It’s here! The event we’ve all been waiting for…The Second Annual Scrabblepoem Challenge. Without further ado, at 2.75 points per letter, my entry:
Ode to Word Games
Puzzler! Quandary!
Wit-wrack, quiet-jinx!
Numbers, words shan’t coincide
My tranquility axed with
quack- quaky- quartz- quiz- fox-packed ride:
Nix Scrabble! Nix Quiddler*!
But wait…There’s more! The creation below, weighing in at 2.48 points per letter, is from first-time entrant Mallory, aka Number-One Daughter.
A fuzzy zap
Leaves me perplexed
I dizzily speculate
Which way is which
With a quack I evoke
That my surname finishes
With a K
I will puzzle until
My memory visits
Ta Da! Well worth all the anticipation and hoopla, I know.
You’ll want to see what Lisa and Jim cooked up. Anyone else who accepted the challenge is welcome to leave a link in the comments, and thanks for playing!
*For those who aren’t familiar with it, Quiddler is a card-word game, kind of a cross between Scrabble and Gin Rummy. (Check out the medieval-style lettering on the cards.) Loads of fun, and I thank my little sister for getting me hooked.
thats an excellent idea.
Your first one was awesome
Thanks!
Well done, Jenn and Mallory (especially great use of “dizzily”)! Love ‘em. I’m a fan of Quiddler, too, in part because those cards are just so darn purty.
I like the faster pace of Quiddler, too. And yeah, I was pretty much hooked when I saw the cards–before I even played.