The most JAW-DROPPING Scrabble game ever!?

THANK YOU for all the interest and hard work on the construction challenge! See pinned comment for updated info.
If you like scoring a lot of points in Scrabble (who doesn't?) then you absolutely must watch this game. Two of the best Scrabble players in the history of the universe, Mackle and Quackle, duke it out in a truly unforgettable battle. Who will win? Or... will anyone win? You have to watch and see!
Think you solved the challenge? Email me at [e-mail] for a chance to be featured in a video!

[@mackmeller]

New update as of December 18: *The 1200 barrier has been broken! Major congrats to Vincent, and then Amaranth/lovemathboy for setting the bar even higher!* WOW, there have been tons of submissions! I'm really impressed and thankful for all the support and the work you guys have put into this challenge! Since the record seems to keep being broken just as I prepare to make a video on the latest one, here's what I'm going to do: SUBMISSIONS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. Once 2024 begins, I'll make a video featuring all of the top 3 scoring submitters (if one person has 2 games in the top 3 scores I'll go with the higher scoring of these). Currently this is the leaderboard, which I will continue to update: 1. Amaranth/lovemathboy (1210 pts) 2. Vincent (1202 pts) 3. Richard (1176 pts)

[@conull.]

You know where we could find this?

[@richards31415]

I constructed an 1120-1120 tie under the rules. Interestingly, my solution has no 9-letter bingos but it has several sub-optimal setup bingos. I sent a gcg file Update: I found a slightly better 1132-1132 tie

[@mackmeller]

@@conull. The highest score sent to me (currently Richard's 1132-1132) will be featured on another video to come soon!

[@onzie9]

I was really hoping for a disconnected 11 as the final play.

[@ScrapFatherScrapSon]

Can any of these be uploaded or linked?

[@joshuasims5421]

This was a lot of fun, it’s like a scrabble TAS

[@Ascension721]

tool assisted scrabble

[@JDHinten]

I was surprised you didn't mention halfbeak was another avian word. Then I looked it up and realized that's because it is a fish.

[@JasonVaysberg]

lmao

[@mackmeller]

Lol!

[@ValkyRiver]

@@mackmeller Just wondering, has a 15-letter word ever appeared in competitive scrabble?

[@mackmeller]

@@ValkyRiver Yep, a few times! The most famous one is EXISTENT being extended to EXISTENTIALISTS as a 15-letter bingo

[@vitex198]

@@ValkyRiver I remember there was this pdf of old records and if you’re talking just any 15 letter word, the first one was RECONSIDERATION

[@throwaway1743]

This is the most satisfying game of Scrabble I have ever seen! My inner child is jumping for joy at this. I heartily give 4 10/10s!

[@sophiegrey9576]

One for each 10 in the scores!

[@mackmeller]

Haha, thanks very much for the support!

[@jnegijnewirgjnbi]

I played 3 of these words this week!!! YA, NE, BE. Was a good week.

[@jakeoconnor9466]

Some other viewers might find this boring, but I'd love to watch you talk through your process of trying to construct problems like these. I'd be interested in seeing how you'd even go about solving this from the begining, seems like a crazy sudoko puzzle or something. You might tinker with the format for video/content purposes, say, show the resulting puzzle first for engagement then show where you got stuck or roadblocks you bumped into. It might not be that exciting though. Idk. Thanks for the content Mack I love your videos

[@mackmeller]

Thanks Jake, appreciate the support! I'll definitely consider this next time

[@fadeleaf845]

I got another silly challenge for you to try with a constructed game: Use a Super Scrabble bag on a normal board and try to fit as many tiles in it on the board as possible. If you're truly insane, maybe you can even fit all 200 tiles.

[@mackmeller]

Ooh, good idea! I'll have to give that a shot

[@frankmerrill2366]

That's even a challenge to do with a crossword puzzle.

[@Mathemagical55]

"It's a lot harder than it looks" ... It looks almost impossibly diffcult.

[@mackmeller]

Two people have already beaten my score though!

[@sheeperskipps]

massively impressive that this was even formulated, even if it was for a challenge

[@mackmeller]

Thanks very much! Looks like multiple folks have already beaten my score tho :P

[@IgnorantSeeker]

Awww I was rooting for Quackle as the early underdog, but it's only fair for these greatest players to get this result. So well constructed Mack! mind = blown. :D

[@mackmeller]

Haha thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrettMKW]

Haha I knew immediately when AEPYORNIS hit the board that it wasn't a real game because not blocking with PRONELY was just abysmal. I do feel like it depends on your definition of how contrived a game is. I'd argue players setting up OXYPHENBUTAZONE isn't really any more contrived than someone who knows and finds a 9 letter bingo of AEPYORNIS not being smart enough to forego it and block the triple triple.

[@JohnDoe-ti2np]

I think Mack's idea is that if every play is required to be a bingo, then every play looks at least somewhat plausible, and not completely idiotic. (Does every play in Mack's game achieve the maximum possible score on that turn? It looks like it.) In any case, my understanding is that if you beat Mack's score of 1010 while following all the rules, then you meet his challenge, regardless of how "contrived" the sequence of bingos is.

[@pialba]

Well, unless Mackle is in fact HastyBot

[@arthilas_]

Also, setting upt OXYPHENBUTAZONE would not cause the game to end in a tie.

[@denisl2760]

What? You can't just not play a bingo, especially if its a 9 letter bingo! Are you insane? Score be damned.

[@QuarkTwain]

I knew it would be a constructed game because Quackle is usually a duck's name, but over 99% of Scrabble players are not ducks. Seriously though, this was really cool and I look forward to seeing the winning entry!

[@mackmeller]

Thanks so much for watching! And so do I!

[@ajaxmajor]

yes i would LOVE more constructed games this was so fun

[@mackmeller]

Thanks very much for the support! I'll definitely do more of these in the future :)

[@ping248]

Wow !! All plays are bingo, four triple-triple, and 1010-1010 tie. What an amazing game!!😮😮😮

[@mackmeller]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ping248]

@@mackmeller also two “disconnected” bingos!

[@thegodofpez]

“You can’t make this stuff up.” 💀

[@spimbles]

Really love this content, man. Genuinely so fascinating

[@mackmeller]

Thank you very much for the support, so glad you're enjoying it! :)

[@johabee]

Wow, amazing! Like another commenter, I wonder: is every play is the maximum scoring play? Probably not, or you would have mentioned it, but it must be close.

[@mackmeller]

For this particular game it is, but that isn't within the puzzle requirements!

[@johabee]

@@mackmeller I think that makes this game even more awesome!

[@Ascension721]

constructed games are so much fun to me (best clickbait ever)

[@mackmeller]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the support!

[@ianoyoo9223]

Interesting

[@rhandhom1]

07:43: The lead tore a hole in the fabric of spacetime.

[@EmmsterGD]

Spoiler blocker comment hehe

[@mavenofmacau6391]

Mack, are you actually Mackle??

[@mackmeller]

Lol nope

[@jawnypants]

lol

[@pokojoke]

Are these 2 players bots?

[@mackmeller]

They are whoever you want them to be! :)

[@pokojoke]

@@mackmeller ok :)

[@lukemini9021]

OXEZAPAN

[@DadgeCity]

close

[@mavenofmacau6391]

halfway through this game and its gotta be fake.

[@SG2048-meta]

Yes it’s constructed