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12-28-2011 , 12:43 PM

#601

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

Is it cheating to look a the WWF 3, 4 and 5 letter words pages? I've told my opponents I do that sometimes.

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12-28-2011 , 12:58 PM

#602

Brocktoon

Unreada Bill

Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,675

I look at the 2 letter words occasionally to save myself the trouble of placing them all on the board and seeing if they stick, sometimes I'll even have a page like that open on my computer for reference.

Looking up words like that isn't too bad imo, but if you're using things like anagramers, or worse, the things that let you plug in letters on a virtual board and tell you your highest scoring play, you are a POS.

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12-28-2011 , 01:05 PM

#603

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

Yeah those are definitely cheating imo.

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12-28-2011 , 01:11 PM

#604

Wires

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,249

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

Is it cheating to look a the WWF 3, 4 and 5 letter words pages? I've told my opponents I do that sometimes.

I think you're pushing it when you move into 4 and 5 letter territory. Two and three letter word lists are fine because WWF allows you to try the different word combos until you hit one that works. Also after you've reviewed the two letter words a few times the most useful ones become committed to memory anyway.

Using any word making software is obviously bad. I imagine it would be easily detectable though. As soon as one of my friends triple words "jacquard" on me the jig is up.

Last edited by Wires; 12-28-2011 at 01:24 PM.

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12-28-2011 , 01:19 PM

#605

Triumph36

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 40,914

i think it's cheating, yeah. i would allow any opponent to look at the 2 letter list, but past that you've just got to know the right letters or sit there guessing.

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12-28-2011 , 01:32 PM

#606

keepitreal

veteran

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,483

random aside, anybody ever used WWF to get girls?

that sounds weird, but i can totally see playing in line or something or while on public transport and it sparking a conversation.

who needs digits when you can secure a username!!!

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12-28-2011 , 01:52 PM

#607

GambleGamble

The Godfather of Buffalo

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,993

Looking up words during the game I think is unfair but using it to memorize words is fine...

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12-28-2011 , 04:38 PM

#608

LetMeLive

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25,131

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Originally Posted by GambleGamble

Looking up words during the game I think is unfair but using it to memorize words is fine...

This is how i feel too but i'm a terrible noob so i don't have a strong opinion.

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12-28-2011 , 05:50 PM

#609

Burdzthewurd

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,175

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Originally Posted by keepitreal

Grunch, I feel like hitting on anyone on the bus/subway is sketch/unfair since it's a confined space and very awkward if the chick isn't interested. I've yet to see any non-creepy guy flirt with a girl on the T here. Having said that, I don't hate the idea.

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12-28-2011 , 08:41 PM

#610

JL514

because i can

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,820

I think looking at a list of 2/3/4/5 letter words while you're playing is 100% cheating, even if you could find them all T&E-ing for a while

I am undecided how I feel about looking at the lists on your off time.

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12-28-2011 , 08:59 PM

#611

AU2006

grinder

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 580

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Originally Posted by JL514

Agree with the 1st part, lol @ the 2nd part, scrabble players study words all the time.

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12-28-2011 , 11:53 PM

#612

JL514

because i can

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,820

yeah but this isn't scrabble and in scrabble your edge came from having an insane vocabulary... not so much in wwf

I know most people think its fine but i still kinda feel conflicted about it.

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12-29-2011 , 12:27 AM

#613

AU2006

grinder

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 580

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Originally Posted by JL514

yeah but this isn't scrabble and in scrabble your edge came from having an insane vocabulary... not so much in wwf

I know most people think its fine but i still kinda feel conflicted about it.

I mean I don't do it, but wouldn't care if my friends did. I did look up all the 2/3 letter Q/X/Z words though.

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12-29-2011 , 12:36 AM

#614

SeanyJ

adept

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,014

I started a game with an random opponent and they haven't used a word over 3 letters yet. I'm pretty sure I'm beating up on a 6 year old. If anyone wants to play I'm Seany_J24, I'm not great but I have my moments.

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12-29-2011 , 01:50 AM

#615

Deldar182

adept

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,164

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Originally Posted by JL514

yeah but this isn't scrabble and in scrabble your edge came from having an insane vocabulary... not so much in wwf

I know most people think its fine but i still kinda feel conflicted about it.

lol

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12-29-2011 , 11:38 AM

#616

GMan42

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,257

Yeah, that's pretty much like saying you're conflicted about whether taking notes on your opponents is ethical in poker.

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12-29-2011 , 01:54 PM

#617

FlyWf

It's the other way

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

Yeti and I consistently play competitive games where I stage enormous comebacks with <15 letters left. I am the Tim Tebow of WWF.

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12-29-2011 , 01:55 PM

#618

Yeti

Abominable

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,208

i don't think that was one of them, was it?

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12-29-2011 , 02:04 PM

#619

FlyWf

It's the other way

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

I was down by like 30 before I played "ENJOYS", my last three moves were like 140 points of word.

Edit: lol I only know "GHAZI" is a word because someone who was clearly cheating played it against me. Playing against a cheater is tremendously valuable, you learn like all the Q and Z words.

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12-29-2011 , 02:09 PM

#620

Yeti

Abominable

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 23,208

ya i just remembered ENJOYS, but it did seem pretty close the whole way through before that. 30 is nothing really. BIDE was pretty risky/dumb obv.

(i enjoy discussing games in this thread no one else can see)

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12-29-2011 , 02:41 PM

#621

yeotaJMU

Shines ELIte's Shoes

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22,414

just got a smartphone

i would consider myself decent or average among 2+2ers after reading this thread, above average vs. my friends.

anyway i just like to play so i wont quit on you, feel free to invite me to a game.

yeotajmu on WWF

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12-29-2011 , 03:35 PM

#622

rapidacid

veteran

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,995

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Originally Posted by FlyWf

Edit: lol I only know "GHAZI" is a word because someone who was clearly cheating played it against me. Playing against a cheater is tremendously valuable, you learn like all the Q and Z words.

I've been meaning to bring this up for a while: At what point should it be deemed safe to start inserting words into your playing vocabulary that were gained only from reviewing your own play or playing against cheaters?

At this point I know what a freaking "djebel" is, but damned if I'm ever going to naturally write it or speak it.

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12-29-2011 , 04:10 PM

#623

GMan42

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,257

If you remembered it from a previous game without having to look it up, use it. That's what learning from experience is all about. Some people play Scrabble against bots just to learn new words.

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12-29-2011 , 04:14 PM

#624

Wires

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,249

Yeah, I think once you're pulling the word from your memory it's fair game regardless of where you learned it. My concern would be how others view my play.

I may use "djebel" because I remember it from this thread but I'd never expect my opponent to believe I'm not cheating. In this case I would use the word in a live Scrabble game but probably just pass on it and use something else in WWF.