років тому +8

      I was watching a video on swedish rotten fish.

    • @michaelhong2565
      @michaelhong2565 6 років тому +2

      I was watching Vox, then a Europa Universalis 4 video, after that this vid came to my suggestions and I saw a Vox video about Scrabble in my up next list. UA-cam algorithms I guess

    • @asdfgyjhvj7881
      @asdfgyjhvj7881 6 років тому +1

      bunkerputt I was freaking watching Dc heat like how am I here?

  • @chipchocolate4892
    @chipchocolate4892 7 років тому +504

    why was this in my recommended list? and why am I watching this till the end?

    • @1987joey1987
      @1987joey1987 6 років тому +5

      mentort man exactly my thoughts...

    • @bordeterre5234
      @bordeterre5234 6 років тому +5

      Same for me ^^ I think that youtube is sometime trying to give us some almost random videos, to see if new things are interesting for us. Because, honestly, if youtube only recomended us the same things we watch usually everytime, we risk to get bored

  • @reallyidrathernot.134
    @reallyidrathernot.134 7 років тому +911

    Such a good video, but the title is broken, most of these were regretful, not "greatest"

    • @ScottyB0AllDay
      @ScottyB0AllDay 6 років тому +43

      Really, I'd rather not.
      It’s their greatest regrets.

    • @mdgnys
      @mdgnys 6 років тому +54

      If you want the greatest ones, you'll have to talk to Dave Gibson, he seems to have beaten every one of these people.

    • @sherlockinsomniac
      @sherlockinsomniac 6 років тому +6

      They were all both great and regrettable. Great for the winner, regrettable for the loser.

    • @whong09
      @whong09 6 років тому +2

      This video is such a bummer. Really makes Scrabble seem like an unpleasant experience.

    • @Nat-br7zo
      @Nat-br7zo 6 років тому +2

      I think memorable is the right word

  • @willward7318
    @willward7318 4 роки тому +88

    "We left you in charge of the camera for two seconds GARY!" 4:06

    • @dionel1388
      @dionel1388 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @chenoob
      @chenoob 3 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @vincentchen9542
    @vincentchen9542 5 років тому +215

    Me: ..
    Opponent: *sweats profusely*
    Me: *plays “PEPEHARD”*

    • @jhodgebassoon
      @jhodgebassoon 4 роки тому +9

      Vincent Chen I laughed at this for an unreasonable length of time

  • @TheUKNutter
    @TheUKNutter 7 років тому +308

    I used to be a professional scrabble player, but my family used to constantly call me a cheater for playing "invalid words". Turns out they didn't like me playing anagrams that would only be seen in a dictionary.

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 6 років тому +40

      Jonah Bublitz It's a shame to be honest. I could have been a tournament contender at 11, but since everyone gave me zero confidence I was screwed

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 6 років тому +1

      Can you explain the last sentence further? I don't know much about the game but I'm curious.

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 6 років тому +57

      CheesecakeLasagna I would play words nobody else knew, and to them they sounded like nonsense. Example, I would play HADJ if I wanted my J out, while everybody would get mad at me and wouldn’t play unless I played words that everyone knew such as HAVE, or HAD. Basically filthy casuals.

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 6 років тому +20

      TheUKNutter oh thanks, got you. So I'm guessing your family don't like having at least a dictionary at bay when playing.

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter 6 років тому +13

      CheesecakeLasagna Nope, they have all the letters face up so they can pick what letters they want. I close my eyes.

  • @FloydMaxwell
    @FloydMaxwell 7 років тому +898

    "Stop Banksy" would be the logical next play.
    - Scotland Yard

    • @OHYS
      @OHYS 7 років тому +6

      Floyd Maxwell lol

  • @Nihlus5
    @Nihlus5 7 років тому +108

    Always fun to hear people speaking about the things they're passionatw about :)

    • @shikisai22
      @shikisai22 6 років тому +2

      True that! Love your pfp btw

  • @erebus7306
    @erebus7306 6 років тому +186

    Chess Player:I compete in tournaments testing my skill at a game of war.
    Scrabble Player:Hold my beer
    "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis"

    • @stephenotaku.2312
      @stephenotaku.2312 5 років тому +8

      Now that is a winning word... if you could put it in a board jahahahahhaha

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 5 років тому

      Don’t think so

    • @TheMightyOdin
      @TheMightyOdin 4 роки тому

      Longest possible word is 15 letters so I would go with Oxyphenbutazone.

