Scrabble Championship

I went through the play-by-play of the final match of the 2000 National Scrabble Championship.  That’s a humbling experience.  48 distinct words were played, and I did not know 20 of them (42%).  Also, three words I knew (‘futz’, ‘garcon’, ‘garcons’) but would have guessed not to be officially playable.  What this means is that even if I had found locations for the words, I still would not have known to play nearly half of them.

I have a pretty good vocabulary, but awee?  didie?  helot, oidia, and uta [1]?

I’m inspired.  I have to get Jenn to play with me later.

[1]  OK, if you are curious:

• awee: a little while (chiefly Scottish)
• didie: diaper [Thanks to the anonymous QuickTopic poster who found the definition for me]
• helot: a slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf
• oidia: asexual spores
• uta: a mild form of skin infection