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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Mar 29, 2022 06:16AM

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April 13th is National Scrabble Day and we know you all love a good game of scrabble; so lets have fun with a scrabble reading challenge.

Duration: Open-ended

Use any of the options below to complete this reading challenge. Books may be used once for one task only. All book formats are accepted. Minimum page requirement=120 pages.

Option # 1: Read books that spell out the letters in the words "SCRABBLE", "HASBRO" & "MATTEL"

Option # 2: Read books that fit the scrabble tasks below

Scrabble Tasks:
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Option # 3: Scrabble tiles are distributed as shown below. Using the title or author's first or last name read a book for each letter that occurs and its frequency. ( or as many as you can)
For example: I want to spell out the F's. There are two of them.
F-Fatal Chaos by Marie Force ( title or author surname)
F- Fatal Threat by Marie Force (title or author surname)

Scrabble Frequency & Letters
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Option # 4: Combine any of the options 1-3

Scrabble Novice: 1-15 books
Scrabble Intermediate: 16- 31 books
Scrabble Expert: 32-47 books
Scrabble Master: 48-63 books
Scrabble Bingo Master: 64+ books

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message 2: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Mar 29, 2022 06:16AM

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Seasonal Challenges ~ Citrine Coin

Earn your Citrine Coins with Seasonal Challenges joined on or after April 1, 2016.

To Earn a Citrine Coin:

One Coin upon reaching "scrabble expert" level or higher.

Learn about Gem coins here

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message 3: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Mar 29, 2022 06:17AM

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message 4: by The other Sandy (last edited Sep 02, 2025 06:47PM) (new)

Mar 29, 2022 08:55AM

April's Scrabble Challenge 2022
Duration: April 1, 2022 - whenever I finish
Level: Scrabble Expert
Option: 3
Read: 81/32+

* All formats allowed; 120 page minimum; re-reads allowed (6 month rule)

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Letters completed: A B C D F G H K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y

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message 5: by Gabby (last edited Jun 19, 2022 06:45AM) (new)

Mar 30, 2022 07:25AM

1/4/22-0/0/00
min 120
87/64+

Spell Out: 0/3

★SSabriel 5/4
★CThe Copper Gauntlet 5/4
★RRevel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold 3/6
★AAwaken 5/6
★BDas Buch mit dem Fluch - Lass mich hier raus! (Das Buch mit dem Fluch 1): Monstermäßig lustiger Lesespaß für Jungen und Mädchen ab 8 Jahre 19/4
B
★LLocke & Key: The Golden Age 4/5
★EEat-Man, Vol. 1 29/4

★HHarper and the Scarlet Umbrella 1/5
A
★SSee You in Hell 11/5
★BBesphinxed 17/5
★RRose's Descent: An Urban Fairytale 19/5
O

★MThe Mermaid Catches Her Mate 16/4
A
★TA Treasury of Ballet Stories 19/4
★TTegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Volume 1 25/4
★EEat-Man, Volume 2: Second Course 29/4
★LLegends & Lattes 6/6

Scrabble Tasks: 17/19

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
★Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo" Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird 3/5
★Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "bonus"Deadly Class, Volume 9: Bone Machine 15/5
★Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title) E Rank no Kusushi Manga 29/4
Read a book that has 2- 4 characters
★Read a book that has the word "square" in the text The Two Week Curse 1/5
★Read a book with a red cover Deadly Class, Volume 8: Never Go Back 5/4
★Read a book with blue cover The Bronze Key 9/4
★Read a book with a pink cover Dance in the Vampire Bund, Volume 8 23/4
★Read a book that is 2nd in a series ZEN 마경무인학원 2 12/4
★Read a book that is 3rd in a series ZEN 마경무인학원 3 12/4
★Read a book with the word "tile" in the text A Grim Demise and Even Worse Resurrection 20/4
★Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text The Naughtiest Girl Wants to Win 18/6 (chess)
★Read a book in which a character wins The Golden Tower 14/4
★Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary" If I Survive: Nazi Germany and the Jews: 100-Year Old Lena Goldstein's Miracle Story (Jewish Holocaust World War 11 Biography) 5/5
★Read a book with the word "fun" in the text Blood Rights 24/4
★Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text The Silver Mask 10/4
★Read a book that is 7th in a series Dance in the Vampire Bund Vol 7 23/4
★Read a book with the word "turn" in the text The Wandering Inn: Book 1 15/4

Scrabble Frequency & Letters 54/108
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message 6: by Tricia (last edited Jun 23, 2022 04:58PM) (new)

Mar 30, 2022 11:14AM

April's Scrabble Challenge 2022
Duration: April 1, 2022 - 6/23/22 - COMPLETED
Level: Expert: 32-47 books
All book formats. Minimum 120 pages.

Option 1: Read books that spell out the letters in the words "SCRABBLE", "HASBRO" & "MATTEL":

S - Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang - 4/16/22
C - Charlotte McConaghy - Once There Were Wolves - 5/28/22
R - Ryan, Lexi - These Hollow Vows - 5/20/22
A - Alice Oseman - Heartstopper: Volume One - 5/10/22
B - Barnhill, Kelly - The Girl Who Drank the Moon - 5/2/22
B - Bittersweet by Sarina Bowen - 4/14/22
L - The Lathe of Heaven by Usula Le Guin - 4/20/22
E - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - 4/30/22

H- Her Name Is Knight by Yasmin Angoe - 4/27/22
A - Alam, Rumaan - Leave the World Behind - 4/29/22
S - Suzanna Clark - Piranesi - 4/3/22
B - Bear Town by Fredrik Backman - 4/13/22
R - Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant - 5/22/22
O - The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds - 5/13/22

M - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth - 5/23/22
A - Alice Oseman - Heartstopper: Become Human - 5/14/22
T - These Silent Woods by Kimi Grant Cunningham - 5/16/22
T - The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley - 5/9/22
E - Emily St. John Mandel - Sea of Tranquility - 5/16/22
L - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - 5/18/22

Option 2: Read books that fit the scrabble tasks below:

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
✔️[[book:Murder at Pirate's Cove|49090387] by Josh Lanyon - 6/23/22

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo"
✔️The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman - 5/13/22

Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "bonus"
✔️The Butcher of Anderson Station by James Corey - 5/8/22

Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)
✔️

The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West - 4/1/22

Read a book that has 2- 4 characters
✔️The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy - 5/13/22

Read a book that has the word "square" in the text
✔️Caliban's War by James Corey - page 160 - 5/7/22

Read a book with a red cover
✔️

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez - 5/6/22

Read a book with blue cover
✔️

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

by Amal El-Mohtar - 6/1/22

Read a book with a pink cover
✔️

Heartstopper Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4) by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman 5/11/22

Read a book that is 2nd in a series
✔️Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman -5/11/22

Read a book that is 3rd in a series
✔️Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman - 5/11/22

Read a book with the word "tile" in the text
✔️Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch - page 47 - 5/29/22

Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text
✔️

The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) by Daniel O'Malley

The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - 4/24/22

Read a book in which a character wins
✔️The Iliad by Gareth Hinds - 4/7/22

Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
✔️The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter Margareta Magnusson - 5/5/22

Read a book with the word "fun" in the text
✔️Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - page 31 - 5/22/22

Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text
✔️[[book:One Second After|4922079] by William Forstchen - page 409

Read a book that is 7th in a series
Read a book with the word "turn" in the text
✔️Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - page 2 - 4/11/22

COMPLETED

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message 7: by Catsalive (last edited Jul 25, 2022 03:44AM) (new)

Mar 30, 2022 04:24PM

April's Scrabble Challenge 2022
Duration: April 1, 2022 --> open
Level: Scrabble Expert
Option: 3
(title & author)

98/98
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message 8: by Laurie (last edited Jul 02, 2022 11:58AM) (new)

Mar 31, 2022 05:20AM

April Scrabble Challenge
Duration 4/1/2022-?