    • @chaoskiller6084
      @chaoskiller6084 4 роки тому +1

      Don't say that! I'm a hippoptomonstrosesquipedalian!

    • @chaoskiller6084
      @chaoskiller6084 4 роки тому

      @@TheMightyOdin What about cyclohexylamine?

  • @zamkove1278
    @zamkove1278 6 років тому +101

    Play of the game
    JOE EDLEY
    as capeskin

  • @viobru3303
    @viobru3303 7 років тому +75

    6:25 *Play of The Game*
    Joey Edley As
    *Scrabble Player*

  • @jay123q9
    @jay123q9 7 років тому +185

    I WATCHED IT UA-cam ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, I DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT SCABBLE

    • @1234q-q8x
      @1234q-q8x 7 років тому

      Jay123q ok.

    • @kristian4614
      @kristian4614 6 років тому +1

      Woah same here.

    • @keylupveintisiete7552
      @keylupveintisiete7552 6 років тому +6

      You clearly don't understand how UA-cam works, you'll be getting more of this for sure

    • @PhoenixKDIX
      @PhoenixKDIX 6 років тому

      I had the same experience. Just dislike the video so the search algorithms know not to show you this anymore.

    • @spripperman8089
      @spripperman8089 6 років тому +3

      “Scrabble”

  • @svrajhanda9191
    @svrajhanda9191 7 років тому +605

    I should be studying

  • @chaddypioneers
    @chaddypioneers 4 роки тому +45

    7:10 Imagine not having “ir” as a valid word
    This post was made by Spanish language gang

  • @seniartkreatif
    @seniartkreatif 5 років тому +35

    all the words they played are soooo high level.. when i play i always use simple one... ball, skin, hi, zoo, hehe you, cap, pen, and so on

  • @Bazookastreams
    @Bazookastreams 7 років тому +657

    How to be a scrabble pro:
    Become a vampire

  • @daveb5041
    @daveb5041 7 років тому +251

    *Scrabble players don't get much sun.*

  • @ButterBallTheOpossum
    @ButterBallTheOpossum 7 років тому +98

    These people look exactly what i would expect a professional scrabble player to look like.

  • @alfie.rayner
    @alfie.rayner 5 років тому +54

    4:07 who else got really uncomfortable when they zoomed into her doing that with her fingers?

    • @Aquana01
      @Aquana01 5 років тому +6

      why did they do that

  • @ysucae
    @ysucae 5 років тому +126

    playing english scrabble looks sooooooooo much easier. i saw two ys on a board and had a heart attack lol

    • @SingularityDan
      @SingularityDan 5 років тому +9

      What language do you usually play in?

    • @ARatQuiRit
      @ARatQuiRit 5 років тому +3

      @@SingularityDan Chinese 8}

  • @AlexVoxel
    @AlexVoxel 6 років тому +99

    Boom, Tetris for Jeff!
    Oh, wrong game, nevermind...

    • @hugekingkibblefan6980
      @hugekingkibblefan6980 5 років тому +2

      Alex Voxel forget that Jeff kid, Joseph owns the kings chair now

    • @thissismin111
      @thissismin111 4 роки тому

      hugeKingKibbleFan 69 now forget the Joseph kid cuz Jake just beat him in the first round

    • @markcalkins3447
      @markcalkins3447 4 роки тому

      I understood this reference thanks to the UA-cam algorithm.

    • @nagywywy
      @nagywywy 4 роки тому

      Lol seeing this comment after getting recommended and then binging Tetris championship videos last night is scary

  • @jelloshaha
    @jelloshaha 7 років тому +639

    these guys look like they haven't seen the sun in decades

    • @1234q-q8x
      @1234q-q8x 7 років тому +25

      jelloshaha well they are playing scrabble.

    • @torinjones3221
      @torinjones3221 7 років тому +20

      The sun's horrible so they're not missing much.

    • @MikeeLord
      @MikeeLord 7 років тому +15

      Torin Jones Not enough sun is bad for you. Too much sun is also bad for you.

