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John Chew

@poslfit.bsky.social
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I like words, math, languages, code, food, organisation, and problem-solving. I work on Scrabble, election data, dictionaries, and translation.

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 10h
NASPA Word of the Day: PINOTAGE n a variety of red wine grape. Hook:pinotageS. Typo:pilotage. Anahook:opeRating. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: LANNER n a falcon of Europe and Asia. Hooks:Planner lannerS. Extensions:PlannerS lannerET lannerETS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: WILCO interj {mdash} used to indicate that a message received will be complied with. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: MYNA n a bird of genus Mino. Anagram:many. Hooks:mynaH mynaS. Extension:mynaHS. Typos:mana mina. Anahooks:anOmy mEany manGy manKy manLy mayAn yamEn yamUn. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: TEMBLOR n an earthquake. Hook:temblorS. Extension:temblorES. Anahook:trembloR. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: THRAWN adj twisted. Extension:thrawnLY. Typos:thraws thrown. Blanagrams:Swarth Unthaw anthEr anthrO thEnar thawEr thwarT wantEr warMth wrEath wraIth wrathS wrathY. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: LAGNAPPE n a lagniappe. Hook:lagnappeS. Anahooks:appealIng lagnIappe. Blanagrams:appanAge pHalange. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: SESTINA n a type of verse form. Anagrams:entasis nasties seitans tansies tisanes. Hook:sestinaS. Typo:sestine. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: FORNENT prep near to. Typo:forwent. Anahook:frontMen. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: MOORISH adj marshy. Typos:boorish moonish poorish. Anahook:isomorPh. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: PARADOS n a protective embankment. Extension:paradosES. Typos:parades parador paradox paramos parodos. Anahooks:adapTors dIaspora paNdoras padroNas paradoRs podaGras. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: XYLOCARP n a hard, woody fruit. Hook:xylocarpS. Blanagram:carBoxyl. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: WHERRY v to transport in a light rowboat. Extension:wherryING. Typos:cherry sherry whirry. Blanagram:rhyMer. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: NOSEBAG n a feedbag. Hook:nosebagS. Anahooks:Dogbanes Hogsbane begRoans begonIas bogBeans bonDages gaMbeson. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: BULLNOSE n a disease of swine. Hooks:bullnoseD bullnoseS. Anahook:Insoluble. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: FLEDGY adj covered with feathers. Typo:fledge. Blanagrams:Agedly Medfly deAfly defTly edgIly fOdgel fUgled flAyed fleyEd flyTed gAdfly gOlfed gUlfed gleyEd. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: PINION v to remove or bind the wing feathers of to prevent flight. Hooks:Opinion pinionS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: ASHFALL n a deposit of volcanic ash. Hook:ashfallS. Blanagrams:Challas Wallahs fEllahs fallaLs halalAs hallOas hallaHs hallaLs slahalS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: EUPHUISM n an artificially elegant style of speech or writing. Hook:euphuismS. Typo:euphuist. Blanagrams:humpiesT muRphies. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
TIL Japanese has no word for aphantasia (other than アファンタジア - aphantasia pronounced with a Japanese accent), but two words for visualize (可視化 visualizing abstractions, and 視覚化 visualizing memories).
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: BELLEEK n a very thin translucent porcelain. Hook:belleekS. Blanagrams:Ukelele beelIke eellIke lIbelee. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: BLUEBILL n a bird of genus Spermophaga. Hook:bluebillS. Typos:blueball bluebell bluegill. Blanagrams:Gullible billAble bulbliKe. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: BURDOCK n a coarse weed. Hook:burdockS. Blanagrams:Mudrock bEdrock roEbuck rudDock. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: CLEG n a horsefly. Hook:clegS. Typos:clag clef clew clog gleg. Anahook:glAce. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Day 1 of the 46th annual Toronto Scrabble Tournament begins with the Leah Katz Memorial Early Bird. torontoscrabbleclub.com/tourneys/202...
