High-Scoring Scrabble Words
AKA a pancake or hotcake (26 points)
What is flapjack
7
What is 1,400
Of the letters in the bottom row, the last alphabetically
What is Z
This cheese usually aged & grated is named for the "Eternal City"
What is Romano
Ancient Greeks believed that wine was a gift from this god, the Greek equivalent of Bacchus
Who is Dionysus
To make the pressure between 2 forces the same (26 points)
What is equalize
30
What is 12,000
Of the letters in the bottom row, the second-to-last alphabetically
What is X
Edam is made in a ball; this other Dutch cheese is made in wheels with a waxed red or yellow rind
What is Gouda
Because of his work there, you could call the astronomer Hipparchus the "Colossus of" this island
What is Rhodes
Rusted, from a chemical point of view (26 points)
What is oxidized
700
What is 420,000
In the top row, the pronoun formed by the letters between "Q" & "R"
What is WE
Herman & Lily know that this oft-imitated cheese shares its name with the Alsace valley where it originated
What is Muenster
Horrified by the carnage of war, Asoka, a 3rd century B.C. ruler in India, embraced this peaceful religion
What is Buddhism
8-letter adjective meaning similar to a fake doctor or to a duck's call (26 points)
What is quackish
0.6
What is 480
In the top row, the third & fourth letters from the left spell this part of a hospital
What is the ER
Danbo, a cheese originally from this country, is also known as King Christian IX when made with caraway seeds
What is Denmark
4 decades after Constantine, Roman emperor Julian sought to revive these types of cults & temples, from Latin for "rustic"
What is Pagan
8-letter adjective describing the science of animals (20 points)
What is zoologic
10,001
What is 10,001,000
Of the letters in the home row, it's the only vowel
What is A
This Swiss cheese that dates back to the 12th century is named for a valley in the Canton of Fribourg
What is Gruyère
Hetepheres was the mother of this great pyramid king; when her tomb was found, mummy's mummy was missing
Who is Cheops (Khufu)