    • @pog_champ
      @pog_champ 7 років тому +2

      kinda ironic isnt it sir

    • @mindaugux
      @mindaugux 7 років тому +5

      especially 1st guy..also never seen a toothbrush apparently

  • @mirkensbhdien9317
    @mirkensbhdien9317 6 років тому +8

    I used to play scrabble daily with my grandmother before she passed. Recently I've taken it up again and been playing more and more. I had no idea there was a professional scrabble scene. Very cool to learn about it.

  • @Benjy52
    @Benjy52 Рік тому +6

    5 years later and Will Anderson is now a UA-camr with a healthy subscriber count. Super proud!

  • @damianomalley5693
    @damianomalley5693 3 роки тому +23

    Half expected the second dude to be like, “So, I played OP to start a game...”

  • @OriginalPMoney
    @OriginalPMoney 7 років тому +45

    David Gibson was catching bodies

  • @ohnegative9526
    @ohnegative9526 7 років тому +98

    This is the most pale collection of people I've ever seen.

  • @Ducilios
    @Ducilios 7 років тому +39

    I never played scrabble and have no interest on it, I just like hearing masters at their craft/sport/game/hobby talk about what they do.

  • @timp1286
    @timp1286 6 років тому +466

    why are they all so pale??...oh

    • @woolphyo5892
      @woolphyo5892 6 років тому +96

      the lighting in that room is very harsh though

    • @lolnoob5015
      @lolnoob5015 5 років тому

      Watcha mean by pale?

    • @laust-b33ch1ldd7
      @laust-b33ch1ldd7 5 років тому

      :(

    • @stereozoey3517
      @stereozoey3517 5 років тому +21

      They can't play scrabble outside, what did you expect?

    • @Ren_1312
      @Ren_1312 4 роки тому +4

      The first guy was so pale and his teeth so yellow

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 3 роки тому +17

    I thought the second guy was going to say "I played Will Anderson and opened with OP"

  • @BagOfEyebrows
    @BagOfEyebrows 7 років тому +136

    I loved this - great job, everyone :)

  • @ChrisErsevim
    @ChrisErsevim 7 років тому +19

    I was half-expecting the worst scrabble play to be the guy who played 'op'.

    • @ianh1504
      @ianh1504 7 років тому +14

      Chris Ersevim "i played 'op' for my first turn cuz i thought i had something for turn 2 and this dude slammed down 'stopbanks' off it like wtffff"

    • @Noahtheorigianl
      @Noahtheorigianl 7 років тому

      Ian h lmfao

  • @mikesg878
    @mikesg878 7 років тому +1211

    I’ve reached peak whiteness by watching this video

    • @takemetoyonk
      @takemetoyonk 7 років тому +85

      MikeSG87 it's simultaneously so white and yet so asian

    • @politure
      @politure 6 років тому +43

      R E A L N I B B A S S C R A B B L E

    • @Digressor666
      @Digressor666 6 років тому +31

      It’s racist to insinuate that only white people are intelligent enough to play Scrabble.

    • @loremipsum7513
      @loremipsum7513 6 років тому +25

      Not every single one of people above you commenting the correlation about intelligence -> scrabble. This is what jay-z was talking about, it's not other that puts you down, but yourself.

    • @PhrescaGaming
      @PhrescaGaming 6 років тому +2

      P E A K W H I T E N E S S

  • @abcdef-wx7zg
    @abcdef-wx7zg 5 років тому +1

    2 years ago I remember watching this vid and loved it but never played scrabble, and this year my friend showed me how to play scrabble and I immediately fell in love with it and I look up to these guys

  • @rheajunemabaylan1545
    @rheajunemabaylan1545 4 роки тому +8

    It's amazing that they play open boards. I thought in most cases they'd consider blocking during mid game. Blocking is a good option but isn't always a disadvantage to the opponent only but to yourself as well.

  • @burgerpossum24
    @burgerpossum24 5 років тому +10

    In my recommended? Yes. Watched it, and loved it? Yell Heah.

  • @toop4538
    @toop4538 7 років тому +24

    6:26 *Overwatch theme plays*

    • @impjbtw
      @impjbtw 6 років тому +1

      Toopan esirpus i’m already tracer

    • @casolomon22
      @casolomon22 6 років тому

      @@impjbtw what does that even mean

  • @macdaniel6019
    @macdaniel6019 4 роки тому +3

    There should be a movie about this! Bring Scrabble into the spotlight.

