The Scrabble Workout - 12Dec2020

This is the first of about 90+ challenges listed in the book titles 'The Scrabble Workout'. I am going to start each game with the board given and continue till the tiles are completed. I will also keep a record of moves and score so that each move can be studied for better option next time.

Below is the 1st complete board followed by the moves and scores.

Following words were already made on the board - Brief, Bovid, Faqir, Hay, Boh, City, Oft, Nixy

Beginning rack - DOLATR?

Move - C6(a) - idolatry for 22 and 50 Bonus point

Rack - WEOMOAZ

Move - A8(d) - zoom for 54

Rack - LTUAEWO

Move - G7(a) - wo=9, we=9, of=5; total 23

Rack - WALTAUE

Move - A9(d) - awl =6, za=11. ow=5; total 22

Rack - EALETUE

Move - J4(a) - veal=8, ex=9, ay=7; total 24

Rack - ETTIIUE

Move - B10(d) - taut=6, owt=8; total 14

Rack - JEEEIII

Move - I3(a) - jo=17

Rack - CIEEEII

Move - A12(d) - cire=18

Rack - DGPEEII

Move - A12(a) - cedi=21

Rack - AEEPI?G

Move - B3(d) - pa=8, ab=8; total 16

Rack - ?IGNEEO

Move - J8[d) - signee=24, veals=17; total 31

Rack - KNOPAAU

Move - A1(a) - knop=39, opa=5; total 44

*Rack - MISTNTR

Move - M2(a) - mist=12, bovids=12; total 24

Rack - VEIUAAU

Move - G7(a) - wove=14

*Rack - LANGLSTR

Move - N7(a) - rent=6

Rack - SAAIUUE

Move - E8(a) - sati=8, zooms=16; total 24 

*Rack - GLASSLR

Move - J11(d) - glass=12, rents=5; total 17

Rack - NEEUUDE

Move - A2(d) - nude=10, up=8, dab=6; total 24

Rack - GAEUONE

Move - K13(d) - gae=8, lag=4, aha=6; total 18

Rack - NORULER

Move - D1(d) - ruler=18, re=3; total 21

Rack - REEONUN

Move - N1(1) - nun=6, mu=8, in=2; total 16

Rack - EREOO

Move - B14(a) - oo=4, oo=6, to=2; total 12

Rack - ERE

Move - M14(d) - ree=6, er=2; total 8

And that was the game!