Scrabblepoem 2

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.

Return of the Scrabblepoem

It’s official. The Scrabblepoem Challenge returns. How does it work?

1. Write a poem or verse (125 letter minimum).
2. Add up the Scrabble-tile score for all your words (e.g., the word by would score 7).
3. Divide this total by the number of letters to get your Scrabblepoem score.
4. Post your creation—and score—for all the world to see NEXT FRIDAY, February 5, 2010.

For the interested, baffled, curious, disgusted, check out these from last year:

Clanq, by moi.
Limerickqxz, by Lisa Chellman
An HP Ditty, by Jim Danielson

And for some REAL poetry, check out Poetry Friday, hosted today by Anastasia Suen.

Scrabblepoem: Clanq

Thanks to Lisa and Jim and anyone else out there who accepted my Scrabblepoem challenge. Coming in at 2.07 points (624 Scrabble score divided by 301 total letters), my offering:

Once upon a day quite sunny,
Just because I thought ’twas funny,
I blazed a challenge—
     Clanq!

Yea, Scrabblepoem of piquant delight,
The highest score my aim in flight,
Behold my challenge—
     Clanq!

When I began to scope my tiles,
My confidence fled; thence my smiles:
I’d lost my prized K—
     Clanq!

Though I’d flung my gauntlet bold,
My courage failed (my feet quite cold)…
Quoth my tiles—
     Clanq!

Don’t worry, I haven’t quit my day job yet. To enjoy some REAL poetry, check out today’s Poetry Friday offerings at Wild Rose Reader.

Scrabblepoem: warming up

Getting into training for the Scrabblepoem challenge. Coming in at 2.28 points (total number of Scrabble points divided by number of letters):

To Fleece

For winter warmth,
You’re cozy and happy.
My only wish:
You weren’t so zappy.

I didn’t count the title, by the way. Lesson learned: even with all those 10-point Zs, 3-point Ps, and 4-point Ws and Ys, the 1-pointers dragged me down. Stay tuned for my *Masterpiece* on Friday.

Mission: Scrabblepoem

It seemed like a good idea at the time…

A Scrabble poem?
What the hey—
Oh, dear me…
I’ve lost my K!

For the origins of the madness, head over to Lisa Chellman’s blog.
Anyone want to play along? As far as I know, there are no rules (yet). The original challenge was to write a poem using only high-scoring Scrabble tiles. This would preclude vowels, which could make for a mighty strange concoction. Shall we say, any tiles allowed, but high score wins?