S-Sakharov the BearbyJohn Ellsworth
C-The ConfessionbyJohn Grisham
R-Ross Dreiblatt-I AM NOT BRAD PITT: And Other Stories
A-Angie Stanton - Waking in Time
B-BLUE MOUNTAIN - Lisa Michelle
B-Brook Noel-I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye:
L-THE LIFE - Sagar Constantin
E-Elle Gray- The House on the Hill

H-Home Sweet Murder-James Patterson
A-Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret-Judy Blume
S-Steal -James Patterson and Howard Roughan
B-Emily Banting - The Third Act
R-The Recruit-L.T. Ryan
O-George Orwell-Animal Farm

MJ.R. Mathis-The Penitent Priest
AAstrid Lindgren-Pippi Longstocking
T-The Couple At Table Six-Daniel Hurst
T-Two More Days-Colleen Hoover
E-Escape From The Rock-D.G. Baxter
L-L.T. Ryan-Noble Beginnings

Scrabble Tasks:

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo"
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "bonus"
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)
✔️Read a book that has 2- 4 characters
Read a book that has the word "square" in the text
✔️Read a book with a red cover
Read a book with blue cover
✔️Read a book with a pink cover
✔️Read a book that is 2nd in a series
✔️Read a book that is 3rd in a series
Read a book with the word "tile" in the text
✔️Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text
✔️Read a book in which a character wins
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
✔️Read a book with the word "fun" in the text
Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text
Read a book that is 7th in a series
✔️Read a book with the word "turn" in the text

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message 9: by Agnieszka (last edited Sep 30, 2022 02:59AM) (new)

Mar 31, 2022 10:39AM

I'm going for all three options. Numbers in brakets are page #.

April Scrabble Challenge 2022
Start Date: 4/1/2022
Level: Scrabble Bingo Master (64+ books)
✔ Completed (Option 1): 20/20
Completed (Option 2): 18/19
Completed (Option 3): 55/98

Option 1: 120+ pages title, author or major character (first/last name)
S: Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 5* 4/1/22 (392)
C: Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 7/5/22 (272)
R: Redding, Fortune: Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 6/27/22 (248)
A: Alford, Mary: Nowhere to Run book 1 in Pursued 2* 7/19/22 (192)
B: Born in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 6/5/22 (364)
B: Breakup book 7 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 5* 7/3/22 (274)
L: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 6/10/22 (359)
E: Escape to Dragon Island #1 (now: Dragon Island Hideaway #1): Dragon Tides by Rinelle Grey 4* 6/28/22 (137)

H: Hagenheim #2: The Merchant's Daughter book 2 in Fairy Tale Romance Collection by Melanie Dickerson 4.5* 9/17/22 (293)
A: Ayers, Candace: Team Leader Bear 3* 8/22/22 (136)
S: Stabenow, Dana: A Fatal Thaw book 2 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 4* 9/28/22 (207)
B: Brooks, Kathleen: Forever Secret 5* 7/7/22 (372)
R: Redding, Fortune: Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 6/19/22 (252)
O: The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #2: Tea with Milk and Murder book 3 in The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries Box Set Collection I by H.Y. Hanna 4* 7/17/22 (258)

M: Mathilda 'Tilly' Bradford: Forever Protected by Kathleen Brooks 4* 9/26/22 (292)
A: Assassin Next Door by Eve Langlais 5* 4/27/22 (324)
T: Trapped in a Hall of Mirrors: How the Luckiest Man in the World Became a Spy by Michael Connick 4* 4/21/22 (168)
T: Touch My Tears: Tales from the Trail of Tears by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer and 11 other authors 4* 5/27/22 (236)
E: Elizabeth Danniher: Sign Off by Patricia McLinn 4* 5/1/22 (234)
L: Life in the Dead Lane book 2 in Secret Seal Isle Mysteries Box Set by Lucy Quinn 4* 7/11/22 (181)

Option 2: 120+ pages
✔ Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble" Ratgeber Beckenbodenschwäche: Welche medizinischen Behandlungsmöglichkeiten es gibt. Was man selbst für einen starken Beckenboden tun kann. Gegen Harn- uns Stuhlinkontinenz lässt sich etwas tun! (Pelvic Instability Guidebook: Which Medical Treatment Is Possible. What You Can Do To Strengthen The Pelvic Floor. Aconuresis And Anal Incontinence Can Be Helped!) by Stefan Riss & Barbara Bodner-Adler 3* 7/31 (176) - rAtgEBeR beckenBodenSChwäche weLche
✔ Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo" Riding The Cowboy Brothers by Sierra Wyatt 3* 4/5/22 (192) ridING cowBOy
✔ Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "bonus" The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism by Naoki Higashida 4* 5/10/22 (193) resON jUmp Boy'S
📌Read a book that has a blank cover

The Unnamed Devotional by Lisa Buffaloe ?* ?/?/22 (235)
✔ Read a book that has 2 - 4 characters Childlike Faith For Grown-Up Miracles by Chantale Williams 5* 7/24/22 (167) this memoir is mainly about the author and her husband, their two children are mentioned a couple of times but not really present
✔ Read a book that has the word "square" in the text The Healer's Apprentice book 1 in Fairy Tale Romance Collection by Melanie Dickerson 3* 4/19/22 (335; this book: 1-425 of 1963 iTunes pages) and acrobats performing in the square (Ch. 2, p.59)
✔ Read a book with a red cover

The Blood of Christ Finding the Power of God to Overcome Sin by Andrew Murray

The Blood of Christ by Andrew Murray 5* 6/11/22 (254)
✔ Read a book with a blue cover

Wanna Get Lucky? (Lucky O'Toole, #1) by Deborah Coonts

Wanna Get Lucky? book 1 in Lucky Double by Deborah Coonts 4.5* 8/20/22 (366)
✔ Read a book with a pink cover

Knockout (A Holly Hands Cozy Mystery, #1) by Mia Gold

Knockout by Mia Gold 3* 9/10/22 (207)
✔ Read a book that is 2nd in a series Fan the Flames by Katie Ruggle 4* 5/30/22 (450) Search and Rescue #2
✔ Read a book that is 3rd in a series Sanctuary Breached by Lisa Phillips 4* 4/5/22 (347) WITSEC Town #3
✔ Read a book with the word "tile" in the text Frame 232 by Wil Mara 4* 5/26/22 (448) Sliding the tile aside (loc. 420)
✔ Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text Miss Merkel: Mord in der Uckermark (Miss Merkel: Murder in the Uckermark*) by David Safier 3* 6/14/22 (320) lit. transl.: his weekly game of Scrabble on Skype (p. 133. original quote: seine wöchentliche Partie Scrabble via Skype)
*Uckermark is a historic territory north-east of Berlin
✔ Read a book in which a character wins Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 6/23/22 (353) (view spoiler)
✔ Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary" What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe 3* 9/9/22 (321) absuRD hYpotheTICAl questIONs
✔ Read a book with the word "fun" in the text Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 4/24/22 (287) might be a fun thing (p.137)
✔ Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 4* 4/23/22 (287) she changed her strategy at some point. (p.263)
✔ Read a book that is 7th in a series Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 6/24/22 (256) Miss Fortune #7
✔ Read a book with the word "turn" in the text Sanctuary Deceived by Lisa Phillips 3* 4/13/22 (260) Remy started to turn him. (p.5)

Option 3: (title or author's first or last name only) 120+ pages
A (2/9)
Allyson Lindt: Seduction Games 4* 8/24/22 (157)
Advanced Physical Chemistry book 3 in Chemistry Lessons Box Set: Books 1-3 by Susannah Nix 3* 9/5/22 (288)

E (2/12)
Erich Segal: Love Story=Love Story 2* 7/10/22 (136)
Evie Monroe & K.B. Winters: Northern Lights 2* 8/27/22 (342)

B (2)
Bride on the Run by Milan Watson 3* 7/28/22 (225)
Bad Blood book 11 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set by Dana Stabenow 4* 8/10/22 (236)

C (2)
A Cold Day for Murder book 1 in The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9 by Dana Stabenow 4* 9/5/22 (201)
Coben, Harlan: W głębi lasu=The Woods 3* 9/5/22 (432)

D (4)
Don't Close Your Eyes by Christie Craig 3* 6/18/22 (319)
Die in the Wool by Katherine Hayton 3* 8/5/22 (174)
Dana Stabenow: A Fine and Bitter Snow book 3 in The Kate Shugak Investigation Books 10-20 Box Set 5* 8/9/22 (181)
DeRusha, Michelle: 50 Women Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Heroines of the Faith 2* 8/16/22 (386)

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message 10: by Agnieszka (last edited Sep 30, 2022 02:57AM) (new)

Mar 31, 2022 10:39AM

Option 3 (Part 2): (title or author's first or last name only) 120+ pages

I (5/9)
I, Spy? by Kate Johnson 3* 4/3/22 (458)
It Started with a Kiss: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Beth Wood 4* 4/11/22 (133)
In Her Sights by Robin Perini 3* 5/9/22 (267)
Interlude in Death book 1 in Three in Death by J.D. Robb 4.5* 6/11/22 (140)
Identity Theft by Alana Terry book 6 in Pursued 3.5* 8/6/22 (155)

L (3/4)
Less Than a Treason by Dana Stabenow 5* 8/11/22 (247)
Lucky Stiff book 2 in Lucky Double by Deborah Coonts 4* 8/22/22 (395)
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 5* 9/30/22 (252)

N (4/6)
Nguyen-Kim, Mai Thi: Komisch, alles chemisch!=Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life 4* 4/20/22 (256)
No Weddings by Kat Bastion & Stone Bastion 5* 5/4/22 (232)
New Corpse In Town book 1 in Secret Seal Isle Mysteries Box Set by Lucy Quinn 4* 7/13/22 (190)
No Fixed Line by Dana Stabenow 5* 8/13/22 (400)

O (0/8)
P (1/2)
Pride and Persistence by Jeanna Ellsworth 4* 4/10/22 (347)

R (3/6)
Rothschild, Jennifer: Me, Myself, and Lies: What to Say When You Talk to Yourself 4* 5/25/22 (226)
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 5* 8/30/22 (340)
Ruggle, Katie: Hold Your Breath 3* 5/7/22 (386)

T (3/6)
Tabitha Tate: Murder in the Rose Garden 2* 5/13/22 (156)
Taylor, Jodi: Miss Maxwells kurioses Zeitarchiv=Just One Damned Thing After Another 5* 7/21/22 (513)
THR3E by Twyla Turner 4* 8/26/22 (293)

X (0/1)
Y (0/2)
Z (0/1)

Completed Letters:
F (2)
Fading Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 5/8/22 (268)
Fałszerz=The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth 3* 6/1/22 (416)

G (3)
Granny Goes Hollywood by Harper Lin 4* 4/13/22 (164)
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 6/13/22 (252)
Granny Gets Fancy by Harper Lin 4* 6/26/22 (168)

H (2)
Henry by Sydney Paige McCutcheon 3* 5/3/22 (342)
Hudson, Sara L.: Space Age: Houston, bereitmachen zum Start=Space Age: Houston, Prepare to Launch 3* 8/24/22 (187)

J (1)
Jordan, Frank H.: Modeen Black Ops book 3 in The Jo Modeen Box Set: Books 1-3 4.5* 8/18/22 (199)

K (1)
Keine Hochzeit ist auch keine Lösung=It Happened One Wedding by Julie James 3* 6/16/22 (354)

M (2)
The Modeen Factor book 1 in The Jo Modeen Box Set: Books 1-3 by Frank H. Jordan 4* 5/28/22 (229)
The Modeen Transformation book 2 in The Jo Modeen Box Set: Books 1-3 by Frank H. Jordan 4.5* 8/17/22 (175)

Q (1)
Quinn, Tracey: The Dessert Corpse 3* 9/8/22 (211)

S (4)
Solo=Solo by Jack Higgins 3* 5/29/22 (208)
Steep Trails by John Muir 4* 7/10/22 (150)
Schlag auf Schlag=Drop Shot by Harlan Coben 4* 7/26/22 (352)
Swamp Spirits by Jana Deleon 5* 8/16/22 (310)

U (4)
Unter dem Radar: Gott, die CIA und ich=Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting for by Michele Rigby Assad 3* 7/1/22 (321)
Underground Railroad=The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 4* 8/14/22 (354)
The Unrelenting Tide by Lynnette Bonner book 3 in Pursued 3.5* 9/14/22 (269)
Upał (Heat) by Marcin Ciszewski 3* 9/23/22 (384)

V (2)
Victoria L.K. Williams: Murder at the Geo-Cache book 3 in Citrus Beach Mystery: Box Set: Books 1,2,3 3.5* 6/3/22 (204)
Vor dem Sturm=Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 4* 8/31/22 (320)

W (2)
A Walk on the Dead Side book 3 in Secret Seal Isle Mysteries Box Set by Lucy Quinn 4.5* 7/15/22 (177)
Watson, Milan: For Justice or Love 3* 7/31/22 (292)

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message 11: by Bobbi (last edited Dec 29, 2022 12:37AM) (new)

Mar 31, 2022 12:37PM

Start: 4/1/22
End:
Option 4
Scrabble Bingo Master: 66/64+

✔Option One:
✓Scrabble 8/8
S: Splintered 🆂🆂🆂
C: Catherine Ryan Howard - 56 Days 🆂🆂
R: Reckless Girls 🆂🆂🆂🆂
A: A Dead-End Job 🆂🆂🆂
B: Brown, Jim - 24/7 🆂🆂🆂🆂
B: Bone Crossed 🆂🆂🆂🆂
L: The Lightning Thief 🆂🆂🆂🆂
E: Eoin Dempsey - Finding Rebecca 🆂🆂🆂🆂

✓Hasbro 6/6
H: Hex 🆂🆂🆂🆂
A: Anna Sewell - Black Beauty 🆂🆂🆂🆂
S: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life 🆂🆂
B: The Burning Girls 🆂🆂
R: Ravi Singh (char) Good Girl, Bad Blood - Holly Jackson 🆂🆂🆂🆂
O: Ottaway (char) The Damnation Game 🆂🆂🆂

✓Mattel 6/6
M: Madison, Holly - Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny 🆂🆂🆂
A: Annihilation 🆂🆂
T: Ten 🆂🆂🆂
T: The Book of Cold Cases 🆂🆂🆂
E: Ellie Marney - None Shall Sleep 🆂🆂🆂
L: Lindsay, Jeff - Darkly Dreaming Dexter 🆂🆂🆂🆂

