Use all 7 of your tiles on one turn & get a 50-point bonus
Scrabble
Seism is an old-timey word for this geological event
an earthquake
The Tupolev Tu-144 plane of the 1970s was famous for going faster than this, which moves in waves
sound
In "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", Jude Law plays this future headmaster of Hogwarts
Dumbledore
This country's flag features a red dot on a white background
The classic version incorporates real streets in Atlantic City
Monopoly
This word starting with "re" also means "revolution" & it's one letter shorter
rebellion
Harley-Davidson calls their 3-wheeled motorcycle by this 5-letter name, just like the bicycle version
a trike
This Supreme Court justice is the focus of the documentary "RBG"
(Ruth Bader) Ginsburg
In 2018 new president Miguel Diaz-Canel became this country's first non-Castro leader in nearly 60 years
Cuba
This sweet game, originally released in 1949, takes you through a themed place of sugar and colorful characters
Candy Land
This synonym for a news reporter & a person who keeps a diary comes to us partly from the French
journalist
The Dept. of Transportation says note the stop arm & red light on a stationary one of these vehicles & don't pass it
a school bus
The title of this film based on Angie Thomas' Y.A. novel is what Tupac said the "Thug" in "Thug Life" stands for
The Hate U Give
Nearly 60% of Switzerland's territory is in these mountains
the Alps
Water on the knee is one challenge in this shocking game
Operation
Instead of "global", you can use this more cosmic word for something that applies everywhere
universal
Italy magazine said gondolas were "for centuries the main means of transport & today the iconic symbol of" this city
Venice
The film version of the iconic musical WICKED (comes out next month!) starring Ariana Grande as Elphaba and this Broadway powerhouse as Elphaba
Cynthia Erivo
This country is Europe's westernmost point
Portugal
Use letter tiles to build words in this a-peeling game with a fruit in its name
Bananagrams
This is a synonym for a great circle of longitude on the Earth, especially when it is "prime"
a meridian
In 1932 a 3-seat Stinson was the entire fleet flying between Bristol Bay & Anchorage for what would be this airline
Alaskan Airlines
The third & last film in this labyrinthine series is based on the novel "The Death Cure"
The Maze Runner
The Maldives, in this ocean, appears on lists of islands you should visit before they sink & disappear
the Indian Ocean