Plays made by the player that were challenged by an opponent. This list may not be completely accurate. Check the 'Challenge Heuristics' section of the about page for more information.
Plays made by the player that were challenged by an opponent. This list may not be completely accurate. Check the 'Challenge Heuristics' section of the about page for more information.
Games in which there are at least 5 challenges made. This list may not be completely accurate. Check the 'Challenge Heuristics' section of the about page for more information.
An interesting idea is to play 5B (E)E to fish for A1 ALENCON, A1 CHANNEL, and D1 ENCINAL, but I think those get blocked too much, maybe. I do leave 2 in the bag, so I dunno, maybe it's best. #strategysadder
With the N6 hotspot gone, there is no way I can protect the F14 hotspot from 14C (I)LK. The best sequence is 4D (JO)R 10 -> 14C (I)LK 7 -> 9N Z(E) 22 -> 12N U(R) 2 -> 7L (N)A 12 -> pass -> 4L E(V)E 18 and yes that is with 14 plies. #endgamesad
Challenging off CULK was a blunder as he can now block my Z setup with ILK. I was low on time and intachallenged. I still went for the setup, but the block is to obvious. #timesaddest
The sim says 10D P(E)GS, 10B PAG(E)RS, or D10 TAG, but those aren't really going anywhere. Then again, I feel like a human blocks my setup way more than a sim so I dunno. #strategysad
This preendgame is very complicated and I couldn't figure out what was best in the game or when analyzing it afterwards. Suggestions welcome. #strategysadder
Both B12 NU(L)L and 1H (B)UNNY are better at scoring more total points over this turn and the next which is what I need to outrun bingos. #strategysadder
The sim is saying not to bingo here, which I'm not sure about but seems plausible. I probably need some outbingo on the A column at this point. Bingoing right now has terrible endgame timing, but maybe I draw the Z and some vowels. I dunno. #strategysaddest
I totally fucked up and thought he had BINGERS and that I was blocking bingos through the N. Even if he did have BINGERS this still gives back B(OK) plays. #STRATEGYSADDEST
I should have fished off something and hoped he had all consonants, but I just gave up and took the spread. There's probably something that has a chance of winning but I didn't see anything. #strategysaddest
3B RA(V) setting up J*GGLE* bingos sims way better than anything else. He might blockwith plays on 2A more than the sim does, but I think it's probably still best. #strategysaddest
This turn was a good learning moment that I totally screwed up. I knew 7H HO was way to easy to overlap, but couldn't see anything else I liked. Now that I'm looking at it 9H HI is obviously best, I didn't even consider keeping the O instead. #strategysaddest
I burnt all my time here trying to find a winning plan but I couldn't see anything. The sims says J10 DEFI but I thought I needed to score more. I thought I might be able to win if I drew some bingo at G8. #strategysad
My best sequence is 8A ESP(Y) -> 2F U(T) -> 6B ZE(N) -> 14H (R)EEL but I wasted all of my time trying to find some Z setup or an out in 2. #strategysaddest #timesaddest
My best sequence is 8A ESP(Y) -> 2F U(T) -> 6B ZE(N) -> 14H (R)EEL but I wasted all of my time trying to find some Z setup or an out in 2. #strategysaddest #timesaddest
I missed B3 Up(H)EAVAL but somehow this is simming better. Best is N13 UVA. It seems like the engine wants me to bingo out with the OIL hook or through HARPY after her bingo, which seems reasonable since I'm currently up 14 and would catch her with 6 tiles. #strategysad
Bingoing now is a massive blunder. I thought I had to bingo from the P to block his bingos from the P but 14M SEI blocks those and saves the G(OLDEN) hook. #strategysaddest
I static equity autopiloted this turn and the thought of possibly losing this game didn't occur to me but it's probably possible if he bingos twice. Playing off one more tile with L9 CY(A)NIC prevents this. #strategysad
The sim is saying stuff like L10 (R)IG, 11M GI, M10 (A)GIO, and M10 (A)G. I'm not sure how much these work though and I don't know what's best. #strategysaddest
I couldn't accept how sad all my options were and I tanked for a while then gave up and made this sad play. 15D ROAN(S) is best followed by plays at 1H starting with the P. #strategysaddest
I completely misevaluated where the likely bingos were going. I thought blocking the C column was important, but 15 row is more dangerous. The best simming move is 14C EAR(D) and similar moves on row 14 and 15 also sim well. #strategysaddest
The engine is optimistic about my chances to bingo on rows 14 or 15 after 11D WRY, but I think a human would play more defensively, so I'm not sure. #strategysadder
Sterling, April 2026, Round 6. I wasn't 100% sure of 8D MISTRAL but if I knew how much worse 8B RAMTILS was (~4 points) maybe I would have played it. #knowledgesad
I thought creating huge S hooks with 2 unseen would be reckless but apparently not playing A1 PRE(Q)UEL or A1 REE(Q)UIP is a massive mistake. #strategysaddest
The engine wants me to block the open U with J12 (E)RF or 14G T(U)RF which I immediately rejected, but it reduces her bingo % and I guess it thinks I'm the favorite to hit the DAWNS hook. I dunno. #strategysadder
