Professional Scrabble Players Replay Their Greatest Moves | The New Yorker 

W⁴T¹F⁴ am i doing here

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

oooooh so this is what english majors do

Sum up of this video Everyone has lost to David Gibson

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

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

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

how do they remember their letters by heart

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

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

I once played quinoas for 103 points.

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

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.

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

Me playing scrabble: using words like CAT or DOG Them playing scrabble: This is the perfect chance to use the word CAPESKIN Amazing! There’s a reason they’re pros 🤩

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

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.

these guys are making this game so much more interesting

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

"Greatest move" = "My worst mistake" ?

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

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.

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

_“I saw N and I immediately thought of-”_ *black dude at the next table looks over* _“C A P E S K I N”_

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

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.

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

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!

never even knew this was a thing.

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.

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

Play of the game JOE EDLEY as capeskin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I WATCHED IT RU-vid ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, I DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT SCABBLE

My favorite play: Rack was GIINNOY. An M was sitting at O-11 allowing me to score 176 with IGNOMINY. But not long ago I was quite pleased with myself to play IMBICILE. Only problem was my opponent, and practically everyone else, knows the word is IMBECILE. Humbled by the mistake and amused by the irony.

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

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

I should be studying

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

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!

David Gibson was catching bodies

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

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

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

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.

How to be a scrabble pro: Become a vampire

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.

I saw a, and immediately thought of floccinaucinihilipilification

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

6:26 *Overwatch theme plays*

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

I appreciate you guys! I'm an online player, played about 800 games but only won 56% so I'm not that great but I appreciate the tactics. I still find myself needing to check even short words all the time though, it must be nerve racking having to hold it all in your head

*Scrabble players don't get much sun.*

I loved this - great job, everyone :)

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

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

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.

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

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

Thank You! Very useful!❣️🥰😍

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

You had me at Professional scrabble players

Lovely journals. Thanks for this.

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

I’ve reached peak whiteness by watching this video

Wow I didn't know competitive Scrabble was a thing. This is impressive.

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.

*+4* O wait, wrong game.

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.

Scrabble is popular amongst vampires.

These recommendations during quarantine are unbelievable

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

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

Great plays

Watching this somewhat makes me feel that frustration😂

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

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

She’s so right its all about the journey not the end! Best life lesson there! :)

This David Gibson seems like everyone's worst nightmare

i remember playing SOPHOCLES for a bingo with my last letters winning the game handsomely. it was years ago and ive done better plays since, but somehow i always remember that game.. x---D

I didn't even know they made Words With Friends into a board game...that's crazy!

Qi was always a great arguement starter

I honestly loved this

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