i know this is sad, but...

[nancysmum]

i spend my moments before going to sleep trying to calculate what would be the highest first scoring seven letter word in scrabble. ie: if you were to put the first word down, it was a seven-letterer and you get the 50 point bonus. So far I have come up with:

Quizzed (one zed being a blank and other zed being on double letter score) = 35 x 2 + 50 = 120

Squeeze is also 120.

Can anyone think of a higher scoring word?

[Zaardvark]

A google search reveals...

The highest scoring 7-letter word is MUZJIKS. The tiles total 29 points and it scores 128 on the first move.

[Zaardvark]

P.S.

mu?zhik also mou?jik or mu?jik or mu?zjik (mōō-zhēk', -zhĭk')

n. A Russian peasant.

[Mogs]

My highest score was Anorexia = 121 points

[nancysmum]

Thanks Zaardvark

Great word, although I think google have mis-scored. I make the total 37 (x 2 + 50). I would have the z on the double letter, making it 20, j = 8, k = 4 (or is it 5), m = 3 and u and i are 1 a piece. hence 37. I really do hope i get to play a game where i can use that word though!

Hx

[Sandperson]

Mogs! You cheated, that's 8 letters!

[Mogs]

Nah, I latched it on to an existing word - Only DavidMc cheats at scrabble

[trinity]

Quetzal gets you 120 also

[dulwichmum]

OH.MY.GOD!!!

[David Mc]

K=5 so 128 is right for muzjiks. I'm not going to dignify Mogs' comment with a response.

[nancysmum]

sorry, you are right. i forgot to add the s into the equation hx