Option Two:
Tasks: 5/19
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo"
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word"bonus"
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)
✓Read a book that has 2- 4 characters The Last Kids on Earth 🆂🆂🆂
Read a book that has the word "square" in the text
Read a book with a red cover
✓Read a book with blue cover Steelheart 🆂🆂🆂🆂
Read a book with a pink cover
Read a book that is 2nd in a series
Read a book that is 3rd in a series
✓Read a book with the word "tile" in the text Devoted - Dean Koontz 🆂🆂🆂
✓Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text The House Across the Lake - Riley Sager 🆂🆂🆂🆂
✓Read a book in which a character wins The Book of Cold Cases 🆂🆂🆂
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
Read a book with the word "fun" in the text
✓Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews 🆂🆂🆂🆂
Read a book that is 7th in a series
✓Read a book with the word "turn" in the text The Black Stallion - Walter Farley 🆂🆂🆂🆂 12/16/22

Option Three:
A (0/9)
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✓B (2/2)
➼Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Broken 🆂🆂🆂

✓C (2/2)
➼Certain Dark Things 🆂🆂🆂
➼Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick 🆂🆂🆂🆂 12/2

D (3/4)
➼Dead Silence 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼The Darkest Touch 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Dead City 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼

E (6/12)
➼The Echo Wife 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Escape! 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Ex-Communication 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼ Ernshaw, Shea - Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 🆂🆂🆂
➼En Route: A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death, and Everything in Between - Steven "Kelly" Grayson 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Exit Strategy - Martha Wells 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼
➼
➼
➼
➼
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F (1/2)
➼The Final Gambit 🆂🆂🆂🆂
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G (0/3)
➼
➼
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✓H (2/2)
➼The Handmaid's Tale 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Horror Hotel 🆂🆂🆂

I (1/9)
➼Isabel Cañas - The Hacienda 🆂🆂🆂🆂
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➼
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➼
➼
➼
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✓J (1/1)
➼Jonathan Sims - Thirteen Storeys 🆂🆂🆂🆂 12/10/22

✓K (1/1)
➼The Kaiju Preservation Society 🆂🆂🆂

✓L (4/4)
➼Liver Let Die 🆂🆂🆂
➼The Lost Apothecary 🆂🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Legend 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Lord of the Flies 🆂🆂🆂🆂

✓M (2/2)
➼Maniscalco, Kerri - Kingdom of the Wicked 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼The Merciless 🆂🆂🆂🆂

N (2/6)
➼Necat 🆂
➼Nothing But Blackened Teeth 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼
➼
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O (2/8)
➼Otherworld 🆂🆂🆂
➼The One 🆂🆂🆂🆂
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➼
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P (1/2)
➼Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases 🆂🆂🆂🆂
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Q (0/1)
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R (0/6)
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➼
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➼
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✓S (4/4)
➼Say Cheese and Die! 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Silver Borne 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼The Serial Killer’s Wife 🆂🆂
➼Seabiscuit: An American Legend - Laura Hillenbrand 🆂🆂🆂

✓T (6/6)
➼Tomorrow's Flight 🆂🆂🆂
➼The Travelling Cat Chronicles 🆂🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼Ten Big Ones 🆂🆂🆂
➼The Terror - Dan Simmons 🆂🆂🆂
➼True Crime Story - Joseph Knox 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼To Have and to Hoax - Martha Waters 🆂🆂🆂 11/30

U (0/4)
➼
➼
➼
➼

V (1/2)
➼Vampires Like It Hot 🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼

✓W (2/2)
➼The Witch's Heart 🆂🆂🆂🆂🆂
➼We Need to Talk About Kevin 🆂🆂🆂🆂

X (0/1)
➼

Y (1/2)
➼ You'll Be the Death of Me - Karen M. McManus 🆂🆂🆂 12/28/22
➼

✓Z (1/1)
➼Zombie - Iain Rob Wright 🆂🆂

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message 12: by Karen ♐ (last edited Oct 15, 2023 08:31PM) (new)

Mar 31, 2022 04:07PM

April's Scrabble Challenge 2022
Duration: April 1, 2022 - ?
Option 4
Scrabble Bingo Master: 64+
120 pg min
Title/Author

Option One:
~~Scrabble 8/8~~
S - Sassy in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/4/22
C - Crazy Little Thing Tracy Brogan - 4/20/22
R - Red Hot Dirty Bosses Penelope Wylde - 4/5/22
A - My Last Love Affair: A Bancroft Billionaire Brothers Novel Ali Parker - 4/1/22
B - Forever Mine Monica Burns - 4/9/22
B - Knocked Up by the Dom Penelope Bloom - 4/8/22
L - Cold-Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas - 4/25/22
E - Alibi Nicole Edwards - 6/9/22

~~Hasbro 6/6~~H - How Much I Feel Marie Force - 4/24/22
A - Anyone but Alex Katy Regnery - 4/18/22
S - Divine in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/22/22
B - The Player K. Bromberg - 4/13/22
R - Stars of Fortune Nora Roberts - 4/15/22
O - On a Wednesday Whitney G. - 7/21/22

~~Mattel 6/6~~
M - Dirty Together Meghan March - 4/7/22
A - Anchor Me J. Kenner - 5/1/22
T - Turbulent Desires Melody Anne - 5/27/22
T - Gambler Lexy Timms - 7/12/22
E - The Effing List Cherise Sinclair - 7/18/22
L - Beauty and Her Beasts Lisa Cullen - 5/8/22

Option Two:
Tasks: 18/19
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble" - Secret Baby 4 the SEAL's: Military Reverse Harem Romance Teddy Paisley - 2/9/23
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo" - Be Your Everything Catherine Bybee - 1/29/23
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word"bonus" - House of Paine: Book One Kylie Walker - 2/1/23
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title) -

Beneath These Shadows (Beneath, #6) by Meghan March

Meghan March - 5/12/22
Read a book that has 2- 4 characters - Desired Renee Rose - 4/17/22
Read a book that has the word "square" in the text - Pg 155 - we're back to square one - Fake Fiancée Ilsa Madden-Mills - 4/22/22
Read a book with a red cover -

Meredith Wild - 4/26/22
Read a book with blue cover -

Vi Keeland - 5/30/22
Read a book with a pink cover -

Hello Stranger (The Ravenels, #4) by Lisa Kleypas

Lisa Kleypas - 8/1/22
Read a book that is 2nd in a series - Forty 2 Days Georgia Le Carre - 5/17/22
Read a book that is 3rd in a series - Seduced Melody Anne - 6/17/22
Read a book with the word "tile" in the text - Pg 38 - his boots tapping against the tile floor - Foxy In Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/30/22
Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text - Loc 1465 - he grabbed the board game - In Bed with Mr. Wrong Katee Robert - 7/19/22
Read a book in which a character wins - Irreplaceable Angela Graham - 11/13/22
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
Read a book with the word "fun" in the text - Pg 18 - Why do parents have to ruin everything fun - State of Affairs Marie Force - 5/10/22
Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text - Loc 209 - I needed to discuss my strategy - The Spark Vi Keeland - 4/27/22
Read a book that is 7th in a series - Plenty to Give Lara Valentine - 7/13/22
Read a book with the word "turn" in the text - Pg 6 - I turn and leave the shop - Someone Like You Marie Force - 5/9/22

Option Three:
~~A (9/9)~~
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~~B (2/2)~~
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~~C (2/2)~~
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~~D (4/4)~~
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~~E (12/12)~~
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~~F (2/2)~~
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~~G (3/3)~~
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~~H (2/2)~~
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~~I (9/9)~~
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~~J (1/1)~~
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~~K (1/1)~~
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~~L (4/4)~~
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~~M (2/2)~~
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~~N (6/6)~~
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~~O (8/8)~~
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~~P (2/2)~~
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~~Q (1/1)~~
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~~R (6/6)~~
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message 13: by Karen ♐ (last edited Sep 28, 2023 02:23PM) (new)

Mar 31, 2022 04:07PM

~~S (4/4)~~
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~~T (6/6)~~
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~~U (4/4)~~
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~~V (2/2)~~
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~~W (2/2)~~
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X (0/1)

~~Y (2/2)~~
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~~Z (1/1)~~
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message 14: by LaurLa (last edited Jul 02, 2023 03:35PM) (new)

Apr 04, 2022 04:33PM

April's Scrabble Challenge 2022
April 2022 - March 2023

My Scrabble Challenge Challenge (msg 16)

Level ➺ Scrabble Bingo Master ➺ 64+ Books
Books Read ➺ 98

Option #3 ➺ Read a book for each letter that occurs and its frequency

🔹A ➺ 9
Aftershock ➺ 05.06 ★★★★
As the Last Petal Falls ➺ 04.29 ★★★★
At Your Service ➺ 10.15 ★★★★
All We Know of Heaven ➺ 11/19 ★★★
The Awakening ➺ 05.17 ★★★★
Against the Wall ➺ 05.25 ★★★★
Always Be My Banshee ➺ 06.08 ★★★★
Autumn in London ➺ 06.19 ★★★★
Ain't He Precious? ➺ 08.18 ★★★★
🔹B ➺ 2
Bad Cruz ➺ 04.25 ★★★★
Blitzing Emily ➺ 04.16 ★★★
🔹C ➺ 2
California Homecoming ➺ 09.19 ★★★
The Cowboy Wins a Bride ➺ 05.10 ★★★
🔹D ➺ 4
Dark Moon ➺ 04.03 ★★★
Deadly Silence ➺ 08.31 ★★★★
Duncan ➺ 08.20 ★★★★
Dare to Love ➺ 08.28 ★★★★
🔹E ➺ 12
The End of Me ➺ 05.21 ★★★★
Empty Net ➺ 09.15 ★★★
Enjoy the Dance ➺ 11.12 ★★★★
Every Little Thing ➺ 04.29 ★★★★
Every Dark Corner ➺ 09.07 ★★★★
The End of Tomorrow ➺ 03.26 ★★★
The Ex Games ➺ 01.22 ★★★
Edge of Darkness ➺ 11.27 ★★★★
The End of Games ➺ 12.13 ★★★★
Eye of the Beholder ➺ 12.27 ★★★
Eliza's Home ➺ 12.16 ★★★★
🔹F ➺ 2
Fastball ➺ 05.29 ★★★
Fate's Edge ➺ 05.13 ★★★★
🔹G ➺ 3
The Girl in the Mist ➺ 07.13 ★★★★
The Gambler ➺ 08.13 ★★★
Grady's Wedding ➺ 06.18 ★★★
🔹H ➺ 2
Here With Me ➺ 08.26 ★★★★
Hide from Evil ➺ 04.27 ★★★★
🔹I ➺ 9
In a Badger Way ➺ 04.21 ★★★★
An Inheritance of Shame ➺ 07.16 ★★★
Irresistible ➺ 05.30 ★★★★
I Am Strong ➺ 05.31 ★★★★
It Had to Be Them ➺ 06.23 ★★★
Ignited ➺ 10.02 ★★★★
In Your Dreams ➺ 09.12 ★★★
Irish Fling ➺ 11.14 ★★★★
It Happened One Summer ➺ 09.11 ★★★★
🔹J ➺ 1
January ➺ 08.02 ★★★
🔹K ➺ 1
The Kiss Quotient ➺ 05.08 ★★★★
🔹L ➺ 4
Legacy ➺ 04.16 ★★★★
Living Lies ➺ 07.31 ★★★
The Lady Most Likely... ➺ 08.03 ★★★★
Lethal Balance ➺ 09.20 ★★★★
🔹M ➺ 4
Marked ➺ 05.18 ★★★★
Marking Time ➺ 07.06 ★★★★
🔹N ➺ 6
Neighbors and More ➺ 08.06 ★★
Night Secrets ➺ 06.05 ★★★★
Night Shadow ➺ 08.26★★★★
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells ➺ 06.19★★
Nothing Like I Imagined ➺ 05.18 ★★★★
No Longer a Gentleman ➺ 06.27 ★★★★
🔹O ➺ 8
The Outlaw ➺ 06.18 ★★★★
One Fine Fae ➺ 07.04 ★★★★
Out of the Blue ➺ 06.15 ★★★★
The One You Want ➺ 07.27 ★★★
One Hot December ➺ 10.21 ★★★★
Of Tongue And Pen ➺ 11.12 ★★★★
Off-Duty Saint ➺ 12.24 ★★★
One Good Dragon Deserves Another ➺ 12.15 ★★★★
🔹P ➺ 2
People We Meet on Vacation ➺ 05.22 ★★★★
Perfect Alignment ➺ 06.21 ★★★
🔹Q ➺ 1
The Queen of Zombie Hearts ➺ 09.24 ★★★★
🔹R ➺ 6
Redemption Road ➺ 05.07 ★★★★
The Rogue ➺ 05.24 ★★★★
Random Acts of Crazy ➺ 07.10 ★★★★
Rapturous ➺ 06.07 ★★★★
Rent A Husband ➺ 11.10 ★★★
Risking It All ➺ 08.18 ★★★★
🔹S ➺ 4
The Seduction of Emily ➺ 04.14 ★★★
Serendipity ➺ 07.13 ★★★★
Spite Club ➺ 04.01 ★★★★
Something Wild ➺ 04.05 ★★★
🔹T ➺ 6
Ten Days of Perfect ➺ 06.06 ★★★
True Colors ➺ 07.12 ★★★★
Targeted ➺ 07.24 ★★★★
A Tale of Two Dragons
Tess's Tale ➺ 07.20 ★★★★
The Trouble with Texas Cowboys ➺ 08.29 ★★★
🔹U ➺ 4
Unlikely Allies ➺ 04.30 ★★★
The Unspoken ➺ 07.24 ★★★★
Under One Roof ➺ 06.11 ★★★★
Unrequited ➺ 08.14 ★★★★
🔹V ➺ 2
Vampire Moon ➺ 07.07 ★★★★
Vanished ➺ 11.20 ★★★★
🔹W ➺ 2
Wedding Party ➺ 05.31 ★★★
Wrong Text, Right Love ➺ 04.10 ★★★★
🔹X ➺ 1
X Y, Z ➺ 07.15 ★★★★
🔹Y ➺ 2
You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried ➺ 04.30 ★★★
Yours for the Taking ➺ 07.27 ★★★★
🔹Z ➺ 1
Zenn Diagram ➺ 04.30 ★★★★

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message 15: by Dena (new)

Apr 07, 2022 09:01AM

I’m in

Option 1

S
C
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A
B
B
L
E

H
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S
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M
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Option 2

Tasks: 0/19
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo"
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word"bonus"
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)
Read a book that has 2- 4 characters
Read a book that has the word "square" in the text
Read a book with a red cover
Read a book with blue cover
Read a book with a pink cover
Read a book that is 2nd in a series
Read a book that is 3rd in a series
Read a book with the word "tile" in the text
Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text
Read a book in which a character wins
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
Read a book with the word "fun" in the text
Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text
Read a book that is 7th in a series
Read a book with the word "turn" in the text

Option 3

A (0/9)
B (0/2)
C (0/2)
D (0/4)
E (0/12)
F (0/2)
G (0/3)
H (0/2)
I (0/9)
J (0/1)
K (0/1)
L (0/4)
M (0/2)
N (0/6)
O (0/8)
P (0/2)
Q (0/1)
R (0/6)
S (0/4)
T (0/6)
U (0/4)
V (0/2)
W (0/2)
X (0/1)
Y (0/2)
Z (0/1)

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message 16: by Agnieszka (new)

Apr 09, 2022 01:01PM

Do I understand it correctly we can use only the title for Option 1?