The sim likes I2 W(I)T but she can just play 2 tiles at H1 leaving 1 in the bag, so I'm not sure it's as winning as the engine suggests. G1 BR(O)W seems reasonable but I guess there's probably something better. #strategysad
Another awful blunder. 2B COL(B)Y is best, but if I'm going to play at B2 then I should do B2 CL(U)EY or B2 FL(U)EY to prevent massive QU plays. I was trying to play fast after burning all my time on the VEE turn. #timesaddest
11B CO(P)E is good equity, but then engine gives H12 C(E)TE better win %. It seems reckless given the pool, but it seems to be more concerned with H12 X plays so I dunno. #strategysad
I had less than a minute and didn't realize A12 ME(V)E loses by 2. I saw O1 NEMNED which I wasn't sure of just after the game and O6 MEE also wins. This game was already an unmitigated disaster even before this play, so at least I stuffed all of my worst blunders into a single game. #TIMESADDEST
E14 (U)G and K13 (A)G always win and so does just bingoing with N2 REGaTTA. I lose when I draw the R and he has either 2H ISOTONE or 2H UNSOOTE. #strategysad
This is a huge blunder. I was trying to figure out which part of the board to block while low on time and it seemed like there were a lot of bingos that ended in E that fit on the A column. The problem is that almost all of those bingos also fit on the right side of the board making AGA/AGE. If I empty the bag, I'm lost to bingos that can play on the right and the left, so I need to block whichever side has more bingos that only fit on that side. In this case, the M and N columns on the right have way more, so I need to block with something like M9 QUER(N). #strategysaddest
The engine says 8K SCOUG wins 8/8, but it gets really close if I draw the Q, which leads to a long stick sequence that wins by ~10. This sacs a ton of spread but has clear wins with a Q draw. #strategysaddest
I thought my best attempt would be to go for H1 QAT but going for the bingo with 6L (N)AG is much better, probably. Maybe H1 QAT just doesn't score enough, I dunno. #strategysad
Emptying the bag didn't feel correct. Maybe 5C J(I)Z is better, I dunno, but 10L (FE)Z probably does make it harder for him to go out in 2. I didn't have the patience to wait for the PEG so I dunno what's best. #strategysad
L8 FAINE, 8K (I)NFIX, L8 FAIX, and 14B X(ER)AFIN are all better than this, apparently. I didn't consider playing that open but they score enough. #strategysadder
I knew this was probably wrong but I could find anything else. Sim says 6F (J)O or 9H (L)E(ET) which win 91% compared to 85% for 7I ESTRONE. I didn't feel like I was ahead enough to make plays like that. Something like 15K RESTO is probably reasonable (the sim gives that 90%). I was low on time and the pool didn't look amazing so I decided to roll the dice. #strategysaddest
I couldn't bear to leave the FRIZE hook open, especially since I assumed he must be keeping an E. After the game he told he forgot about the FRIZE hook. J13 AH sims best. #strategysaddest
But I didn't know A7 EN(HYDROUS). It was available last turn but probably not beter than PHT. Here it's definitely way better than bingoing. #knowledgesaddest
I thought I needed to score with N11 EWT but something like 12L (JA)GG or 12L (JA)GS is probably the best attempt. His plays from the Z might not outrun bingos at 2B. #strategysaddest
I'm not sure how much the sim is worth here, but it suggests 2E EAV(I)NG, which is probably best since front hooking it with the blank isn't that likely. Also, 2G J(I)VES sims much better than this, lol. #strategysaddst
I knew all 4 in AEKOSTTU, but in a panic I hallucinated that a bingo through the K fit, and spent a few minutes trying to block that and A8 OUTEATe(N). With about 1 minute left I realized I only needed to block the O column, but this actually loses. Only A13 GA(N) and GI(N) win, both by 2. My play loses by 1. #endgamesaddest
This bingos the most, but gives back too many points on row 13. 6L FEH is best even though it doesn't bingo as much because it sets up my S. #strategysad
The sims said 6A SNOWMEN wins ~82% but 2J WOM(A)NS wins ~85%, which is a bit unintuitive. I think the sim might be overestimating 2J WOM(A)NS slightly because sometimes the opponent will fish 1 with 2 in the bag, but it might still be best. #strategysad
I put down N6 DESICATE* and realized it was horseshit when all the tiles were down, so I took it back played the rest of the game on tilt. N2 CA(N)E(D) #strategysadder
This is a massive blunder. I thought I could infer that he was trying to dodge the Q from his previous play, but he ended up having QU with a strong leave, which seems more likely. I thought since the Q might be in the bag I need to give myself a spot for it at 6F after he takes the triple on row 1. I really just need to not give back such massive counterplay and admit I lose if the Q is in the bag without the U. #strategysaddest
I didn't want to play K5 VIRT(U) and give back 6J Q(I), but I guess it's probably fine. I thought I might be able to induce some low scoring Q dump or an exchange with this play. #strategysadder
