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... it wasn't Ahmed's best game, he showed he was capable of coming back into it. By the way, in the BRAVURA round, there was quite a gettable 5 - GARBA using the classic GRAB + A stem. Anyway, Ahmed is definitely one of the all-time greats now and I might look at my top 10 list again and update ...

... it wasn't Ahmed's best game, he showed he was capable of coming back into it. By the way, in the BRAVURA round, there was quite a gettable 5 - GARBA using the classic GRAB + A stem. Anyway, Ahmed is definitely one of the all-time greats now and I might look at my top 10 list again and update ...

... game ever for me. dod very lucky he studied his GRAB stems. This deserved more. Quite an old joke now, but no-one forgets Chris Maudsley getting GARBA because it's GRAB + A. I'm not sure where any original discussion might be, but I found this and also just searching on c4c finds stuff. Great ...

... (max 95) Teatime teaser: DATERRULE -> ADULTERER Round 10: R G W A U A D B U Wayne: AWARD (5) Carl: GUARD (5) OT: ABURA (5) ADRAW (5) AUGUR (5) GARBA (5) Score: 58–51 (max 100) Round 11: S D F I A E T M S Wayne: MASTED (6) Carl: DEMISTS (7) DC: MISDATES (8) Score: 58–58 (max 108) Susie's Origins ...

... judgement... Mauro This shouldn't even have been up for debate. It's clearly allowed by the restaurant rule. Also in round 10 GRAB + A gives GARBA. Only an equaller but it shows the benefits of stemming. Also EMOTICONS as an alternative 9 to ECONOMIST. And JARHEAD equals BREADTH.

In round 5, it doesn't match DC but beat the contestants - GARBAS. A significant word because anyone who knows their stemming will know that GARBA is GRAB + A. I actually knew GRAB + A = GARBA because it's given in a tutorial that someone wrote for aspiring ...

In round 5, it doesn't match DC but beat the contestants - GARBAS. A significant word because anyone who knows their stemming will know that GARBA is GRAB + A. I actually knew GRAB + A = GARBA because it's given in a tutorial that someone wrote for aspiring ...

In round 5, it doesn't match DC but beat the contestants - GARBAS. A significant word because anyone who knows their stemming will know that GARBA is GRAB + A.

... E Z E L U Y P N C1: PLENTY (6) C2: PLENTY (6) OT: ELUENT (6) PENTYL (6) PENULT (6) Score: 6–6 (max 6) Round 2: W A R A P U B G B C1: WRAP (4) C2: GARBA (5) OT: ABURA (5) GUBBA (5) Score: 6–11 (max 11) Round 3: W I G O L U G E C C1: WIGGLE (6) C2: WIGGLE (6) OT: GWEILO (6) WOGGLE (6) Score: 12–17 ...

Kirk Bevins wrote:Funny thing is, I can only spot GARBA by doing GRAB + A.

Hahaha.

... gives me that needed edge over my opponent. Words like TARNISHED should be spotted easily without learning stems. Funny thing is, I can only spot GARBA by doing GRAB + A.

... do stemming, I imagine people do try and commit stems to memory if they come up in a game. Like if GRAB is your best word, and you are beaten by GARBA, you might try and remember that GRAB+A=GARBA. So that is stemming of sorts. I'd be interested to know how much people who "just play" ...

Hugh Binnie wrote:GARBA as an equaller in R12.

Lol

I went for PERVINESS in round 6 too. Not in

Hugh Binnie wrote:GARBA as an equaller in R12.

GARBASEEG

Hugh Binnie wrote:GARBA as an equaller in R12.

HAHA! Where's Maudsley with his BRAG stem when you need him?

... find the darrenic 8. Round 12: A P G R A E B X I C1: GRAPE (5) C2: - DC: AGAPE (5) OT: BARGE (5) BEIRA (5) BRAAI (5) GAPER (5) PAGER (5) PARGE (5) GARBA (5) GRIPE (5) PAGRI (5) Score: 83–26 (max 104) I think that round just sums up Keith's day. :( Round 13: D S B U O A F D E C1: BASED (5) C2: BAUD ...

GARBA as an equaller in R12.

... prior to the end of the clock though, and not when seeing how many letters your opponent is declaring. Even jokering on a shitty obscure 5 like GARBA could give you a 10-pt haul, so all in all i think it's a pretty decent idea if i say so myself. I've got other ideas too, but i don't want to ...

... For a player who has always been better than me to average 20% conundrums at times (less than me :) ) seems shockingly poor. The claim to have got GARBA through stemming certainly is bizarre ... could he have been joking?? The disallowed words are a bit misleading as he has played less games than ...

... in one month despite the introduction of 1000 new, very hard conundrums. Utterly incredible. A few other points: Chris got the interesting word GARBA in a recent duel . Nothing suspicious about that, everyone knows a few unusual words. Damian asked, just out of interest, where he'd picked it ...

... in one month despite the introduction of 1000 new, very hard conundrums. Utterly incredible. A few other points: Chris got the interesting word GARBA in a recent duel . Nothing suspicious about that, everyone knows a few unusual words. Damian asked, just out of interest, where he'd picked it ...

GRAB+A = GARBA.

... (max 87) Teatime teaser: DEARSINS -> SARDINES Round 11: G B R G A A I B A C1: brag (declared 5) C2: airbag (2 words) DC: RAGBAG (6) OT: BRAAI (5) GARBA (5) RABBI (5) RAGGA (5) Score: 33–55 (max 93) Round 12: M P D E I U T V A C1: MUTED (5) C2: TAPED (5) DC: IMPUTED (7) TEDIUM (6) UPDATE (6) Score: ...