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message 17: by The other Sandy (new)

Apr 09, 2022 01:25PM

Are re-reads allowed (6 month rule) as long as we haven't already read it for this challenge?

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message 18: by Taryn (last edited Dec 08, 2022 02:46PM) (new)

Apr 09, 2022 07:19PM

Option 1 (view spoiler)

Option 2 (view spoiler)

Option 3 (view spoiler)

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message 19: by Taryn (new)

Apr 09, 2022 07:20PM

Are we able to backdate for 2022? Or just moving forward to our post?

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message 20: by Judith (new)

Apr 18, 2022 03:08AM

Mod

Agnieszka wrote: "Do I understand it correctly we can use only the title for Option 1?"

Sorry for the delayed response. No you can use title, author first/last name or major character name in the spell out.

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message 21: by Judith (new)

Apr 18, 2022 03:09AM

Mod

The other Sandy wrote: "Are re-reads allowed (6 month rule) as long as we haven't already read it for this challenge?"

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, the 6-month reread rule applies, so if it's been longer than that you can use the book :)

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message 22: by Judith (new)

Apr 18, 2022 03:10AM

Mod

Taryn wrote: "Are we able to backdate for 2022? Or just moving forward to our post?"

Moving forward from the start of April.

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message 23: by Taylor (last edited May 26, 2025 03:13PM) (new)

Apr 18, 2022 04:29AM

I originally posted in the other Scrabble Challenge thread, so I'm just moving my post here!

April Scrabble Challenge
Level: Scrabble Bingo Master
Option #3
Duration: 4/13/22 - ?

A x 9 tiles
1. ~~A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas~~ 4/17/22
2. ~~All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood~~ 4/21/22
3. ~~Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear~~ 1/4/24
4. ~~The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort~~ 12/30/23
5. ~~Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton~~ 5/25/23
6. ~~The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón~~ 6/27/23
7. ~~MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood~~ 3/1/23
8. ~~A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger~~ 8/20/22
9. ~~ArchEnemy by Frank Beddor~~ 8/15/22

B x 2 tiles
1. ~~Jaws by Peter Benchley~~ 2/5/24
2. ~~The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden~~ 11/19/22

C x 2 tiles
1. ~~The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs~~ 10/19/23
2. ~~Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson~~ 12/5/22

D x 4 tiles
1. ~~Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown~~ 2/22/24
2. ~~The Door to Witchcraft: A New Witch's Guide to History, Traditions, and Modern-Day Spells by Tonya A. Brown~~ 9/15/22
3. ~~Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin~~ 11/7/23
4. ~~Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid~~ 11/11/23

E x 12 tiles
1. ~~Escape Room by Maren Stoffels~~ 10/14/23
2. ~~The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah~~ 8/23/22 (MC: Elsa Martinelli)
3. ~~Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn~~ 8/28/23
4. ~~Emma by Jane Austen~~ 5/19/23
5. ~~Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traoré~~ 1/18/24
6. ~~A Room with a View by E.M. Forster~~ 1/25/24
7. ~~Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson~~ 4/28/22
8. ~~Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer~~ 7/28/23
9. ~~Exodus by Kate Stewart~~ 12/28/24
10. ~~The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline~~ 3/7/23
11. ~~The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides~~ 6/5/23
12. ~~How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish~~ 5/20/22

F x 2 tiles
1. ~~for my a{muse}ment by Lauren McCombe~~ 8/21/22
2. ~~The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor~~ 7/31/22

G x 3 tiles
1. ~~The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden~~ 11/26/22
2. ~~The Giver by Lois Lowry~~ 5/21/22
3. ~~Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry~~ 5/28/22

H x 2 tiles
1. ~~He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan~~ 1/12/24
2. ~~Hollow City by Ransom Riggs~~ 9/24/23

I x 9 tiles
1. ~~House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland~~ 1/14/24 (MC: Iris Hollow)
2. ~~Interference by Sue Burke~~ 5/3/22
3. ~~Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs~~ 12/20/23
4. ~~In the Flo: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life by Alisa Vitti~~ 10/1/22
5. ~~Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell~~ 7/6/23
6. ~~It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us by Hillary Rodham Clinton~~ 7/16/22
7. ~~I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai~~ 3/22/23
8. ~~The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells~~ 3/9/23
9. ~~In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters~~ 9/4/23

J x 1 tile
1. ~~Ariadne by Jennifer Saint~~ 7/10/22

K x 1 tile
1. ~~Christine by Stephen King~~ 8/5/22

L x 4 tiles
1. ~~In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren~~ 12/26/23
2. ~~The Lost Days by Rob Reger~~ 10/29/23
3. ~~Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs~~ 10/4/23
4. ~~The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward~~ 10/11/22

M x 2 tiles
1. ~~Messenger by Lois Lowry~~ 3/12/23
2. ~~Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs~~ 9/24/23

N x 6 tiles
1. ~~Nadia Knox and the Eye of Zinnia by Jessica McDougle~~ 11/22/23
2. ~~A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas~~ 4/17/22 (MC: Nesta Archeron)
3. ~~Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid~~ 7/26/22 (MC: Nina Riva)
4. ~~The Night Shift by Alex Finlay~~ 10/21/22
5. ~~Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski~~ 06/23
6. ~~The Return by Nicholas Sparks~~ 4/18/24

O x 8 tiles
1. ~~Animal Farm by George Orwell~~ 8/28/22
2. ~~Omens Bite by P.C. Cast~~ 7/21/22
3. ~~The Rose Code by Kate Quinn~~ 6/30/24 (MC: Osla)
4. ~~The Invited by Jennifer McMahon~~ 10/20/24 (MC: Olive)
5. ~~Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen~~ 11/6/22
6. ~~Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood~~ 2/5/23
7. The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He
8. Oracle Night by Paul Auster

P x 2 tiles
1. ~~Peyton Place by Grace Metalious~~ 10/23/22
2. ~~The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón~~ 6/29/23

Q x 1 tile
1. ~~Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville~~ 5/30/24 (MC: Queequeg)

R x 6 tiles
1. ~~The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs~~ 10/26/23
2. ~~A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs~~ 10/11/23
3. ~~Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl~~ 7/15/22
4. ~~Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton~~ 3/26/23
5. ~~Return to Peyton Place by Grace Metalious~~ 11/3/22
6. ~~Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl~~ 8/20/22

S x 4 tiles
1. ~~Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor~~ 8/7/22
2. ~~She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan~~ 12/29/23
3. ~~Son by Lois Lowry~~ 4/24/23
4. ~~The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles~~ 8/16/22

T x 6 tiles
1. ~~The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James~~ 6/8/22
2. ~~The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec~~ 6/28/22
3. ~~The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox~~ 12/27/22
4. ~~The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R. Knost~~ 1/26/24
5. ~~Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton~~ 5/23/23
6. ~~This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan~~ 4/25/22

U x 4 tiles
1. ~~Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe~~ 8/23/23
2. ~~Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy. by Bob Goff~~ 7/28/22
3. ~~Us Against You by Fredrik Backman~~ 5/11/22
4. ~~The Unexpected Joy of Being Single by Catherine Gray~~ 1/19/25

V x 2 tiles
1. ~~Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon~~ 2/20/24 (MC: Vern)
2. ~~The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett~~ 8/11/23

W x 2 tiles
1. ~~The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden~~ 12/23/22
2. ~~The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest~~ 6/6/22

X x 1 tile
1. X Isle by Steve Augarde

Y x 2 tiles
1. ~~You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith~~ 4/13/25
2. ~~The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood~~ 2/13/23

Z x 1 tile
1. ~~Zone One by Colson Whitehead~~ 8/7/23

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message 24: by Agnieszka (new)

Apr 18, 2022 12:10PM

Judith wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Do I understand it correctly we can use only the title for Option 1?"