Massive blunder. I need to play H1 HUGS here. I thought ING bingos were dead after this, but NUKE is a word. Now I have that hanging over me for the rest of the game. #strategysaddest
This was astounding bad. The idea is wrong and the execution is wrong. I just need to score with O8 FEH, but if I'm doing a block like this I need to do 9L (E)F to prevent ISH bingos. I completely panicked about the AND/DEL opening and played terribly. #strategysaddest
I missed H1 KEIRETS(U) and 6F TEARIES(T), so this is actually a big mistake, since it loses to 6F TEARIES(T). I always lose to H1 KEIRETS(U) so I either have to block or outrun everything else, so the winningest play is 13I Q(I)N. #endgamesaddest
I thought I had to block O1 (AQUA)TONE, but it looks like I can just score with J6 E(G)OS holding my H to come back with N6 H* plays and I probably always win. #strategysaddest
I totally whiffed the CHORIAMBI hook. I don't think I would have been confident of that. J1 GIRO, J1 TIRO, and J2 IOTA are all better. #knowledgesad and also #knowledgesad for the challenge
I totally whiffed the CHORIAMBI hook. I don't think I would have been confident of that. J1 GIRO, J1 TIRO, and J2 IOTA are all better. #knowledgesad and also #knowledgesad for the challenge
I tunneled on blocking the V, which isn't really a big threat here. Plays like J1 TITULE and O1 LUTITE are better, and even C1 T(H)ULITE is better defense for bingos. #strategysad
I don't really know what the correct idea is here. Since I had the SLUIT hook I thought I'd open up something at the top to have 2 open lanes. #strategysad
This seems reasonable I guess but I'm sure there's something better. The sim is suggesting 6E REI which doesn't seem correct since a human will always block the SLUIT hook. #strategysadder
There are some interesting choices that sim best like 2K B(AW)R, 6H B(I)R(R)S, O7 (KVETCH)eRS, 12C ROB(E), E10 B(A)R, 6M OB, and L12 (A)RB which are all much better than B5 SOmBReR since they don't always lose to an outbingo. #strategysaddest #timesaddest
There are some interesting choices that sim best like 2K B(AW)R, 6H B(I)R(R)S, O7 (KVETCH)eRS, 12C ROB(E), E10 B(A)R, 6M OB, and L12 (A)RB which are all much better than B5 SOmBReR since they don't always lose to an outbingo. #strategysaddest #timesaddest
Poor leave evaluation by me here. 13G MOI bingos significantly more. In hindsight I'm not sure why I thought keeping the I here was okay. #strategysadder
I was so upset at this point I probably would have resigned if a could. I was so tilted that I missed everything. The best plays hook OVERHAIR. #visionsaddest
I probably need to do something like N9 MALT and hope to draw the S and threaten unblockable bingos. I kept thinking that she must've been keeping 3 vowels with her last fish but she could easily be keeping just 2 which makes N9 MALT best I think. I was going for MARTLET with this fish here. #strategysaddest
J4 (BE)TAINE is the only win. I had very little time and didn't consider the plays on row 6. This play also doesn't block 10D D(R)aISENE lol. #timesaddest
I'm lucky this isn't a huge blunder because I did not realize I was emptying the bag with this play. Only I3 DO is better since it bingos more. #strategysad
This was really bad. I got paranoid about the S hook for MADLINGS for some reason which is ridiculous since I have two S. 12A BUIKS is best. #strategysadder
I really lost it here. As soon as I saw POSTFACTS I burned like 3 minutes deciding whether it was good and didn't think about anything else. 13G (FA)TSTOCkS is the actual valid 9. POSTFACT doesn't take an S. #knowledgesaddest
I ran out of time and had no idea what to do. The sim suggests 9L A(W)L, but I'm not sure if that ever works against a human. Same with C3 A(zO). Maybe 6C LAER. I dunno. #strategysaddest
I had no idea what to do here. This is probably too easily blocked by plays forming NOR. Sim says 3H FOE is best and what I played is 2nd. #strategysad
This bingos the most, but gives back too many points on row 13. 6L FEH is best even though it doesn't bingo as much because it sets up my S. #strategysad
This is an instructional moment as 6H ATT sims best, which I didn't consider because of the leave, but I retain the S which is really good on the resulting board. #strategysaddest
Bad mistake! I was only 80% sure N10 MUTTS was spelled like that and I thought this was okay, but literally anything holding Z and leaving 8L open is better. #knowledgesaddest #strategysaddest
Bad mistake! I was only 80% sure N10 MUTTS was spelled like that and I thought this was okay, but literally anything holding Z and leaving 8L open is better. #knowledgesaddest #strategysaddest
This setup is too easily blocked and while L6 (L)I(M)E can also be fairly easily blocked, it keeps a much better leave to hit to other open lines. #strategysaddest
E3 OURIES(T) is probably the best attempt here to try and open something up. It might be difficult for him to block everything especially without the E. #strategysaddest
chickened out of both UNDRIVEN# and UNRIVEN# here, I had just recently told the story of how I had UNDRIVEN instachallenged once and I had omitted to check that it was indeed CSW #knowledgeSADDEST
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