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It was a mad scramble for Scrabble title
'Pinecone' clinches it

Retired Web developer Ken Clark saw that "axe" was a mistake shortly after laying down the tiles. The veteran competitor in this weekend's "Scrabble in Seattle" tournament realized that playing "ixia" -- a South African iris -- would have won more points and used more of the dreaded vowels cluttering up his rack.

You can't make those mistakes playing against Dave Wiegand, a 30-year-old Portland mortgage underwriter and nationally ranked player who won the tournament yesterday after beating 17 out of 20 opponents. "He came back with 'pinecone' for 91 points," said Clark, 55, with the smile of a man who appreciates a cleverly played word, even if it isn't his... read more

By JENNIFER LANGSTON SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER