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[Spike1007]

OK, that's true. Screw that idea.

[Spike1007]

On a related note, it looks like it should be possible to determine the players who were the first to find particular words (at least if a word was found...

[Spike1007]

One thing about finding a "new" long word is that, once it's on the lists (especially if the finder posts about it) is that it's more likely...

[Spike1007]

I've never heard that before either. On the other hand, some words I often saw or used (like REORTHONORMALIZATION) don't seem to work here as far as I...

[Spike1007]

This is more impressive! Being a retired mathematician, I really like looking at numbers and what they can tell us.

I have a tentative explanation...

[Spike1007]

This is great! I'm impressed! Definitely an odd/even difference all the way down. I'll have to soak this in more...

[Spike1007]

I wonder how much the introduction of the big-number words affected these stats, since they're all long, ultra-rare, and have Qs in them. I'm guessing...

[Spike1007]

The value of a n-letter word is m*(n-1)+s, where m is a multiplier based on word rarity (m=1 for common words, 1.3 for broad, 1.6 for rare and 2 for ultra-rare...

[Spike1007]

Congratulations on the 53 point word! I'm fairly certain I've never found that one, and I don't really remember getting any other 53 pointer either....