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High-scoring 4 letter Scrabble words
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What Does it Stand For?
100

This frozen rum cocktail that can be banana or strawberry is named for a district in Cuba

A DAIQUIRI

100

A synonym for slothful or idle (16 points)

LAZY

100

I can read you like this 2-word term for an exam in which students are allowed to consult notes & texts

AN OPEN BOOK

100

In 2019 using the Event Horizon Telescope the first of these cosmic objects was photographed

A BLACK HOLE

100

The first W in WWE where Kofi Kingston & No Way Jose wrestle with issues

WORLD (WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT)

200

Reposado tequila & Grand Marnier go into the upgraded cocktail known as this kind of car margarita

A CADILLAC MARGARITA

200

Similar to a vixen or attractive (17 points)

FOXY

200

Doctoral students write dissertations; a master's degree usually requires one of these from the Greek for proposition

A THESIS

200

A study at Johns Hopkins suggests that being around dogs at an early age may lessen the risk of this split mind disorder

SCHIZOPHRENIA

200

The A in the disease AIDS

ACQUIRED

300

Despite its name this cocktail never seems to go out of style

AN OLD-FASHIONED

300

It's a joke especially a witty or timely one (15 points)

A QUIP

300

We'll gamble you know that this word for an exam supervisor once meant a Roman governor

A PROCTOR

300

Observed in 2019 2I/Borisov is the first identified one of these bodies of rock & ice to visit from outside our solar system

COMET

300

The F in FISA authorized in 1978

FOREIGN (FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT)

400

Hindi gives us the name of this hot whiskey drink that's warming & restorative

A TODDY

400

An act of deception (14 points)

A HOAX

400

An experienced teacher who helps guide a new teacher; also the name of a guide in the Odyssey

A MENTOR

400

RBBP6 one of these compounds that contain amino acids has proven effective against Ebola

A PROTEIN

400

In AT&T it's what the T&T originally was short for

TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH)

500

A World War I artillery piece gave its national name & caliber to this champagne cocktail

THE FRENCH 75

500

This humped variety of ox originated in South Asia (15 points)

A ZEBU  

500

This synonym of proficiency describes a type of learning that allows students to progress at the rate at which they master skills

COMPETENCY

500

Developers of this hyphenated type of battery that powers smartphones & electric cars won the 2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize

LITHIUM-ION

500

The L in the drug LSD

LYSERGIC (lysergic acid diethylamide)

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