  • @MrStrikemasterice
    @MrStrikemasterice 5 років тому +12

    I kinda want to get into things like scrabble and chess, it just seems so fulfilling (like most things you put time into for yourself) actually seeing the progression in your gameplay.

  • @matthewjulius5401
    @matthewjulius5401 3 роки тому +1

    Nigel is a friend of my dad's. We played a card game at my house and he literally memorised every card everyone played ...

  • @erinzuidema3469
    @erinzuidema3469 7 років тому +76

    Normally when I play Scrabble we don't allow abbreviations or slang words.

    • @notAshildr
      @notAshildr 6 років тому +8

      I think that's even in the rules... In Germany it certainly is, not sure about america.

    • @clemoutoftime
      @clemoutoftime 6 років тому +26

      most of these aren't abbreviations or slang words.

    • @erinzuidema3469
      @erinzuidema3469 6 років тому

      Retrobot Yeah I know, but quite a few of them are.

    • @erinzuidema3469
      @erinzuidema3469 6 років тому +1

      Me (No, not Ashildr, I had the name before Doctor Who, and I'm not changing it!) Yes I think it's in the rules here in South Africa too, a lot of things are allowed in America so honestly I wouldn't be surprised.

    • @clemoutoftime
      @clemoutoftime 6 років тому +23

      i don't think abbreviations or slang words are normally allowed, i think its just your perception on whether or not these words are abbreviations or slang words is skewed.

  • @Thoughtspresso
    @Thoughtspresso 5 років тому +4

    I have always wished, since my childhood, that competitive Scrabble was present in my country. I wish it isn't too late.

  • @timmartindale75
    @timmartindale75 6 років тому +7

    8:00 Most humbling play: " ...I can be as good as anyone out there." So quite humbling, then?

  • @ijlayugan4149
    @ijlayugan4149 Рік тому

    3:33 I had the same thing happened to me. I since then never forgot about this lesson lol. These short stories made me learn so much more!

  • @misekpobalin7722
    @misekpobalin7722 4 роки тому

    These recommendations during quarantine are unbelievable

  • @mulyatiandi3463
    @mulyatiandi3463 7 років тому +39

    This is a great video for a learner who wants to be great in scrabble

  • @renardmigrant
    @renardmigrant 6 років тому +4

    I played a game online where my opponent had about a 100 point lead on a closed board at the end of the game. Managed to open up a triple and I played all my tiles for something like 110, plus all the points for the letters they had left, won by a couple.
    What's particularly interesting is probably any other move they make wins the game, as it's the only instance I can think of of someone making the worst move possible.

  • @UnfairRuler
    @UnfairRuler 6 років тому +5

    You had me at Professional scrabble players

  • @katelynisboring
    @katelynisboring 4 роки тому +1

    I had no idea scrabble was a professional thing but now I’m invested

  • @PanAfricanScrabbleAssociation

    Lovely journals. Thanks for this.

  • @wuznab5109
    @wuznab5109 5 років тому +35

    *+4*
    O wait, wrong game.

  • @jasonrooster9866
    @jasonrooster9866 7 років тому +875

    I think this might be the single whitest activity of all time.

    • @onekom7562
      @onekom7562 7 років тому +26

      Jason Rooster wrong
      Chess

    • @jasonrooster9866
      @jasonrooster9866 7 років тому +29

      Onekom no

    • @prateekwadhavkar275
      @prateekwadhavkar275 7 років тому +104

      Jason Rooster dude the internationals are basically a congregation of Asians.

    • @onekom7562
      @onekom7562 7 років тому +2

      Prateek Wadhavkar just like pokemon

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth 7 років тому +26

      Jason Rooster Because shitskins can't speak basic English properly let alone spell obscure words.

  • @gennavievegwenn4564
    @gennavievegwenn4564 4 роки тому +3

    These people actually seem very interesting and smart. I could probably watch more on this topic.

