A quiz about those itsy-bitsy words that all good Scrabble players know by heart. All words are on the TWL wordlist used in North America, not necessarily on the SOWPODS wordlist used by international players.
| Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Value (% Incorrect): | 37 | 43 | 58 | 28 | 32 | 75 | 81 | 64 | 20 | 00 | 88 | 35 | |||
| 1 | Tortoise | 457 | 98 |
15 37 |
15 |
15 |
15 28 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 |
15 |
15 88 |
15 |
| 2 | DoyleE | 420 | 96 |
15 37 |
15 |
00 |
15 28 |
00 |
15 75 |
15 81 |
15 64 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
| 3 | ShapiroA | 401 | 94 |
15 |
00 |
15 58 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
15 75 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 88 |
00 |
| 4 | NathanL | 395 | 92 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
| 5 | ChernicoffS | 383 | 90 |
15 37 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 75 |
15 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 |
15 88 |
00 |
| 6 | SpraragenM | 374 | 88 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 58 |
15 28 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
| 7 | ZellwegerS | 359 | 86 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 75 |
15 81 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 8 | Matto | 358 | 84 |
15 |
15 |
15 58 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 81 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
| 9 | LiptonM | 352 | 81 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 |
15 88 |
00 |
| 10 | LewandowskiMJ | 349 | 79 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 |
15 |
15 32 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 64 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 |
| 11 | jefe | 346 | 77 |
00 00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 |
15 88 |
15 |
| 12 | WangS | 322 | 75 |
15 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
| 13 | BoyerA | 316 | 72 |
15 37 |
15 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 81 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
00 |
| 13 | Tablesaw | 316 | 72 |
15 37 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 75 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
| 15 | KonkelT | 314 | 69 |
15 37 |
15 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
| 16 | SteveWilliams | 300 | 67 |
15 37 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
15 81 |
15 64 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 |
| 17 | WangA | 295 | 64 |
15 37 |
15 43 |
15 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
| 18 | DimitriCRob | 277 | 62 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 35 |
| 19 | GrahamJ | 266 | 60 |
00 |
15 43 |
15 58 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 00 |
15 |
00 |
| 20 | Makdeezy | 250 | 58 |
15 37 |
15 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 21 | RobichauxJ | 249 | 56 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
15 64 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 22 | HensleyB | 246 | 54 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 |
15 28 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 35 |
| 23 | GrubbC | 241 | 52 |
15 |
15 43 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
| 24 | cruzich | 237 | 50 |
15 37 |
15 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 25 | ElendilPickle | 234 | 47 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
15 64 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 26 | Bup | 218 | 44 |
15 37 |
00 |
15 58 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
| 26 | cprov77 | 218 | 44 |
15 37 |
00 |
15 58 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
00 |
| 28 | VenguswamyK | 216 | 41 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
15 81 |
00 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 29 | LaudermithM | 213 | 38 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 |
| 29 | Bix32 | 213 | 38 |
15 37 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 81 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
00 |
| 31 | MilesTeg | 210 | 35 |
15 37 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 32 | Steve | 205 | 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 33 | FryedBetaKappa | 198 | 30 |
15 37 |
00 |
15 58 |
15 28 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 00 |
00 |
00 |
| 34 | JonesRW | 194 | 28 |
15 37 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
15 |
| 35 | ClarksonB | 192 | 26 |
15 37 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
00 |
| 36 | RuizJ | 187 | 24 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 64 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 37 | FeitelD | 183 | 22 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 58 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
| 38 | chrisivision | 175 | 20 |
15 37 |
00 00 |
15 58 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
00 |
| 39 | fritzatron | 166 | 18 |
00 00 |
15 43 |
00 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 40 | AdamKing | 158 | 13 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
15 35 |
| 40 | QuinnA | 158 | 13 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
15 35 |
| 40 | osxpert | 158 | 13 |
00 |
15 43 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
15 35 |
| 43 | FrostL | 155 | 9 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
15 32 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 44 | RaiaB | 145 | 7 |
15 37 |
00 |
00 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
| 45 | Timm | 143 | 5 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 28 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 |
15 35 |
| 46 | MoyseyC | 65 | 3 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
15 35 |
| 47 | BoulierJ | 50 | 1 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 20 |
15 00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
Name both letters of the alphabet which do not appear in any of the two-letter words on the TWL wordlist.
Which symbol is missing from each of these equations?
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