30 Scrabble players seated at their games in a community centre room in Toronto
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: FLIPPY adj flaring at the bottom. Typos:flappy floppy slippy. Blanagrams:Ripply fipplE pOlypi piMply. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: COUVADE n a birth ritual for men. Hook:couvadeS. Anahook:avoucHed. Blanagrams:aLcoved vacuoLe voucHed. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: MARMITE n a large soup kettle. Hook:marmiteS. Typo:marlite. Anahooks:immatUre maritIme rammieSt. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: TRESSURE n a type of heraldic design. Hook:tressureS. Typos:pressure treasure. Anahooks:Gesturers retrOusse treAsures. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: RIBBIE n a run batted in. Hooks:ribbieR ribbieS. Extension:ribbieST. Typo:ribbit. Anahook:iMbiber. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: RUMNESS n the quality or state of being odd or peculiar. Extensions:HUMDrumness HUMDrumnessES rumnessES. Anahooks:munsTers sTernums surnAmes. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: HACKEE n a chipmunk. Hook:hackeeS. Typos:hacked hacker hackie hackle. Anahook:hOecake. Blanagrams:Thecae acheNe ackeeS cheLae cheekS cheekY hacekS hakeeM heckLe. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: FULLFACE n a heavy-faced type. Hook:fullfaceS. Blanagram:cuffaBle. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: REDE v to advise. Anagrams:deer dere dree reed. Hooks:Brede redeD redeS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: TWEENY n a housemaid. Typos:sweeny tweedy tweens. Blanagrams:Atween etHyne neweSt tAwney tOwnee teenSy twenTy wItney weenSy yenteS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: CORIUM n a skin layer. Hook:coriumS. Typos:cerium conium curium. Blanagrams:Bromic Formic criNum curioS microN microS mucoiD mucorS mucroS muoNic rimouS uNicom urEmic. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: MURAENID n a moray. Hook:muraenidS. Anahooks:maniCured nurSemaid ruminaTed unadmireD unmarRied. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: POLESTAR n a guiding principle. Anagram:petrosal. Hook:polestarS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: SIXTE n a fencing parry. Anagrams:exist exits. Hook:sixteS. Extensions:sixteEN sixteENMO sixteENMOS sixteENS sixteENTH sixteENTHS. Typos:sixth sixty. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: VESTURAL adj pertaining to clothing. Anagram:vaulters. Typo:gestural. Anahook:vulGarest. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: DORMIE adj being ahead by as many holes in golf as remain to be played. Extension:dormieNT. Typo:dormin. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: PURLIEU n an outlying or neighboring area. Hooks:purlieuS purlieuX. Blanagrams:Guipure Gulpier euripuS liQueur luMpier pluMier puerilE pulPier purliNe. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: COLORADO adj of medium strength and color {mdash} used of cigars. Blanagram:docToral. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: QUINTA n a country estate in Portugal or Latin America. Anagram:quaint. Hooks:quintaL quintaN quintaR quintaS. Extensions:quintaIN quintaINS quintaLS quintaNS quintaRS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: NUGATORY adj having no power. Typo:negatory. Blanagrams:argonAut autogEny autogyrO grayoutS guarAnty gyratIon outrangE. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: MANITOU n an Algonquian Indian deity. Anagram:tinamou. Hook:manitouS. Typo:manitos. Anahooks:aConitum mountaiN mutaTion tinamouS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: LINGAM n a Hindu phallic symbol. Anagrams:laming malign. Hook:lingamS. Typo:lingas. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: TYEE n a food fish. Anagram:yeet. Hook:tyeeS. Typos:thee tree twee tyer tyes tyke tyne type tyre. Anahooks:teeNy yeNte yeetS. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: QUARTIER n a district in a French city. Hook:quartierS. Typo:quarrier. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
NASPA Word of the Day: PHYLON n a genetically related group. Typo:phyton. Anahook:phonIly. scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
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