  • @xChaosPsycho
    @xChaosPsycho 4 роки тому +1

    When I was Primary 5 my school sent me for a Scrabble competition. I remember losing one of the games until I played the word crimson with a blank tile which formed "crimsons". Not sure about the rules of professional scrabble but in that competition if you were challenged for the existence of a word and the word exists, you get double points. "Crimsons" alone gave me 35 points. My opponent challenged me and I got 70 points as a result and I eventually won. Felt great back then

  • @chewy2804
    @chewy2804 5 років тому +1

    Surprisingly interesting

  • @joshualiley
    @joshualiley 7 років тому +4

    I remember watching my dad play on an online version, and he couldn't see anything on the first go. I managed to spot 'quail', which got 50 points, and the opponent quit without making a play

  • @billnyetherussianspy3857
    @billnyetherussianspy3857 4 роки тому +44

    I saw a, and immediately thought of floccinaucinihilipilification

  • @alyssamurphy7792
    @alyssamurphy7792 4 роки тому +3

    Literally don't even know what MOST of these words mean..., But I'm still so very intrigued by this game... Never knew that there were 'Professional Scrabble Players' out there... Lol, didn't even know being a professional at Scrabble was even possible.. But, I'm very interested to see these people play & fill up their entire boards with such huge, big, complicated, fancy, smart words! Lol. I used to get excited when I could spell out 'dog' on my board lmao. 😂

  • @AbelGeorgeMathew-x6c
    @AbelGeorgeMathew-x6c Місяць тому

    8:31 love how he says that Nigel's always gonna be the best

  • @PhoebeGrigor
    @PhoebeGrigor 4 роки тому +2

    I’m playing an embarrassing amount of Scrabble in lockdown, so you bet I’m watching this as training 😅

  • @ivanpb1983
    @ivanpb1983 7 років тому +6

    I love when you upload great content like this. Keep the good work.

  • @oscardolan5792
    @oscardolan5792 7 років тому +34

    7:42 Top center of the board "IQ" is not a valid play. Literally unwatchable.

    • @KyosBlog
      @KyosBlog 7 років тому +13

      Oscar Dolan Pretty much all legal English two letter words make no sense to me at all.

    • @auxerium2791
      @auxerium2791 7 років тому +26

      But you can make phony words in scrabble, as long as they aren't challenged they can stay

    • @purrplaysLE
      @purrplaysLE 7 років тому +7

      Oscar Dolan Qi is a word

    • @Godzirra-San
      @Godzirra-San 7 років тому +4

      ^ I tried to watch it and I just couldn't, it's literally unwatchable Julian xD

    • @bobapjok4241
      @bobapjok4241 7 років тому +6

      Purple Shell - yes, it is, but he (Oscar Dolan) is right IQ is not. No way top level scrabble players would miss that, my guess is that it was just a mistake in recreating the board, i dont think it was actual footage.

  • @jennysanimations4181
    @jennysanimations4181 5 років тому +9

    I'm almost 15 years old and have never played Scrabble, where did my life go.

  • @askjones10
    @askjones10 6 років тому

    Video I didn’t know I needed

  • @OkraVlog
    @OkraVlog 5 років тому

    Thank You!
    Very useful!❣️🥰😍

  • @timyac
    @timyac 4 роки тому +15

    Wait, the dude started a world championship game with a two letter word?

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 4 роки тому +4

      he could have been saving letters or could literally play nothing else

    • @jchen8902
      @jchen8902 4 роки тому

      Playing the field?

    • @bruceturnbull4219
      @bruceturnbull4219 4 роки тому +3

      he obviously knows more about the game than we do. it was likely the best move he could do when looking at the tiles he had.

  • @BatteryExhausted
    @BatteryExhausted 7 років тому +18

    Scrabble is popular amongst vampires.

  • @tetrasa1
    @tetrasa1 7 років тому +139

    So, who is paying these people to play scrabble?

    • @AcaTea
      @AcaTea 7 років тому +5

      tetrasa1 Probably Milton Bradley

    • @A11sopp
      @A11sopp 7 років тому +21

      Tournament prize money?

    • @tetrasa1
      @tetrasa1 7 років тому +5

      so, then who is providing the prize money?

    • @20cnVision
      @20cnVision 7 років тому +13

      The people who host the tournament..duh..
      Sponsors mostly. Maybe even a company which hosts their own tournament.

    • @stevenwynn646
      @stevenwynn646 7 років тому +8

      JustCommentingYourComments that’s extremely hopeful. Lol. They are as likely to get sponsors as an adult spelling bee

  • @EttinTheBreton
    @EttinTheBreton 3 роки тому

    Just when I think my recommendations couldn't get more obscure yet accurate to exactly what I want to watch instead of sleeping 😌

  • @DamTheKid
    @DamTheKid 6 років тому

    Never had such a smile when clicking on a UA-cam video this year. Well played, sub earned big fella