Sorry for the delayed response. No you can use title, author first/last name or major character name in the ..."

Thank you!

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message 25: by Taryn (new)

May 11, 2022 01:13PM

Judith wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Are we able to backdate for 2022? Or just moving forward to our post?"

Moving forward from the start of April."

Thank you!

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message 26: by christene_littlelibrary (last edited May 15, 2022 04:18PM) (new)

May 15, 2022 04:07PM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 286 comments

April Scrabble Challenge
Level: Scrabble Bingo Master
Option #3

A x 9 tiles
⭐ Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt

B x 2 tiles

C x 2 tiles

D x 4 tiles

E x 12 tiles
⭐ Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

F x 2 tiles
⭐ My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

G x 3 tiles
⭐ Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp by Marieke Nijkamp

H x 2 tiles
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman

I x 9 tiles

J x 1 tile

K x 1 tile

L x 4 tiles
⭐ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

M x 2 tiles
⭐ My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood

N x 6 tiles
⭐ The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

O x 8 tiles
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman

P x 2 tiles

Q x 1 tile

R x 6 tiles

S x 4 tiles
⭐ She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener
⭐ Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh

T x 6 tiles
⭐ Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin

U x 4 tiles

V x 2 tiles
⭐ Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

W x 2 tiles

X x 1 tile

Y x 2 tiles
⭐ Best You by Keith Yocum

Z x 1 tile

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message 27: by Tricia (new)

Jun 01, 2022 06:40PM

Can we use Series Titles for these tasks? I'm having the hardest time finding a book title that spells out Scrabble.

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message 28: by Laurie (new)

Jun 15, 2022 07:22AM

Laurie wrote: "April Scrabble Challenge
Duration 4/1/2022-?

S-Sakharov the BearbyJohn Ellsworth
C-The ConfessionbyJohn Grisham
R-[author:Ross Dreiblat..."

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message 29: by Catsalive (new)

Jul 25, 2022 03:50AM

Completed

April's Scrabble Challenge 2022
Duration: April 1, 2022 --> open
Level: Scrabble Expert
Option: 3
(title & author)

98/98
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message 30: by Sammy (last edited Aug 31, 2025 04:35AM) (new)

Mar 30, 2025 05:17AM

Oh, it's been a while since I did this one... as usual, I'll do all 3 options 😆

S Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
C Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
R Return to Half Moon Farm
A The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
B Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
B The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
L Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
E Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

H Hope for the Best
A The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
S Song of Susannah
B Bruce Lee: A Life
R Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
O Oathbringer

M Seven Shades of Evil by Robert McCammon
A An Aura of Mystery
T The Twelve
T The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
E Educated
L The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove

Scrabble Tasks:

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo" - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word"bonus" Murder by Other Means
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)

Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Read a book that has 2- 4 characters Sleeping Dogs Lie (4)
Read a book that has the word "square" in the text - Seabiscuit: An American Legend "An inch or so square"
Read a book with a red cover
Read a book with blue cover -

Read a book with a pink cover -

The Happiest Ever After by Milly Johnson

Read a book that is 2nd in a series - For We Are Many
Read a book that is 3rd in a series - The City of Mirrors
Read a book with the word "tile" in the text - China "Roofs of gleaming tiles"
Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text
Read a book in which a character wins - The Perfect Run - MC wins at cards
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary" - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Read a book with the word "fun" in the text - Watermelon "Saying goodbye to fun will be hard"
Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text Rhythm of War
Read a book that is 7th in a series - The Fatal Flying Affair
Read a book with the word "turn" in the text - The Man I Think I Know

Scrabble Frequency & Letters

A Alien Clay
A A Gentleman in Moscow
A The Coin (S: Aurelion: Eternal Balance)
A The Mists of Avalon (S: Avalon)
A Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie
A ADHD an A-Z: Figuring It Out Step by Step
A All the Glimmering Stars
A A Toast to the Old Stones: A Tale from Kinloch
A Persuasion by Jane Austen
B The Ship by Simon Barker
B Tommo & Hawk by Bryce Courtenay
C Caught in the Light
C Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
D The Dark Tower
D Darling Girls
D Third Eye by Felicia Day
D Dragon Planet
E East of Eden
E The Philosophy of Epictetus: Golden Sayings and Fragments by Epictetus
E Beware the Past by Joy Ellis
E Eugene Onegin
E Elric of Melniboné
E The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
E Russka by Edward Rutherfurd
E Essex Dogs
E The Adventures of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
E Forbidden Mafia Prince by Ella Frank
E The Empire
E Everything Is Lies
F The Trial (A: Franz Kafka)
F The Family Game
G Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
G Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
G Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
H How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation
H Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family's Experience Living in a Haunted House
I The Idiot Gods
I Anything You Can Imagine by Ian Nathan
I In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
I Illuminae
I Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
I Imager
I In Bitter Chill
I The Innocent and the Dead: a DI Jack Knox Murder Mystery
I Interview with the Robot
J The Maze Runner by James Dashner
K The Castle by Franz Kafka
L The Little Paris Patisserie
L The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
L The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
L Desert Death-Song by Louis L'Amour
M Murder in Christmas River
M The Magus
N Nine Princes in Amber
N Nettle & Bone
N A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul
N The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
N No Tomorrow
N How Superfoods Work by Julia Nordgren
O Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
O The Other People
O Her Steadfast Hero / Her Devoted Hero by Caitlyn O'Leary
O Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Brendan O'Hea
O One Small Mistake
O The Funhouse by Owen West
O Murder in the Air by Emily Organ
O One More to Die
P Plan for the Worst
P Paladin's Strength
Q Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages
R What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson
R The Reformatory
R Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
R The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569 - 1999
R The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain
R The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
S Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World by Scott McCormick
S Spellslinger
S The World Inside by Robert Silverberg
S The Pavilion in the Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith
T The Housemaid
T The Boyfriend
T The Burning Issue of the Day
T The Lost for Words Bookshop
T The Road Home
T Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
U The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
U Undaunted
U Ulysses
U Under An Italian Sky
V Voyage of the Damned
V Love and Other Pranks by Tony Vigorito
W The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
W The Way of Shadows
X
Y The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
Y What the Day Owes the Night by Yasmina Khadra
Z Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada by Zoé Valdés

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message 31: by Beth (last edited Jun 05, 2025 04:28PM) (new)

Mar 31, 2025 06:04PM

Since this is open ended, I might as well do all 3 options.

