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Card 750 of 9982026-08-29 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-29

Scabblesque, the Word-Score Optimizer

scabblesque.com Observed source
Editorial interest 79/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A browser-based planner that ranks playable words against a rack, board layout, and multiplier squares.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-29 issue.

Field notes

The optimizer models a play as both a rack and a board pattern: users can cycle each square through five multiplier states and enter letters already occupying the board. It then searches either an approximately 178,000-word tournament list or an approximately 9,800-word everyday list, applying letter multipliers, word multipliers, existing tiles, and the seven-tile bonus before ranking plays. The page says rack and board entries remain in the browser rather than being sent to a server.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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Landing page observed 2026-08-29. The live site may have changed.