April Scrabble Challenge, 2025
Goal: Scrabble Bingo Master

Scrabble Spell Outs
✅ Scrabble 8/8
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✅ Hasbro 6/6
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✅ Mattel 6/6
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Scrabble Tasks
☑️ Read a book in which a character wins - On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons, #8) by Julia Quinn Gregory wins bcause he marries the woman he loves after many roadblocks.
☑️ Read a book that has 2- 4 characters - The Widow (Kate Waters, #1) by Fiona Barton The primary characters are Jean (the widow), Kate (the reporter), Dawn (the mother), and Bob (the detective).
☑️ Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title) - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Just title and author name on cover
☑️ Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo" - Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels fear thy NeIGhBOr

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble" -

☑️ Read a book that has the word "square" in the text - Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5) by James Patterson p 246: "I hurried across the square."
☑️ Read a book that is 2nd in a series - The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #2) by Lynne Reid Banks Book 2 of the Indian in the Cupboard series
☑️ Read a book that is 3rd in a series. - The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3) by Blake Crouch
☑️ Read a book that is 7th in a series - Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) by C.J. Sansom seventh and final book of the Shardlake series
☑️ Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text - Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer p. 121: "We're going to play Monopoly."
☑️ Read a book with a pink cover - Bunny by Mona Awad >55% pink per TEL
☑️ Read a book with a red cover - The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane 59.2% red per TEL
☑️ Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary" - The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater the 57 bus: a True stOrY of two teeNAgeRs anD the CrIme that changed theIr lives
☑️ Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "bonus" - The Sun and The Boy by Steven Flint the SUN and the BOy
☑️ Read a book with blue cover - On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu 61.2% blue per TEL
☑️ Read a book with the word "fun" in the text - From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6) by Patricia Cornwell p 292: "I drove fast on Cary Street and thought it was fun when I fishtailed."
☑️ Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text - The Girl Who Can Cook by Mike Wehner p 205: "A strategy that was great when you’re dating but ended marriages."
☑️ Read a book with the word "tile" in the text - Into the Abyss (Violet Darger, #5.5) by L.T. Vargus p 65: "She thought she could see a thin line of blood where the tub met the tile floor."
☑️ Read a book with the word "turn" in the text - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell p 67: "After saying goodbye to the children at the school gates she is about to turn and leave when she remembers that she has a form that needs to be handed into the school office."

Continued in post 36

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message 32: by Susan (new)

Apr 03, 2025 06:06AM

I'm going to join and try to do all 3 options. If I can't get to all 3 I will mostly option #3

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message 33: by Chrissie (last edited 30 minutes ago) (new)

Apr 06, 2025 12:19AM

Starting Date: 1.4.2025

Option # 3: Scrabble tiles are distributed as shown below. Using the title or author's first or last name read a book for each letter that occurs and its frequency.

~~Scrabble Novice: 1-15 books~~
~~Scrabble Intermediate: 16- 31 books~~
~~Scrabble Expert: 32-47 books~~
Scrabble Master: 48-63 books
Scrabble Bingo Master: 64+ books

Progress: 52/63

A x 9 tiles: 8/9
André Aciman - Call Me by Your Name ✓ 05/02
About a Love song by Natsuno Hiroko ✓ 05/12
Amber Benson - Slayers: A Buffyverse Story ✓ 06/17
Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr ✓ 06/25
Alle Farben grau by Martin Schäuble ✓ 07/06
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ✓ 07/17
Arttu Tuominen - Was wir ihnen antun: Kriminalroman (River-Delta-Reihe 4) ✓ 07/20
Achtzehnter Stock by Sara Gmuer ✓ 08/03
Anne of Green Gables - The Collection by L.M. Montgomery
~~B x 2 tiles~~
18 BLUTDURST - OSCAR WILDE & M by Jonas Maas ✓ 06/05
BLUTZOLL-FOLGE 20 - WILDE, OSC by Jonas Maas ✓ 06/20
~~C x 2 tiles~~
Carr, Garrett - Der Junge aus dem Meer ✓ 05/27
Circe by Madeline Miller ✓ 07/12
D x 4 tiles: 2/4
Die Probe by Katie Kitamura ✓ 07/27
Dennis Lehane - Sekunden der Gnade ✓ 08/08
E x 12 tiles: 5/12
Elle Kennedy & Sarina Bowen - Top Secret ✓ 04/18
Ennead 1 by Mojito ✓ 05/18
Nagisa Eiji - Kabukicho Bad Trip – Ikeda & Rio ✓ 05/21
Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 08 by Morishita Suu ✓ 08/23
Espach, Alison - Wedding People ✓ 08/30
F x 2 tiles: 1/2
Fruits Basket Pearls 02 by Takaya Natsuki ✓ 07/28
G x 3 tiles: 1/3
Die Geschichte des Klangs by Ben Shattuck ✓ 07/27
~~H x 2 tiles~~
Haikyu!! 26 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/02
Haikyu!!, Band 27 by Furudate Haruichi ✓ 05/13
I x 9 tiles: 1/9
Isaac Blum - Ruhm und Verbrechen des Hoodie Rosen ✓ 06/16
~~J x 1 tile~~
Joël Dicker - Die Wahrheit über den Fall Harry Quebert ✓ 05/16
~~K x 1 tile~~
Kenshin 02 by Watsuki Nobuhiro ✓ 04/13
L x 4 tiles: 2/4
Lieber Liebeskummer by Kureno Mataaki ✓ 05/18
Liebesgift by Mikage Tsubaki ✓ 06/29
M x 2 tiles
Montgomery, L.M. - Anne of Windy Poplars
N x 6 tiles: 3/6
Naokos Lächeln by Murakami Haruki ✓ 04/25
Nakamura Makino - The Fallen Alpha ✓ 05/12
No. 6 Band 4 by Asano Atsuko ✓ 07/10
O x 8 tiles: 5/8
Origamiherz by AC Collins ✓ 04/10
Ocean Vuong - The emperor of gladness ✓ 06/04
Orlando. Eine Biographie by Virginia Woolf ✓ 08/16
Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç - Hundesohn ✓ 08/22
Öffnet sich der Himmel by Seán Hewitt ✓ 09/05
~~P x 2 tiles~~
Pink Heart Jam 01 by Shikke ✓ 05/13
Perfume Master by Yuki Kaori ✓ 05/23
Q x 1 tile
R x 6 tiles: 1/6
Richard Bachman - Todesmarsch ✓ 07/05
Richard Osman - Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt
S x 4 tiles: 2/4
Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi 05 by Fujiwara Cocoa ✓ 04/04
Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower ✓ 08/17
T x 6 tiles: 4/6
Therapy Game: Re 05 by Hinohara Meguru ✓ 05/12
Total in dich verschossen by Sukeyama ✓ 06/05
Tote klagen an by A.K. Turner ✓ 06/28
Touch of Pain by Miyamoto Kano ✓ 08/05
U x 4 tiles: 2/4
Una Mannion - Licht zwischen den Bäumen ✓ 06/13
Unschärfen der Liebe by Angelika Overath ✓ 07/24
~~V x 2 tiles~~
Verlogen by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ✓ 05/22
Valla, Kristin - Das Haus über dem Fjord ✓ 07/15
~~W x 2 tiles~~
Wagamese, Richard - Das weite Herz des Landes ✓ 04/03
Watsuki Nobuhiro - Kenshin 03 ✓ 05/21
X x 1 tile
~~Y x 2 tiles~~
Yorick Goldewijk - 1000 und ich: Zweifle nicht, zögere nicht, hinterfrage nicht ✓ 05/18
Yamane Ayano - Crimson Spell 02 ✓ 07/21
Z x 1 tile

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message 34: by Heather (last edited Apr 20, 2025 05:56PM) (new)

Apr 15, 2025 05:15PM

Started: 4/5/25
Completed:

Scrabble Novice: 1-15 books
Scrabble Intermediate: 16- 31 books
Scrabble Expert: 32-47 books
Scrabble Master: 48-63 books
Scrabble Bingo Master: 64+ books

Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "scrabble"
Read a book that has a title with all the letters in the word "bingo"
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word"bonus"
Read a book that has a blank cover (just a title)
Read a book that has 2- 4 characters
Read a book that has the word "square" in the text
✅Read a book with a red cover-Dream Girl Drama-4/5/25
Read a book with blue cover
Read a book with a pink cover
Read a book that is 2nd in a series
Read a book that is 3rd in a series
Read a book with the word "tile" in the text
✅Read a book with a board game on the cover or in the text-Bride (pg 157)-4/20/25
Read a book in which a character wins
Read a book with a title that has all the letters in the word "dictionary"
Read a book with the word "fun" in the text
Read a book with the word "strategy" in the text
Read a book that is 7th in a series
Read a book with the word "turn" in the text